Q: How can one get hit with a 3742A ( death or injury ) when nothing like that happened?
My friends car accelerated he took out a parking meter and hit a corner of a wall. No one got killed he had a little bump on his head, and he made the mistake of leaving the accident. No one was really hurt but PennDOT wants to keep his license for a year and the reason they give is 3742 a vehicle code involving death or injury. They said in the letter got the courts notified the department of the violation. The courts never mentioned this to my friend. What can he do?
A: Your friend needs to unwind things with the Court. Did his address match the address on his license? If not, all mail went to his license address and that's on him. Second, he goes to the Court of Common Pleas for the County where it happened to find out. He either got a citation at the scene or was mailed one. Unfortunately, there was property damage, so leaving the scene is a no-no, and there were injuries. Also, the statute is strongly worded so if it's a dubious case it goes on the side of guilty. He could have gotten ARD if it was a first but didn't follow up on his citation. He needs to get the background research done, get a copy of his suspension record from PenDOT, and go talk to a lawyer who handles suspensions.
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