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–474– -474Subchapter I—General Provisions § 1691. Duty of drivers of vehicles in collision; punishment for violation (a) When a vehicle strikes a person, or collides with a vehicle containing a person, the driver of, and all persons in, the vehicle doing the striking or colliding, who have or assume authority over the driver, shall: (1) immediately cause the vehicle to stop; (2) render to the person struck, or to the occupants of the vehicle collided with, all necessary assistance including the carrying of the person or occupant to a physician or surgeon for medical or surgical treatment if treatment is required or if the carrying to a physician or surgeon is requested by the person struck or the occupant of the vehicle struck; and (3) either remain at the scene of the accident until the arrival of the police authorities or communicate a full report of the accident to the nearest police authorities without delay. (b) Whoever violates subsection (a) of this section shall be punished by a fine of not more than $5,000, or by imprisonment in the penitentiary for not more than five years or in jail for not more than one year, or by both such fine and imprisonment. § 1692. Reckless driving or operation of a vehicle Whoever drives or operates a vehicle in willful or wanton disregard for the safety of persons or property is guilty of reckless driving, and shall be fined not more than $250 or imprisoned in jail not more than 60 days, or both; but if the reckless driving proximately causes bodily injury to a person, the person so driving the vehicle shall be fined not more than $1,000 or imprisoned in jail not more than one year, or both. § 1693. Driving vehicle while intoxicated Whoever, while driving or operating a vehicle, is intoxicated or becomes intoxicated, shall oe fined not more than $500 or imprisoned in jail not more than 90 days, or both. § 1694. Same; causing death or bodily injury Whoever, while driving or operating a vehicle, is intoxicated or becomes intoxicated, and, by reason of his intoxication, does an act, or neglects a duty imposed by law, which causes bodily injury to, or the death of, another person, shall be punished by a fine of not more than $5,000, or by imprisonment in jail for not more than one year or in the penitentiary for not more than 10 years, or by both such fine and imprisonment. Subchapter II—Chemical Test for Intoxication § 1711. Implied consent of driver to submit to test to determine alcoholic content of blood Whoever operates or drives an automobile, motorcycle, or other motor vehicle shall be deemed to have given consent to a chemical test or tests of his blood, breath, saliva, or urine for the purpose of determining the alcoholic content of his blood. The test or tests shall be administered at the direction of a police officer having reasonable < grounds to believe the person to have been operating or driving the vehicle while intoxicated.

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