Seattle-Bellevue Hit and Run Defense Attorney
We can handle your traffic matter with a phone call. Call 425.519.3646 to speak with an experienced criminal defense attorney about your options for a speeding ticket, DUI or other traffic matter.
There are two types of hit and run charges: attended hit and run, and unattended hit and run.
Attended hit and run is where you are charged with hitting an attended vehicle and leaving the scene of the accident. Unattended hit and run is where you hit an unattended vehicle or damage another person's property and the leave the scene of the accident without reporting the incident to the property owner.
Both hit and run charges are serious.
Located in Seattle (Bellevue), the Law Office of Sonny Shin, PLLC, is dedicated to providing you with quality defense to hit and run charges. Our practice is dedicated to handling traffic tickets and criminal traffic offenses, including charges of hit and run.
For additional information about our qualifications and the benefits of retaining our legal services to help with a traffic ticket or a traffic offense, please visit our About Us page.
Experienced Washington Hit and Run Defense Lawyer
In the Seattle-Bellevue area, we have extensive experience defending individuals charged with hit and run. For your information, we would like to provide you with the following information about the charges hit and run or leaving the scene of an accident:
Washington Attended Hit and Run
When you are involved in an accident, you have an obligation to provide another driver with your contact information and insurance information. If you leave the scene of an accident without providing this information, you could be charged with the gross misdemeanor of attended hit and run.
A charge of attended hit and run carries a mandatory license suspension and possible jail time.
Washington Unattended Hit and Run
If you hit an unattended car or other personal property, you are under an obligation to identify yourself and leave contact information in a conspicuous place (e.g., a car windshield). If you fail to do this and leave the scene of the accident, you can be charged with unattended hit and run, a misdemeanor.
A charge of unattended hit and run does not have a mandatory license suspension, but can include up to 90 days in jail.
Contact an Experienced Washington Hit and Run Defense Lawyer Today!
If you have been accused of hit and run, it is important to understand your rights, the law and the legal process. You should immediately contact an experienced attorney.
For a free consultation to discuss your hit and run charges with an experienced defense attorney that devotes his practice to handling traffic matters, including hit and run charges, please call 425.519.3646 or fill out the intake form, and we will contact you.
