Accidents

(a)The operator of any vehicle involved in an accident resulting in injury or death to any person or in damage to any real or personal property shall immediately stop such vehicle at the scene of such accident.

(b)The operator, or owner, if present, of any vehicle involved in an accident resulting in injury or death to any person or damage to any real or personal property, shall, immediately after such accident, give his full name, address, the registration number of his vehicle and exhibit his operator’s license to the persons struck or the operator or occupant of any other vehicle involved in such accident, or the owner or custodian of any real or personal property damaged in such accident, unless the person struck or the operator of the other vehicle involved or the owner or custodian of the real or personal property involved shall signify that no injuries or damages have been sustained.

(c)The operator, or owner, if present, of any vehicle involved in an accident shall render to any person injured in such accident, reason able assistance, including the transportation of such person to a physician or surgeon for medical or surgical treatment where it is apparent that such treatment is necessary or where such treatment is request ed, but this Section shall not make it incumbent that more than transportation be furnished.

(d)Whenever the operator of a vehicle is physically unable to give the information or assistance required in this Section, and there are other occupants of his vehicle at the time of the accident who are physically able to give the information and assistance required in this Section, then each of such other occupants shall fully reveal the identity of himself and of the operator of the vehicle, and of the owner of the vehicle of which they are occupants, to the person struck or to the operator or occupants of any vehicle involved, or to the owner or custodian of any real or personal property involved, and shall render to any person injured in such accident reasonable assistance, including transportation of such persons to a physician or surgeon for medical or surgical treatment if it is apparent that such treatment is necessary or is requested by such injured person, but this Section shall not make it incumbent that more than transportation be furnished.

(e)The operator of any vehicle which is involved in an accident with any vehicle or real or personal property, which is unattended, shall immediately stop and shall then and there either locate and notify the operator or owner of such unattended vehicle or the owner or custodian of such unattended property giving the name and address of the operator and the owner of the vehicle involved in such accident with the unattended vehicle or property, and if such operator, owner or custodian cannot be found, then the said operator shall leave in a conspicuous place in or upon the damaged unattended vehicle or property, a written CH. 3 GENERAL PROVISIONS notice giving the name and address of the operator and owner of the vehicle involved in such accident and a brief statement of the circumstances thereof and in addition shall within twenty-four

(24)hours, forward to the Guam Police Department a similar notice, regardless of the amount of damage done to such unattended vehicle or property.

(f)Any person violating the provision of this Section by failing to stop after being involved in an accident resulting in injury to any person, other than himself, or death of any person shall be guilty of a felony.

(g)Any person violating a provision of this Section by failure to stop after being involved in an accident resulting in damage to property shall be guilty of a petty misdemeanor.