§ Mr. MullinTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many prosecutions there have been in each of the last five years for cases involving hit-and-run accidents; and what charges were referred in each case. [16666]
§ Mr. MacleanThe available information is for prosecutions for offences as defined in section 170 of the Road Traffic Act 1988.
The number of prosecutions in England and Wales for offences of failing to stop after an accident or failing to report an accident within 24 hours for the years 1989 to 1993 are set out below. More serious charges may have been preferred in some of these cases depending on the circumstances.
Failing to stop after accident Failing to report accident within 24 hours 1989 26,784 23,400 1990 25,827 22,642 1991 25,418 22,044 1992 22,225 19,738 1993 19,043 15,665 Figures for 1994 are not yet available.