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 hot wire is a live or powered wire, so if you are working with a high-voltage system, you have to be very careful not to touch it. An open wire, is a wire that is not part of a circuit - it is just dangling there.