Provides that leaving scene of motor vehicle accident is crime of first degree if accident results in death of another person.

S 1426 upgrades the penalty for drivers who leave the scene of a motor vehicle accident causing death from a second-degree to a first-degree crime. This change increases potential prison sentences from 5-10 years to 10-20 years and fines from $150,000 to $200,000. The bill clarifies that drivers cannot claim ignorance of the death or traffic law violations as a defense. It also requires separate sentences for this offense and related charges like manslaughter, rather than merging convictions.