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Leyes de Atropello y Fuga en Vermont: Sanciones y Qué Hacer

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Leyes de Atropello y Fuga en Vermont: Sanciones y Qué Hacer

Preguntas frecuentes

¿El atropello y fuga es un delito grave en Vermont?

Depende de la gravedad del choque. El atropello y fuga que solo involucra daños a la propiedad o lesiones no graves es un delito menor (hasta 2 años de cárcel). El atropello y fuga con lesión corporal grave es un delito grave (hasta 5 años de prisión). El atropello y fuga con resultado de muerte es un delito grave que conlleva de 1 a 15 años de prisión.

¿Cuánto tiempo tengo para reportar un accidente de auto en Vermont?

Según el 23 V.S.A. Sección 1129, tiene 72 horas para presentar un reporte escrito del choque ante el Comisionado de Vehículos Motorizados si el choque involucra muerte, lesiones o daños a la propiedad de $3,000 o más. Debe notificar a las autoridades lo antes posible usando el medio disponible más rápido.

¿Cuál es el plazo de prescripción para el atropello y fuga en Vermont?

Para el atropello y fuga como delito menor (daños a la propiedad o lesiones menores), el plazo de prescripción es de tres años según el 13 V.S.A. Sección 4501. Para el atropello y fuga como delito grave, el límite general también es de tres años. Si el cargo involucra homicidio (muerte), no hay plazo de prescripción.

¿Mi seguro me cubre si soy víctima de un atropello y fuga en Vermont?

Sí. La ley de Vermont (23 V.S.A. Sección 941) exige que toda póliza de seguro de auto incluya cobertura de automovilista sin seguro (UM), que cubre específicamente los choques de atropello y fuga donde no se identifica al otro conductor. La cobertura UM mínima es de $50,000 por persona y $100,000 por accidente por lesión corporal.

¿Puedo abandonar el lugar de un accidente para buscar ayuda para una persona lesionada?

Sí. La ley de Vermont le permite transportar a una persona lesionada a un médico u hospital si lo solicita o si es claramente necesario. Debe reportar el choque a las autoridades lo antes posible después y regresar al lugar si es factible.

¿Lesionado en Vermont? Obtenga una revisión gratuita del caso con un abogado de lesiones personales

Si la negligencia de otra persona causó su lesión, podría tener derecho a compensación por gastos médicos, salarios perdidos y dolor y sufrimiento. Obtenga una revisión gratuita y sin compromiso de un abogado de lesiones personales en Vermont. La mayoría trabaja por honorarios contingentes, así que no hay costo inicial.

La ley detrás de este artículo

Este artículo se apoya en 8 disposiciones legales conservadas en nuestro propio registro jurídico, cada una obtenida de la fuente oficial. Toque una sección para leer el texto vigente.

Vermont Statutes Annotated, Title 12: Court Procedure, Chapter 27: Pleading and Practice, Subchapter: PLEADINGS GENERALLY

§ 1036Contributory and comparative negligenceVigentecitada en 7 de nuestros artículos
(a) Contributory negligence shall not bar recovery in an action by any plaintiff, or the plaintiff’s legal representative, to recover damages for negligence resulting in death, personal injury, or property damage, if the negligence was not greater than the causal total negligence of the defendant or defendants, but the damage shall be diminished by general verdict in proportion to the amount of negligence attributed to the plaintiff. Where recovery is allowed against more than one defendant, each defendant shall be liable for that proportion of the total dollar amount awarded as damages in the ratio of the amount of the defendant’s causal negligence to the amount of causal negligence attributed to all defendants against whom recovery is allowed. (b) Contributory and comparative negligence shall be prohibited as a defense to limit a plaintiff’s recovery for damages in an action for a negligence claim relating to a sexual act as defined in 13 V.S.A. § 3251 or sexual conduct as defined in 13 V.S.A. § 2821. (Added 1969, No. 234 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. date see note; amended 1979, No. 179 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. May 5, 1980; 2023, No. 90 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. April 22, 2024.)

