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Show Drivers Warned of Accident Responsibility j Considerable difficulty has been encountered by the S'ate Highway Patrol In recent months as the result of failure of auio-j mobile drivers to clearly understand under-stand their responsibilities In case of an accident, or failure to comply. Robert Reld, local patrolman, asks all drivers to read the iol-lowing iol-lowing regulations carefully and to follow the requirements when, ever an accident occurs. The driver of a vehicle Involv. ed In an accident resulting in Injury to or death of any person or property damage to an apparent appar-ent extent of $100.00 or more, shall immediately and by th quickest means of communication, communica-tion, give notice of such accident to the local police department If such accident occurs within a municipality, otherwise to the of. flee of the county sheriff or to a state trooper. Failure to comply will likely result In your arrest. Every owner of a motor vehicle that has been damaged in ANY kind of an accident MUST have it checked and cleared by a police po-lice agency (such as a patrolman, patrol-man, sheriff or city police) In the locality of the accident ami' receive a sticker from them that permits the damage to be repaired. re-paired. It's the law no garace can repair a damaged vehicle unless It bears a sticker which shows the accident has been Investigated In-vestigated and cleared by some police agency. I |