What is hit & run?

Hit and Run is when an unidentified driver damages your vehicle or injures you, but leaves the scene of the collision (ICBC, 2023). Some examples of hit and run:

• Another vehicle collides with yours but the other driver leaves the scene before you got their name, driver’s license number and vehicle’s license plate number.
• You return to your vehicle after leaving it unattended in a parking lot and see it has been damaged by another vehicle but no one has left a note with their plate information and / or contact information.
• A driver hits you while you are walking as a pedestrian or on your bike as a cyclist and doesn’t stop.

According to the Criminal Code section 320.16(1):

• Everyone commits an offence who operates a conveyance and who at the time of operating the conveyance knows that, or is reckless as to whether, the conveyance has been involved in an accident with a person or another conveyance and who fails, without reasonable excuse, to stop the conveyance, give their name and address and, if any person has been injured or appears to require assistance, offer assistance.

What should I do?

Call 911 immediately if you witness a hit and run and the driver or the vehicle is leaving the scene. Provide the following information:

• Description of the vehicle and the driver
• The vehicle’s plate number
• Direction the vehicle is traveling

Otherwise, please contact your local police agency non-emergency line.

For more information, refer to ICBC Hit & Run