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Citada en 73 opiniones judiciales1970s: 191980s: 151990s: 122000s: 92010s: 82020s: 10Aplicada por un tribunal por última vez: 2026

Casos destacados: Favreau v. Miller (Supreme Court of Vermont 1991, 156 Vt. 222) · Joseph L. LeClair v. Hector LeClair (Supreme Court of Vermont 2017, 169 A.3d 743) · Levine v. Wyeth (Supreme Court of Vermont 2008, 183 Vt. 76)

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Vermont Statutes Annotated, Title 12: Court Procedure, Chapter 23: Limitation of Time for Commencement of Actions, Subchapter: ACTIONS LIMITED

§ 519Emergency medical careVigente
(a) A person who knows that another is exposed to grave physical harm shall, to the extent that the same can be rendered without danger or peril to himself or herself or without interference with important duties owed to others, give reasonable assistance to the exposed person unless that assistance or care is being provided by others. (b) A person who provides reasonable assistance in compliance with subsection (a) of this section shall not be liable in civil damages unless his or her acts constitute gross negligence or unless he or she will receive or expects to receive remuneration. Nothing contained in this subsection shall alter existing law with respect to tort liability of a practitioner of the healing arts for acts committed in the ordinary course of his or her practice. (c) A person who willfully violates subsection (a) of this section shall be fined not more than $100.00. (1967, No. 309 (Adj. Sess.), §§ 2-4, eff. March 22, 1968.)

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Citada en 17 opiniones judiciales1980s: 21990s: 52000s: 42010s: 52020s: 1Aplicada por un tribunal por última vez: 2024

Casos destacados: Hardingham v. United Counseling Service of Bennington County, Inc. (Supreme Court of Vermont 1995, 164 Vt. 478) · Hardingham v. United Counseling Service (Supreme Court of Vermont 1995, 164 Vt. 158) · Hardingham v. UNITED COUNSELLING SERVICE (Supreme Court of Vermont 1995, 672 A.2d 480)

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Vermont Statutes Annotated, Title 13: Crimes and Criminal Procedure, Chapter 151: Limitation of Prosecutions and Actions

§ 4501Limitation of prosecutions for certain crimesVigentecitada en 2 de nuestros artículos
(a) Prosecutions for aggravated sexual assault, aggravated sexual assault of a child, sexual assault, sexual exploitation of a minor as defined in subsection 3258(c) of this title, human trafficking, aggravated human trafficking, murder, manslaughter, arson causing death, and kidnapping may be commenced at any time after the commission of the offense. (b) Prosecutions for lewd and lascivious conduct, sexual abuse of a vulnerable adult under subsection 1379(a) of this title, grand larceny, robbery, burglary, embezzlement, forgery, bribery offenses, false claims, fraud under 33 V.S.A. § 141(d), and felony tax offenses shall be commenced within six years after the commission of the offense, and not after. (c) Prosecutions for any of the following offenses shall be commenced within 40 years after the commission of the offense, and not after: (1) lewd and lascivious conduct alleged to have been committed against a child under 18 years of age; (2) maiming; (3) lewd or lascivious conduct with a child; (4) sexual exploitation of children under chapter 64 of this title; and (5) sexual abuse of a vulnerable adult under subsection 1379(b) of this title.

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Citada en 19 opiniones judiciales1980s: 31990s: 52000s: 22010s: 62020s: 3Aplicada por un tribunal por última vez: 2024

Casos destacados: State v. Delisle (Supreme Court of Vermont 1994, 162 Vt. 293) · State v. Stewart (Supreme Court of Vermont 1981, 140 Vt. 389) · State v. Petrucelli (Supreme Court of Vermont 1991, 156 Vt. 382)

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Vermont Statutes Annotated, Title 23: Motor Vehicles, Chapter 13: Operation of Vehicles, Subchapter: STOPPING, STANDING, AND PARKING

