What Does FSRA ACC INVOLVING INJURY Mean?
People see “FSRA ACC INVOLVING INJURY” on a court document or jail record and want to know what it means.
- FSRA = Fail to Stop and Render Aid
- ACC = Accident
- INVOLVING INJURY = Involving Injury to a Person
The charge is failing to stop and render aid after a traffic accident involving injury to another person. This is a more serious hit-and-run charge because someone was hurt.
The statute and the punishment
The offense is defined in section 550.021 of the Texas Transportation Code. The punishment is at minimum a third-degree felony: 2 to 10 years in prison and a fine of up to $10,000. If the accident resulted in death, it is a second-degree felony: 2 to 20 years.
If your loved one has been arrested for this charge, read If Your Loved One Has Been Arrested.
How is failure to stop and render aid after an accident involving injury sentenced in Harris County?
We built a free, public tool that shows how these cases have actually been resolved in Harris County courts: how often they end in conviction, deferred adjudication, or dismissal, and the range of sentences, broken down by court and by year. See the real outcomes for this charge.