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(a) In case of accident or collision resulting in injury or damage to persons or property upon any public or private property other than public streets or highways, due to the driving or operation thereon of any motor vehicle, the person so driving or operating such motor vehicle, having knowledge of such accident or collision, shall stop, and, upon request of the person injured or damaged, or any other person, shall give such person his name and address, and, if he is not the owner, the name and address of the owner of such motor vehicle, together with the registered number of such motor vehicle, and, if available, exhibit his operator's or chauffeur's license. Every such stop shall be made without obstructing traffic more than is necessary.
(b) If the owner or person in charge of such damaged property is not furnished such information, the driver of the motor vehicle involved in the accident or collision shall, within twenty-four hours after such accident or collision, forward to the Police Division the same information required to be given to the owner or person in control of such damaged property and give the date, time and location of the accident or collision.
(c) If such accident or collision is with an unoccupied or unattended motor vehicle, the operator so colliding with such motor vehicle shall securely attach the information required to be given in this section, in writing, to a conspicuous place in or on such unoccupied or unattended motor vehicle.
(ORC 4549.021)
(a) The driver of any vehicle involved in an accident resulting in damage to real property, or personal property attached to such real property, legally upon or adjacent to a public street or highway, shall immediately stop and take reasonable steps to locate and notify the owner or person in charge of such property of such fact, of his name and his address, and of the registration number of the vehicle he is driving and shall, upon request and if available, exhibit his operator's or chauffeur's license. Every such stop shall be made without obstructing traffic more than is necessary.
(b) If the owner or person in charge of such property cannot be located after reasonable search, the driver of the vehicle involved in the accident resulting in damage to such property shall, within twenty-four hours after such accident, forward to the Department of Police Operations the same information required to be given to the owner or person in control of such property and give the location of the accident and a description of the damage insofar as it is known.
(ORC 4549.03; Ord. 104-94. Passed 3-14-94.)
(a) Report of Accidents.
(1) The driver of a vehicle involved in an accident resulting in injury to or death of any person shall forthwith by the quickest means of communication notify the Department of Police Operations of his name, address and the time and place of the accident if such accident occurs within the City.
(2) The driver of a vehicle involved in an accident resulting in damage to property shall within twenty-four hours notify the Department of Police Operations of his name, address and the time and place of the accident if the accident occurs within the City.
(b) Other Occupant to Report if Driver Unable. Whenever the driver of a vehicle is physically incapable of making a required accident report and there was another occupant in the vehicle at the time of the accident capable of making a report, such occupant shall make or cause such report to be made.
(c) Effect of Report; Availability. All required accident reports and supplemental reports shall be without prejudice to the individual so reporting and shall be available for inspection by persons interested upon application to the Department of Police Operations.
(1952 Code § 21-4-7, 21-4-10; Ord. 191-59; Ord. 78-52; Ord. 104-94. Passed 3-14-94.)
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