The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1947-05-12

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on any vehicle except those operated
by the police and fire departments
and ambulances.
Article vi
Accidents
Section 73. (a) The driver of any
vehicle, bicycle or push cart involv-
ed In an accident resulting In injury
to or death of any person shall i'm
mediately stop such vehicles, bicycle
or push cart at the scene of such
accident or as close thereto as
possible but shall then forthwith
return to and in every event shall
remain at the scene of the accident
until he has fulfilled the require
ments of Section rs. Every such q
stop shall be made without OBJ
strueting traffic more than Is
Necessary.
(b) Any person failing to stop OF
to comply with said requirements
under $ u C h circumstances shall
upon conviction be punished by
Imprisonment for not less than
thirty days nor more than one year
or by fine of not less than one
hundred dollars nor more than five
thousand dollars. or by both such
fine and Imprisonment.
Section "a. The driver of any We
hicle, bicycle or push cart involved
in an accident resulting only in
damage to a vehicle, bicycle or push
cart which is driven or attended by
any person shall Immediately stop
such vehicle, bicycle or push cart at
the scene of such accident or as
close thereto as possible, but shall
forthwith return to and in every
event Shall remain at the scene of
the accident until he has fulfilled the
requirements of Section 40. Any
person failing to stop or comply
with said requirements under such
circumstances shall be guilty of a
misdemeanor. Every su0A stop shall
be made without obstructing traffic
more than is necessary.
Section Is. The driver of any
vehicle, bicycle or pushcart involved
in an accident resulting in injury
to or death of any person or damage
to any vehicle, bicycle or push cart
which is driven or attended by any
person shall give his name, address,
and the registration number of the
vehicle or the Identifying number
of the bicycle or push cart he is
operating, and shall upon request
and if available exhibit his opera
tors or chauffeur's license to the
person struck, or the driver or
occupant of or person attending
any vehicle. bicycle or push cart
struck.
Section rs. The driver of any
vehicle, bicycle or push cart which
collides with any vehicle, bicycle
or push cart which is unattended
shall Immediately stop and shall
then and there either locate and
notify the operator or owner of
such vehicle. bicycle or push cart of
the name and address of the driver
of the vehicle. bicycle or push cart
striking the unattended vehicle. BIZ
cycle or push cart or shall leave in
conspicuous place In or on the
vehicle, bicycle or push cart struck
written notice giving the name
and address of the driver of the
vehicle, bicycle or push cart doing
the striking.
Section III. The driver of any We
hicle, bicycle or push cart involved
in an accident resulting only in
damage to fixtures legally upon or
adjacent to a highway shall take
reasonable steps to locate and notify
the owner or person in charge of
such property of such fact. and of
his name and address, and of the
registration number of the vehicle
or the Identifying number of the
bicycle or push cart he lis operating,
and shall upon request and il avail
able exhibit his operators or chauf-
feur's license. and shall make report
of such accident when and as re-
quired In Section rs hereof.
Section rs. (a) The driven of
vehicle, bicycle or push cart in<
Volved in an accident resulting in
injury to or death of any person
or total property damage to an
apparent extent of fifty dollars or
more shall, within fifteen days after
such accident. forward a written re-
port of such accident to the police
department of this city.
tb) The police department of this
city may require any driver of
volved in an accident of which report
must be made as provided in this
section to file supplemental reports
whenever the original report is
in the opinion of said
with reference to the
time, the date. the place. the nature
of the accident, weather conditions,
road conditions, the name and ad-
dress of the persons and the owner
ship of the vehicles, bicycles or push
carts directly involved.
Section 19. Whenever the driver of
a vehicle, bicycle or push cart is
incapable of making a
required accident report and there
was another occupant in the vehicle,
bicycle or push cart at the time Of
the accident capable of making a
report, such occupant shall make or
cause to be made said report.
Section so. All required accident
reports and supplemental reports
shall be without prejudice to the
individual so reporting and shall be
for the confidential use Of the
police department, except that the
police department may disclose the
Identity of a person involved in an
accident when such identity is not
otherwise known or when such
inG OF
accident. No such report shall be
used as evidence in any trial, civil
or criminal. arising out of an acci-
dent, except that the police Depart
ment shall furnish upon demand of
any person or who has or claims to-
have made such a report, or upon
demand of any court, certificate
showing that a specified accident
report has or has not been made to
the police department. solely to
prove compliance or a failure to
with the requirement that
such a report be made to the police
department
Pedestrian Rights and Duties
Section 81. (a) Every pedestrian
crossing a roadway at any point
other than within marked cross
walk or within an unmarked cross
walk at an intersection shall yield
operating lawfully upon the road
way. (G.C. 6307-46a).
(b) notwithstanding the provi-
sions of this section every operator
of vehicle shall exercise due care
to avoid colliding with any pedes-
trian upon any roadway. (G.C. Sec.
6307- -46c).
Section so. (a) Pedestrians shall
move, whenever practicable, upon
the right half of crosswalks. (G.C.
Sec. 6507-47a)
(b) Pedestrians shall not step into
nor upon any public road or high
way without looking I'm both direc-
tions to see what is approaching.
(G.C. Sec. 6307-4fb
Section S3. (a) Where usable
walks or paths parallel the street or
pedestrians shall not walk