(A) The driver of any vehicle involved in an accident resulting in injury to or death of any person shall immediately stop that vehicle at the scene of the accident or as close thereto as possible and shall then forthwith return to, and in every event shall remain at, the scene of the accident until he or she has fulfilled the requirements of the Illinois Vehicle Code. Every stop required by this division shall be made without obstructing traffic more than is necessary.
(B) Any person who has failed to stop or to comply with the requirements of the preceding division shall, within 48 hours after the accident or, if hospitalized and incapacitated from reporting at any time during that period, within 48 hours after being discharged from the hospital, report the place of accident, the date, the approximate time, his or her name, address, the registration number of the vehicle driven, and the names of the occupants, if any, of that vehicle, at the police station. No report made as required under this division shall be used, directly or indirectly, as a basis for the prosecution of any violation of division (A) of this section.
(1969 Code, § 16-133) Penalty, see § 10.99
Statutory reference:
Similar provisions, see Ill. Rev. Stat., Chapter 625, Act 5, §§ 11-401 to 11-407