The driver of any vehicle involved in an accident resulting in the injury
or death of any person or property damage to an apparent total extent of $25
or more shall, within 24 hours, make a full and complete report in writing
of such accident to the police headquarters in this Town. A driver who has
been incapacitated as a result of such accident, and to such extent as to
make reporting impossible or unfavorable to his recovery, shall not be required
to report such accident until he has recovered sufficiently to be able to
do so. The report shall be made on a form furnished by the Police Department,
copies of which shall be available at the police station. Compliance with
this section, however, shall not relieve such driver from the additional responsibility
of reporting to the Registrar of Motor Vehicles any accident in which a person
is killed or injured.
If any vehicle is found upon any street or highway in violation of any
provisions of these rules and orders and the identity of the driver cannot
be determined, the owner or the person in whose name such vehicle is registered
shall be held prima facie responsible for such violation.
Except as otherwise provided by statute or by any commission, department
or other body authorized by law to impose penalties for violations of rules,
regulations and orders governing the use and operation of vehicles, any person
convicted of violating any of the provisions of the foregoing rules and regulations
shall be punished by a fine or not more than $2 for the first offense and
not more than $20 for each subsequent offense of a like nature committed during
any period of one year unless otherwise herein provided.
These rules are adopted with the intent that each of them shall have
force and effect separately and independently of every other except insofar
as by express reference or necessary implication any rule or any part of a
rule is made dependent upon another rule or part thereof.
