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625 ILCS 5/11-401 (2026)

Motor vehicle crashes involving death or personal injuries

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(625 ILCS 5/11-401) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-401)
    Sec. 11-401. Motor vehicle crashes involving death or personal injuries.
    (a) The driver of any vehicle involved in a motor vehicle crashes resulting in personal injury to or death of any person shall immediately stop such vehicle at the scene of such crash, or as close thereto as possible and shall then forthwith return to, and in every event shall remain at the scene of the crash until the requirements of Section 11-403 have been fulfilled. Every such stop 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 paragraph (a) shall, as soon as possible but in no case later than one-half hour after such motor vehicle crash, or, if hospitalized and incapacitated from reporting at any time during such period, as soon as possible but in no case later than one-half hour after being discharged from the hospital, report the place of the crash, the date, the approximate time, the driver's name and address, the registration number of the vehicle driven, and the names of all other occupants of such vehicle, at a police station or sheriff's office near the place where such crash occurred. No report made as required under this paragraph shall be used, directly or indirectly, as a basis for the prosecution of any violation of paragraph (a).
    (b-1) Any person arrested for violating this Section is subject to chemical testing of his or her blood, breath, other bodily substance, or urine for the presence of alcohol, other drug or drugs, intoxicating compound or compounds, or any combination thereof, as provided in Section 11-501.1, if the testing occurs within 12 hours of the time of the occurrence of the crash that led to his or her arrest. The person's driving privileges are subject to statutory summary suspension under Section 11-501.1 if he or she fails testing or statutory summary revocation under Section 11-501.1 if he or she refuses to undergo the testing.
    For purposes of this Section, personal injury shall mean any injury requiring immediate professional treatment in a medical facility or doctor's office.
    (c) Any person failing to comply with paragraph (a) shall be guilty of a Class 4 felony.
    (d) Any person failing to comply with paragraph (b) is guilty of a Class 2 felony if the motor vehicle crash does not result in the death of any person. Any person failing to comply with paragraph (b) when the crash results in the death of any person is guilty of a Class 1 felony.
    (e) The Secretary of State shall revoke the driving privilege of any person convicted of a violation of this Section.
(Source: P.A. 102-982, eff. 7-1-23.)

    
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 66 cases (34 in the last 5 years), 1996–2026 · leading case: People v. Eubanks, 2019 IL 123525 (Ill. 2019).
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People v. Eubanks, 2019 IL 123525 (Ill. 2019). · cites it 3× “The court thus reduced defendant’s conviction from the Class 1 version of the offense to the Class 4 version, which provides that a driver must stop at the scene of the accident and remain there until the requirements of section 11-403 of the Vehicle Code have been fulfilled3…”
People v. Digirolamo, 688 N.E.2d 116 (Ill. 1997). · cites it 6× “" 625 ILCS 5/11-401 (West 1992). Section 11-403, which is referred to in section 11-401, requires a motorist involved in an accident resulting in injury or death of a person or damage to a vehicle, driven or attended by any person, to: (1) give his or her name, address,…”
People v. Lawson, 2018 IL App (4th) 170105 (Ill. App. Ct. 2018). · cites it 5× “" 625 ILCS 5/11-401(a) (West 2012). Violation of this section is a Class 4 felony, punishable by one to three years in prison.”