§ 1102Removal of stopped vehiclesVigente
(a) Subject to subsection (c) of this section, any enforcement officer is authorized to: (1) cause the removal of a vehicle stopped, parked, or standing contrary to section 1101 of this title or require the driver or other person in charge to move the vehicle to a safe position off the main-traveled part of the highway; (2) cause the removal of an unattended vehicle or cargo that is an obstruction to traffic or to maintenance of the highway to a garage or other place of safety; and (3) cause the removal of any vehicle found upon a highway, as defined in 19 V.S.A. § 1, to a garage or other place of safety when: (A) the officer is informed by a reliable source that the vehicle has been stolen or taken without the consent of its owner; (B) the person in charge of the vehicle is unable to provide for its removal; or (C) the person in charge of the vehicle has been arrested under circumstances that require his or her immediate removal from control of the vehicle. (b) In the case of a crash involving a serious bodily injury or fatality, clearance of the crash scene may be delayed until the crash investigation is completed.

Texto oficial (extracto) · al 2026-08-01 · Lea la sección completa en legislature.vermont.gov

Citada en 1 opiniones judicialesAplicada por un tribunal por última vez: 2011

Casos destacados: Champlain Valley RV Rentals, LLC v. Collision Unlimited, Inc. (Vermont Superior Court 2011)

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Vermont Statutes Annotated, Title 23: Motor Vehicles, Chapter 13: Operation of Vehicles, Subchapter: MISCELLANEOUS RULES

§ 1128Crashes; duty to stopVigentecitada en 2 de nuestros artículos
(a) The operator of a motor vehicle who has caused or is involved in a crash resulting in injury to any person other than the operator, or in damage to any property other than the vehicle then under his or her control, shall immediately stop and render any assistance reasonably necessary. Subsection 1102(g) of this title (stopping not to impede traffic or jeopardize safety; exceptions) governs the location where a person shall stop. The operator shall give his or her name, residence, license number, and the name of the owner of the motor vehicle to any person who is injured or whose property is damaged and to any enforcement officer. A person who violates this section shall be fined not more than $2,000.00 or imprisoned for not more than two years, or both. (b) If serious bodily injury results from the crash, a person violating subsection (a) of this section shall be fined not more than $3,000.00 or imprisoned for not more than five years, or both. (c) If death results from the crash, a person violating subsection (a) of this section shall be fined not more than $3,000.00 or imprisoned for not less than one year nor more than 15 years, or both.

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Citada en 24 opiniones judiciales1970s: 11980s: 61990s: 52000s: 22010s: 62020s: 4Aplicada por un tribunal por última vez: 2025

Casos destacados: State v. Neisner (Supreme Court of Vermont 2010, 189 Vt. 160) · State v. Keiser (Supreme Court of Vermont 2002, 174 Vt. 87) · State v. Myers (Supreme Court of Vermont 2011, 190 Vt. 29)

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§ 1129Crashes; reportsVigentecitada en 2 de nuestros artículos
(a) The operator of a motor vehicle involved in a crash in which someone is injured or there is total property damage of $3,000.00 or more shall make a written report concerning the crash to the Commissioner on forms furnished by the Commissioner. The written report shall be mailed to the Commissioner within 72 hours after the crash. The Commissioner may require further facts concerning the crash be provided upon forms he or she furnishes. (b) As used in this section, the word “crash” only refers to incidents and events in which the motor vehicle involved comes into physical contact with an individual or object, including another motor vehicle. It shall not include such contact where a vehicle involved is being used by a law enforcement officer as a barrier to prevent passage of a vehicle being operated by a suspected violator of the law. In such cases, the law enforcement officer shall not be required to make a personal written report of the incident.

