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Idaho Code § 18-8007 (2026)

Leaving scene of accident resulting in injury or death. 

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Leaving scene of accident resulting in injury or death. 

(1) The driver of any vehicle that has been involved in an accident, either upon public or private property open to the public, who knows or has reason to know that said accident has resulted in injury to or death of any person shall:

(a)  Immediately stop the vehicle at the scene of the accident or as close thereto as possible. Every stop required under this section shall be made without obstructing traffic more than is necessary.
(b)  Remain at the scene of the accident until the driver has fulfilled all the requirements under this section.
(c)  Give his name, address, the name of his insurance agent or company if he has automobile liability insurance, and the motor vehicle registration number of the vehicle he is driving to the person struck, or to the driver or occupant of or person attending any vehicle collided with.
(d)  If available, exhibit his driver’s license to the person struck, or to the driver or occupant of or person attending any vehicle collided with.
(e)  Render to any person injured in the accident reasonable assistance, including the conveying or the making of arrangements for the conveying of such person to a physician, surgeon, hospital or other medical facility, for medical or surgical treatment, if it is apparent that such treatment is necessary or if such conveying is requested by the injured person.
(2)  A violation of any provision of this section shall constitute a felony and be punished by a fine of not more than five thousand dollars ($5,000) or by imprisonment in the state penitentiary for a period of not more than five (5) years, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
(3)  The director of the transportation department shall revoke for a period of one (1) year the driver’s license or permit to drive, or the nonresident operating privilege, of any person convicted or found guilty of violating any provision of this section. Such revocation shall preclude any type of work permit or other form of limited driving privileges as provided in section 49-326, Idaho Code.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 35 cases (7 in the last 5 years), 1992–2025 · leading case: State v. Shafer, 161 P.3d 689 (Idaho Ct. App. 2007).
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State v. Shafer, 161 P.3d 689 (Idaho Ct. App. 2007). · cites it 6× “Shafer pleaded guilty to a felony charge of leaving the scene of an injury accident, Idaho Code § 18-8007 , and as a condition of probation was ordered to pay $18,013.”
Zamora v. State, 846 P.2d 194 (Idaho 1993). · cites it 12× “§ 18-8006 (aggravated DUI) and I.C. § 18-8007 (leaving the scene of an injury causing accident) under a petition pursuant to the Youth Rehabilitation Act.”
State v. Smith, 906 P.2d 141 (Idaho Ct. App. 1995). · cites it 16× “§ 18-8006 (DUI), and of leaving the scene of an accident resulting in injury or death, I.C. § 18-8007. In this appeal, Smith challenges his conviction for leaving the scene of an injury accident, contending that the state lacked subject matter jurisdiction to prosecute Smith, a…”
State v. Ramirez, 839 P.2d 1244 (Idaho Ct. App. 1992). · cites it 6× “Francisco Ramirez entered an Alford 1 plea to a charge of leaving the scene of an accident resulting in injury, I.C. § 18-8007, a felony. Ramirez was subsequently sentenced to a unified term of five years in prison with four years fixed.”
State v. Dunne, 461 P.3d 823 (Idaho Ct. App. 2020). · cites it 10× “I.C. § 18-8007. The district court entered an order withholding judgment and placed Dunne on probation for five years.”
State v. Mead, 179 P.3d 341 (Idaho Ct. App. 2008). · cites it 8× “§§ 18-903(a), 18-911; and leaving the scene of an accident resulting in injury or death, I.C. § 18-8007. He was also cited for reckless driving, I.”
State v. Smith, 862 P.2d 1093 (Idaho Ct. App. 1993). · cites it 4× “Smith with two offenses, leaving the scene of an injury accident (I.C. § 18-8007) and aggravated driving under the influence (I.”
State v. Rosario, 841 A.2d 254 (Conn. App. Ct. 2004). “We note that many similar hit-and-run statutes of other jurisdictions provide that the operator shall immediately stop at the scene of the accident “or as close thereto as possible.” See, e.”
State v. Rader, 16 P.3d 949 (Idaho Ct. App. 2000). · cites it 2× “In light of these facts, the officer inferred that a hit-and-run accident may have occurred and that the vehicle involved was heading towards the west exit of the parking lot.”
State v. Clark, 197 P.3d 796 (Idaho Ct. App. 2008). · cites it 2× “William Edward Clark appeals from his judgment of conviction for leaving the scene of an injury accident, I.C. § 18-8007, and for injury to a child.”
State v. Kenny Carl Struhs, 346 P.3d 279 (Idaho 2015). · cites it 2× “Struhs was charged with two felonies— leaving the scene of an accident resulting in injury or death under Idaho Code section 18-8007 and vehicular manslaughter, alternately, under Idaho Code section 18-4006(3)(a) or (b).”
State v. Mosqueda, 853 P.2d 603 (Idaho Ct. App. 1993). · cites it 2× “On April 23, 1991, the district court sentenced Mosqueda to (1) a unified term of five years, with two years fixed, for leaving the scene of an accident resulting in death, I.C. § 18-8007; (2) one year in jail, with credit for time served, for vehicular manslaughter, I.”
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— Idaho Code § 18-8007(1) — 2 cases
State v. Ramirez, 839 P.2d 1244 (Idaho Ct. App. 1992). “Francisco Ramirez entered an Alford 1 plea to a charge of leaving the scene of an accident resulting in injury, I.C. § 18-8007, a felony. Ramirez was subsequently sentenced to a unified term of five years in prison with four years fixed.”
State v. Mead, 179 P.3d 341 (Idaho Ct. App. 2008). “§§ 18-903(a), 18-911; and leaving the scene of an accident resulting in injury or death, I.C. § 18-8007. He was also cited for reckless driving, I.”
— Idaho Code § 18-8007(1)(a) — 2 cases
State v. Alvarez (Idaho Ct. App. 2021).
State v. Joby Lee Hanner (Idaho Ct. App. 2012).
— Idaho Code § 18-8007(2) — 2 cases
State v. Mead, 179 P.3d 341 (Idaho Ct. App. 2008). “§§ 18-903(a), 18-911; and leaving the scene of an accident resulting in injury or death, I.C. § 18-8007. He was also cited for reckless driving, I.”
State v. Dunne, 461 P.3d 823 (Idaho Ct. App. 2020). “I.C. § 18-8007. The district court entered an order withholding judgment and placed Dunne on probation for five years.”
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