People v. Owens, 2016 IL App (4th) 140090 (Ill. App. Ct. 2016). · cites it 4× “DiPace, section 6-303(d), provided as follows: “(d) Any person convicted of a second violation of this Section [(625 ILCS 5/6-303 (West 2002))] shall be guilty of a Class 4 felony and shall serve a minimum term of imprisonment of 30 days or 300 hours of community service, as…”
People v. Meuris, 2016 IL App (2d) 140194 (Ill. App. Ct. 2016). · cites it 7× “OPINION ¶1 Defendant, Kraig Meuris, appeals from his conviction of failure to stop after an accident involving personal injury or death (625 ILCS 5/11-401(a) (West 2012)). The sole issue on appeal is whether the charge required the State to prove that defendant knew that he was…”
People v. Eubanks, 2017 IL App (1st) 142837 (Ill. App. Ct. 2017). · cites it 5× “¶ 45 Eubanks was convicted under section 11-401 of the Illinois Vehicle Code ( 625 ILCS 5/11-401 (West 2008) ), which provides that it is a Class 1 felony for a driver to both (1) flee the scene of a motor vehicle accident resulting in death and (2) fail to report the accident…”
People v. Russell, 2022 IL App (2d) 190733 (Ill. App. Ct. 2022). · cites it 5× “) ¶ 36 Section 11-401 of the Illinois Vehicle Code (625 ILCS 5/11-401 (West 2016)) is titled “Motor vehicle accidents involving death or personal injuries” and provides in relevant part: “(a) The driver of any vehicle involved in a motor vehicle accident resulting in personal…”
People v. Patrick, 2011 IL 111666 (Ill. 2011). · cites it 2× “The appellate court also held that the evidence was insufficient to sustain defendant’s conviction of failing to report an accident involving a death and reduced that conviction to the lesser-included offense of leaving the scene of an accident (625 ILCS 5/11-401(a) (West…”
People v. Moreno, 2015 IL App (2d) 130581 (Ill. App. Ct. 2015). · cites it 7× “The court further found that defendant made no attempt to stop and provide information or assistance, as required by section 11-401(a) of the Illinois Vehicle Code (625 ILCS 5/11-401(a) (West 2012)), and that defendant made no attempt to report the accident or his involvement in…”
People v. Maas, 2019 IL App (2d) 160766 (Ill. App. Ct. 2019). · cites it 4× “2(a)(7)(A) (West 2014)), aggravated DUI (625 ILCS 5/11-501(d)(1)(C) (West 2014)), failure to report a motor vehicle accident involving personal injury (625 ILCS 5/11-401(b) (West 2014)), attempted theft (720 ILCS 5/8-4(a), 16-1(a)(1)(C) (West 2014)), two counts of aggravated…”
People v. Patrick, 960 N.E.2d 1114 (Ill. 2011). · cites it 2× “The appellate court also held that the evidence was insufficient to sustain defendant's conviction of failing to report an *1119 accident involving a death and reduced that conviction to the lesser-included offense of leaving the scene of an accident (625 ILCS 5/11-401(a) (West…”
People v. Gray, 2023 IL App (3d) 230435 (Ill. App. Ct. 2023). “BACKGROUND ¶3 On July 5, 2023, defendant was charged with failure to report an accident involving death (625 ILCS 5/11-401(b) (West 2022)), a Class 1 felony.”
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— 625 ILCS 5/11-401(a) — 32 cases
People v. Eubanks, 2019 IL 123525 (Ill. 2019). “The court thus reduced defendant’s conviction from the Class 1 version of the offense to the Class 4 version, which provides that a driver must stop at the scene of the accident and remain there until the requirements of section 11-403 of the Vehicle Code have been fulfilled3…”
People v. Eubanks, 2017 IL App (1st) 142837 (Ill. App. Ct. 2017). “¶ 45 Eubanks was convicted under section 11-401 of the Illinois Vehicle Code ( 625 ILCS 5/11-401 (West 2008) ), which provides that it is a Class 1 felony for a driver to both (1) flee the scene of a motor vehicle accident resulting in death and (2) fail to report the accident…”
People v. Meuris, 2016 IL App (2d) 140194 (Ill. App. Ct. 2016). “OPINION ¶1 Defendant, Kraig Meuris, appeals from his conviction of failure to stop after an accident involving personal injury or death (625 ILCS 5/11-401(a) (West 2012)). The sole issue on appeal is whether the charge required the State to prove that defendant knew that he was…”
People v. Patrick, 2011 IL 111666 (Ill. 2011). “The appellate court also held that the evidence was insufficient to sustain defendant’s conviction of failing to report an accident involving a death and reduced that conviction to the lesser-included offense of leaving the scene of an accident (625 ILCS 5/11-401(a) (West…”
People v. Lawson, 2018 IL App (4th) 170105 (Ill. App. Ct. 2018). “" 625 ILCS 5/11-401(a) (West 2012). Violation of this section is a Class 4 felony, punishable by one to three years in prison.”
