{"id":6449,"date":"2026-10-24T05:13:55","date_gmt":"2026-10-24T05:13:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/patrickwilsonlaw.com\/resources\/vehicular-homicide-defense-attorney-south-florida\/fatal-hit-and-run-defense-attorney-florida\/"},"modified":"2026-10-28T01:03:24","modified_gmt":"2026-10-28T01:03:24","slug":"fatal-hit-and-run-defense-attorney-florida","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/patrickwilsonlaw.com\/resources\/vehicular-homicide-defense-attorney-south-florida\/fatal-hit-and-run-defense-attorney-florida\/","title":{"rendered":"Fatal Hit and Run Charges Florida | Patrick Wilson Law"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Fatal Hit and Run Defense | Miami, Florida<\/p>

Charged After a Fatal Hit and Run? Speak With Our Team Before You Respond<\/h1>

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By Patrick David Wilson \u00b7 Published October 24, 2026<\/p>\n\n

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A fatal hit-and-run charge in Florida is a felony. When a driver willfully leaves the scene of a crash that causes a death, the law treats it as a first-degree felony with a four-year mandatory minimum prison term (\u00a7 316.027<\/a>). This guide explains what the state must prove, how penalties work, and which facts matter most. It is written for drivers, their families, and anyone under investigation before an arrest.<\/p>\n

What a Fatal Hit-and-Run Charge Means in Florida<\/h2>\n

A fatal hit-and-run charge says a driver left a crash that killed someone without doing what Florida law requires. The charge turns on the driver’s duties after the crash, not only on the crash itself.<\/p>\n

Florida law requires a driver involved in a crash on public or private property that results in injury, serious bodily injury, or death to stop at the scene, or as close as possible, and stay until the duties are met (\u00a7 316.027<\/a>). Those duties appear in \u00a7 316.062<\/a>. The driver must give his or her name, address, and vehicle registration number. The driver must also give reasonable help to anyone hurt, including arranging a ride to medical care if treatment is apparently necessary or the injured person asks for it (\u00a7 316.062<\/a>).<\/p>\n