Two-month licence withdrawal for hit-and-run cyclist collision upheld

ATA/536/1997Tribunal de Justiça / Câmara Administrativa2 de set. de 1997Confirmed

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Resumo Omnilex

The appellate authority confirmed a two-month driving licence withdrawal. The driver had struck a cyclist, causing injuries to the right cheek and back, and then left the scene. The court found the measure justified in light of the collision and hit-and-run behavior.

Sumário Omnilex

LCR 16 al. 3; withdrawal of driving licence for dangerous conduct and hit-and-run after an accident; the sanction may be upheld where the driver causes bodily injury to a cyclist and leaves the scene without stopping or assisting. The severity and duration of the measure depend on the concrete danger and the offender’s conduct after the accident.

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Descripteurs

CIRCULATION ROUTIERE; CYCLE; DELIT DE FUITE; DROIT PENAL; RETRAIT DE PERMIS; DUREE; LCR

Normes

LCR.16 al.3

Résumé

Retrait de permis de 2 mois confirmé pour avoir heurté un cycliste, l'avoir ainsi blessé à la joue droite et au dos et avoir pris la fuite.

Palavras-chave

road trafficcyclisthit-and-rundriving licence withdrawalinjurysanction

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Questões jurídicas principais extraídas pela Omnilex

Questão jurídica principal

Whether a two-month driving licence withdrawal for hitting a cyclist and fleeing the scene was justified.

Decisão extraída

Yes. The withdrawal was upheld.

Fundamentação extraída

The conduct involved a collision causing injury to the cyclist and a subsequent failure to stop and render assistance, which justified the sanction under the road traffic rules.

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