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Vermont Statutes Annotated, Title 23: Motor Vehicles, Chapter 13: Operation of Vehicles, Subchapter: DRUNKEN DRIVING

§ 1210PenaltiesVigentecitada en 2 de nuestros artículos
(a) Screening. Before sentencing a defendant under this section, the court may order that the defendant submit to an alcohol assessment screening. Such a screening report may be considered at sentencing in the same manner as a presentence report. At sentencing, the defendant may present relevant evidence, including the results of any independent alcohol assessment that was conducted at the person’s own expense. Evidence regarding any such screening or an alcohol assessment performed at the expense of the defendant shall not be admissible for any other purpose without the defendant’s consent. (b) First offense. A person who violates section 1201 of this title may be fined not more than $750.00 or imprisoned for not more than two years, or both. (c) Second offense. A person convicted of violating section 1201 of this title who has been convicted of another violation of that section within the last 20 years shall be fined not more than $1,500.00 or imprisoned not more than two years, or both.

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Citada en 39 opiniones judiciales1970s: 31980s: 71990s: 82000s: 92010s: 112020s: 1Aplicada por un tribunal por última vez: 2020

Casos destacados: State v. Boskind (Supreme Court of Vermont 2002, 174 Vt. 184) · State v. Porter (Supreme Court of Vermont 1996, 164 Vt. 515) · In Re Collette (Supreme Court of Vermont 2008, 185 Vt. 210)

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Vermont Statutes Annotated, Title 23: Motor Vehicles, Chapter 11: Financial Responsibility and Insurance, Subchapter: INSURANCE AGAINST UNINSURED, UNDERINSURED, OR UNKNOWN MOTORISTS

§ 941Insurance against uninsured, underinsured, or unknown motoristsVigentecitada en 2 de nuestros artículos
(a) No policy insuring against liability arising out of the ownership, maintenance, or use of any motor vehicle may be delivered or issued for delivery in this State with respect to any motor vehicle registered or principally garaged in this State unless coverage is provided for the protection of persons insured under the policy or a supplemental policy who are legally entitled to recover damages, from owners or operators of uninsured, underinsured, or hit-and-run motor vehicles, for bodily injury, sickness, or disease, including death, and for property damages resulting from the ownership, maintenance, or use of such uninsured, underinsured, or hit-and-run motor vehicle.

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Citada en 51 opiniones judiciales1970s: 21980s: 51990s: 152000s: 162010s: 62020s: 7Aplicada por un tribunal por última vez: 2024

Casos destacados: Colwell v. Allstate Insurance (Supreme Court of Vermont 2003, 175 Vt. 61) · Sanders v. St. Paul Mercury Insurance (Supreme Court of Vermont 1987, 148 Vt. 496) · Progressive Insurance v. Brown Ex Rel. Brown (Supreme Court of Vermont 2008, 184 Vt. 388)

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Fuentes y referencias

  1. 23 V.S.A. Sección 1128, Accidentes, Deber de Detenerse(legislature.vermont.gov).gov
  2. 23 V.S.A. Sección 1129, Choques, Reportes(legislature.vermont.gov).gov
  3. 23 V.S.A. Sección 1102, Detenerse Después de un Accidente(legislature.vermont.gov).gov
  4. 23 V.S.A. Sección 941, Requisitos de Cobertura de Automovilista sin Seguro(legislature.vermont.gov).gov
  5. 12 V.S.A. Sección 1036, Negligencia Comparativa(legislature.vermont.gov).gov
  6. 13 V.S.A. Sección 4501, Plazo de Prescripción de Procesos Penales(legislature.vermont.gov).gov
  7. 12 V.S.A. Sección 519, Ley del Buen Samaritano(legislature.vermont.gov).gov
  8. 23 V.S.A. Sección 1210, DUI con Resultado de Muerte o Lesión Corporal Grave(legislature.vermont.gov).gov
  9. Policía Estatal de Vermont, Muertes por Choques de Tránsito(vsp.vermont.gov).gov
  10. Agencia de Transporte de Vermont, Datos de Choques(vtrans.vermont.gov).gov
  11. DMV de Vermont, Requisitos de Reporte de Choques(dmv.vermont.gov).gov
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