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What is the penalty for a Move Over Law violation that causes a crash?

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This Maryland Driver's License Crashes and Traffic Stops practice set has 29 practice questions based on the official exam materials, each with an instant explanation. You need 88% on the real Maryland Driver's License knowledge test to pass.

Topic overview

This section explains what to do at a crash scene, how to handle a disabled vehicle, and how to behave during a traffic stop. Whenever you are in a crash, put on your emergency flashers or flares to warn other drivers. If someone is injured, you must remain at the scene, call 911 immediately, and not move the vehicles. Leaving the scene has severe consequences.

The manual states specific penalties for leaving a crash scene. Leaving the scene of a crash that results in a serious injury means your license is revoked, and you could face up to 5 years in prison and a fine up to $5,000. Leaving the scene of a crash where someone dies is a felony, punishable by up to 10 years in prison and a fine up to $10,000. You must always call the police when someone is injured, a vehicle cannot be moved, or a driver appears to be under the influence.

At a traffic stop, you must follow the officer's directions or you may be arrested. Pull off as far from traffic as possible, turn on your flashers, turn off your engine and radio, roll down your window, stay in your vehicle with your seat belt fastened, and keep your hands in plain view. Do not argue about the citation; you can make your case in court. Under the Move Over Law, a violation carries a $110 fine and one point, a violation that causes a crash carries a $150 fine and three points, and one causing death or serious injury carries a $750 fine and three points.

What are the penalties for leaving the scene of a crash?

If you leave the scene of a crash that results in a serious injury, your license is revoked and you could face up to 5 years in prison and a fine up to $5,000. If someone dies, leaving the scene is a felony punishable by up to 10 years in prison and a fine up to $10,000.

How should I behave during a traffic stop?

Pull off as far from traffic as possible, turn on your flashers, and turn off your engine and radio. Roll down your window, stay in your vehicle with your seat belt fastened, and keep your hands in plain view, ideally on the steering wheel. Do not argue with the officer about the citation, because you can make your case in court.

What information should I exchange after a crash?

Exchange your name, address, phone number, license plate number and state, driver's license number, vehicle make and model, and insurance information with the other driver(s). Also get witnesses' names and contact details, and record the location, date, time, vehicles involved, weather, road conditions, and damages, taking pictures if you can.

Written from the official Maryland Driver's Manual — Crashes and Traffic Stops ↗· Last checked: 2026-07-10· Reviewed by the PassPrep editorial team· How we verify →

Sample questions

Three questions from the Crashes and Traffic Stops bank with the correct answer and an explanation. The practice quiz above draws 29 questions at random from the same bank.

Whenever you are in a crash, what should you do to warn other drivers?
- Put on your emergency flashers or flares — Correct answer
- Honk your horn continuously until help arrives
- Flash your high beams at oncoming traffic
- Turn off all of your vehicle's lights
Explanation: Whenever you are in a crash, put on your emergency flashers or flares to warn other drivers.
Handbook: Crashes and Traffic Stops — Crashes
If someone is injured in a crash, what must you do?
- Remain at the scene and call 911 immediately — Correct answer
- Drive the injured person to the hospital yourself
- Leave to find a phone and call later
- Wait until the next day to report it
Explanation: If someone is injured in a crash, you must remain at the scene and call 911 immediately for police, fire, and ambulance.
Handbook: Crashes and Traffic Stops — Injury crashes
When you call 911 after an injury crash, what should you report?
- The number of people involved, the type of injury, and the location — Correct answer
- Only your name and phone number
- The estimated cost of vehicle repairs
- Your insurance policy number only
Explanation: Report the number of people involved, the type of injury, and the location of the crash.
Handbook: Crashes and Traffic Stops — Calling 911