Ventura Hit and Run Defense Attorney

Criminal Lawyer in Ventura County, California

If you are involved in an auto accident, you must stop as soon as it is safe to do so and remain at the scene to give your contact and insurance information to the other party and to law enforcement, if they arrive on the scene. You must also help ensure that anyone seriously injured in the accident receives medical attention, usually by calling 911. Of course, if you yourself are injured, are unconscious or are otherwise unable to provide your information and assist others, you are not required to stay at the scene (for instance, if you are taken away by ambulance to receive medical care.)

Hit and run is a criminal offense which occurs when a driver knowingly leaves the scene of an auto accident. In California, this may be a felony or a misdemeanor offense. Hit and run causing injury is a misdemeanor punishable by up to 1 year in county jail, along with fines. Hit and run causing death is a felony punishable by up to 4 years in state prison.

Ventura County Criminal Defense Lawyer

If you have been arrested for leaving the scene of an accident, you will need a skilled criminal defense lawyer at your side to defend your rights and protect your interests – both inside and outside of the courtroom. At the Law Offices of Richard Sudar, we help clients throughout all of Ventura County who are facing hit and run charges, including those involving DUI should the defendant have been accused of drinking and driving at the time of the accident.

Schedule a free consultation with Ventura hit and run attorney Richard Sudar, and you can find out what a difference an experienced defense attorney can make regarding the outcome of your case. Mr. Sudar has experience not only as a criminal defense attorney but also as a Los Angeles County Deputy District Attorney, giving him a unique view of both sides of the criminal process: the prosecution and the defense.

Contact the Law Offices of Richard Sudar today!

Ventura defense attorney Richard Sudar handles criminal cases throughout all of Ventura County, California, including the cities of Camarillo, Fillmore, Moorpark, Ojai, Oxnard, Newbury Park, Santa Paula, Simi Valley, Thousand Oaks, and Ventura (San Buenaventura).