— 625 ILCS 5/11-401(b) — 32 cases
People v. Eubanks, 2019 IL 123525 (Ill. 2019). “The court thus reduced defendant’s conviction from the Class 1 version of the offense to the Class 4 version, which provides that a driver must stop at the scene of the accident and remain there until the requirements of section 11-403 of the Vehicle Code have been fulfilled3…”
People v. Digirolamo, 688 N.E.2d 116 (Ill. 1997). “" 625 ILCS 5/11-401 (West 1992). Section 11-403, which is referred to in section 11-401, requires a motorist involved in an accident resulting in injury or death of a person or damage to a vehicle, driven or attended by any person, to: (1) give his or her name, address,…”
People v. Maas, 2019 IL App (2d) 160766 (Ill. App. Ct. 2019). “2(a)(7)(A) (West 2014)), aggravated DUI (625 ILCS 5/11-501(d)(1)(C) (West 2014)), failure to report a motor vehicle accident involving personal injury (625 ILCS 5/11-401(b) (West 2014)), attempted theft (720 ILCS 5/8-4(a), 16-1(a)(1)(C) (West 2014)), two counts of aggravated…”
People v. Lawson, 2018 IL App (4th) 170105 (Ill. App. Ct. 2018). “" 625 ILCS 5/11-401(a) (West 2012). Violation of this section is a Class 4 felony, punishable by one to three years in prison.”
People v. Owens, 2016 IL App (4th) 140090 (Ill. App. Ct. 2016). “DiPace, section 6-303(d), provided as follows: “(d) Any person convicted of a second violation of this Section [(625 ILCS 5/6-303 (West 2002))] shall be guilty of a Class 4 felony and shall serve a minimum term of imprisonment of 30 days or 300 hours of community service, as…”
— 625 ILCS 5/11-401(c) — 2 cases
People v. Meuris, 2016 IL App (2d) 140194 (Ill. App. Ct. 2016). “OPINION ¶1 Defendant, Kraig Meuris, appeals from his conviction of failure to stop after an accident involving personal injury or death (625 ILCS 5/11-401(a) (West 2012)). The sole issue on appeal is whether the charge required the State to prove that defendant knew that he was…”
People v. Moreno, 2015 IL App (2d) 130581 (Ill. App. Ct. 2015). “The court further found that defendant made no attempt to stop and provide information or assistance, as required by section 11-401(a) of the Illinois Vehicle Code (625 ILCS 5/11-401(a) (West 2012)), and that defendant made no attempt to report the accident or his involvement in…”
— 625 ILCS 5/11-401(d) — 6 cases
People v. Lawson, 2018 IL App (4th) 170105 (Ill. App. Ct. 2018). “" 625 ILCS 5/11-401(a) (West 2012). Violation of this section is a Class 4 felony, punishable by one to three years in prison.”
People v. Russell, 2022 IL App (2d) 190733 (Ill. App. Ct. 2022). “) ¶ 36 Section 11-401 of the Illinois Vehicle Code (625 ILCS 5/11-401 (West 2016)) is titled “Motor vehicle accidents involving death or personal injuries” and provides in relevant part: “(a) The driver of any vehicle involved in a motor vehicle accident resulting in personal…”
People v. Meuris, 2016 IL App (2d) 140194 (Ill. App. Ct. 2016). “OPINION ¶1 Defendant, Kraig Meuris, appeals from his conviction of failure to stop after an accident involving personal injury or death (625 ILCS 5/11-401(a) (West 2012)). The sole issue on appeal is whether the charge required the State to prove that defendant knew that he was…”
People v. Moreno, 2015 IL App (2d) 130581 (Ill. App. Ct. 2015). “The court further found that defendant made no attempt to stop and provide information or assistance, as required by section 11-401(a) of the Illinois Vehicle Code (625 ILCS 5/11-401(a) (West 2012)), and that defendant made no attempt to report the accident or his involvement in…”
People v. Wilson, 2023 IL App (1st) 192090-U (Ill. App. Ct. 2023).
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