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 provision 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 of 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.