§ 3745. Accidents involving damage to unattended vehicle or property.
(a) General rule.--The driver of any vehicle which collides with or is involved in an accident with any
vehicle or other property which is unattended resulting in any damage to the other
vehicle or property shall immediately stop the vehicle at the scene of the accident
or as close thereto as possible and shall then and there either locate and notify
the operator or owner of the damaged vehicle or other property of his name, address,
information relating to financial responsibility and the registration number of the
vehicle being driven or shall attach securely in a conspicuous place in or on the
damaged vehicle or other property a written notice giving his name, address, information
relating to financial responsibility and the registration number of the vehicle being
driven and shall without unnecessary delay notify the nearest office of a duly authorized
police department. Every stop shall be made without obstructing traffic more than
is necessary.
(a.1) Highly automated vehicles.--
(1) If a vehicle under subsection (a) is a highly automated vehicle operating with an
ADS engaged or without a highly automated vehicle driver on board, the requirements
of this section are satisfied if the highly automated vehicle immediately stops at
the scene of the accident or as close thereto as is safely possible and the certificate
holder for the highly automated vehicle, a person on behalf of the certificate holder
for the highly automated vehicle or the highly automated vehicle immediately contacts
a duly authorized police department to report the accident and communicates the registration
and financial responsibility information for the highly automated vehicle to the police
department.
(2) The highly automated vehicle shall remain at the scene of the accident or as close
thereto as is safely possible until the requirements of section 3744 (relating to
duty to give information and render aid) are fulfilled.
(b) Penalty.--A violation of this section is a summary offense, punishable by a fine of $300 or
imprisonment for not more than 90 days, or both.
(Feb. 12, 1984, P.L.26, No.11, eff. Oct. 1, 1984; July 10, 1984, P.L.679, No.146,
eff. 60 days; July 6, 1995, P.L.288, No.42, eff. 60 days; Nov. 3, 2022, P.L.1946,
No.130, eff. 240 days)
2022 Amendment. Act 130 added subsec. (a.1).
1995 Amendment. Act 42 amended subsec. (b).
Cross References. Section 3745 is referred to in sections 1535, 1611, 3745.1, 6506 of this title.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in
27
cases (
7 in the last 5 years), 1981–2026 · leading case:
Commonwealth v. Peters, 915 A.2d 1213 (Pa. Super. Ct. 2007).
Commonwealth v. Peters, 915 A.2d 1213 (Pa. Super. Ct. 2007).
· cites it 4× “¶ 7 Pursuant to 75 Pa.C.S. § 3745, it is a summary offense for a person to leave the scene of an accident without reporting it where there is damage to unattended property.”
Commonwealth v. Kyle, 874 A.2d 12 (Pa. 2005).
· cites it 2× “§ 3736(a), and accidents involving damage to property, 75 Pa.C.S. § 3745(a). The sentences imposed for those convictions are not challenged on this appeal.”
Commonwealth v. Soto, 202 A.3d 80 (Pa. Super. Ct. 2018).
“75 Pa.C.S. § 3745(a). Appellant was found not guilty of possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance and harassment.”
Commonwealth v. Verticelli, 706 A.2d 820 (Pa. 1998).
· cites it 3× “The facts as accepted by the trial court reveal that, 1) someone was operating a motor vehicle when an accident occurred causing damage to property, and 2) the operator of the motor vehicle fled the scene of the accident. As the evidence shows that an injury to property did…”
Commonwealth v. Smith, 69 A.3d 259 (Pa. Super. Ct. 2013).
· cites it 2× “6 See 75 Pa.C.S. § 3745. Appellant maintains that “there were no witnesses called, no report on any paint scrapes matching the SUV, no testimony from the vehicle owners on the damage caused or ability to cross examine them on the prior condition of the automobiles, there was…”
Reinhart v. Commonwealth, Dep't of Transp., 946 A.2d 167 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 2008).
· cites it 2× “§ 3744(a) (relating to the duty to give information and render aid); 75 Pa.C.S. § 3745(a) (relating to accidents involving damage to unattended vehicles or property); 75 Pa.”
Commonwealth v. Cornell, 607 A.2d 801 (Pa. Super. Ct. 1992).
· cites it 5× “Therefore, the driver of another vehicle which strikes and damages such a vehicle and fails to stop violates 75 Pa.C.S. § 3745 and not 75 Pa.C.S. § 3743.”
Robert Dombrosky v. Eric Stewart, 555 F. App'x 195 (3rd Cir. 2014).
“Dombrosky was charged with violating (1) 75 Pa. Cons.Stat. Ann. § 3744, duty to give information and render aid; (2) 75 Pa.”
Commonwealth v. Auman, 430 A.2d 373 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 1981).
“§3743, two counts of leaving the scene of an accident involving damage to an attended vehicle or property; 2) Section 3745, 75 Pa. C. S. §3745, two counts of leaving the scene of an accident involving property damage only; and 3) Section 3731, 75 Pa.”
Com. v. Camilleri, J. (Pa. Super. Ct. 2018).
· cites it 2× “§ 3802(a)(1) (incapable of safe driving) and 75 Pa.C.S. § 3745(a), respectively. J-S83009-17 leave his contact information for the driver of the hit vehicle.”
In the Int. of: D.J.., Appeal of: D.J. (Pa. Super. Ct. 2026).
· cites it 2× “Whether the evidence is insufficient to establish beyond a reasonable doubt that … Appellant committed the offense of accidents involving damage to an unattended vehicle or property (75 Pa.C.S. § 3745)[,] as the Commonwealth failed to prove that the Appellant was driving the…”
— 75 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 3745(A) — 1 case
— 75 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 3745(a) — 15 cases
Commonwealth v. Kyle, 874 A.2d 12 (Pa. 2005).
“§ 3736(a), and accidents involving damage to property, 75 Pa.C.S. § 3745(a). The sentences imposed for those convictions are not challenged on this appeal.”
Commonwealth v. Soto, 202 A.3d 80 (Pa. Super. Ct. 2018).
“75 Pa.C.S. § 3745(a). Appellant was found not guilty of possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance and harassment.”
Reinhart v. Commonwealth, Dep't of Transp., 946 A.2d 167 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 2008).
“§ 3744(a) (relating to the duty to give information and render aid); 75 Pa.C.S. § 3745(a) (relating to accidents involving damage to unattended vehicles or property); 75 Pa.”
Commonwealth v. Peters, 915 A.2d 1213 (Pa. Super. Ct. 2007).
“¶ 7 Pursuant to 75 Pa.C.S. § 3745, it is a summary offense for a person to leave the scene of an accident without reporting it where there is damage to unattended property.”
Com. v. Camilleri, J. (Pa. Super. Ct. 2018).
“§ 3802(a)(1) (incapable of safe driving) and 75 Pa.C.S. § 3745(a), respectively. J-S83009-17 leave his contact information for the driver of the hit vehicle.”
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