The penalty for a hit-and-run accident conviction that caused one or more deaths (or serious physical injury) is a felony punishable by imprisonment of 5-20 years and/or a fine of $1,000-$10,000, as well as revocation of driver's license.
The definition of an open circuit is  a broken path for an electrical current due to an open switch or frayed wire. An example of an open circuit is a string of electric lights that donât work if one bulb goes out.
A circuit is an unbroken loop of conductive material that allows electrons to flow through continuously without beginning or end. If a circuit is broken, that means its conductive elements no longer form a complete path, and continuous electron flow cannot occur in it.