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If You Are in a Traffic Crash — New York Driver's License Practice Test

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Within how many days of the crash must you file the DMV crash report?

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This New York Driver's License If You Are in a Traffic Crash practice set has 22 practice questions based on the official exam materials, each with an instant explanation. You need 70% on the real New York Driver's License knowledge test to pass.

Topic overview

This chapter covers what a driver must do immediately after a crash: stopping at the scene, exchanging information with everyone involved, moving the vehicle out of traffic if it's safe to do so, and knowing when police or an ambulance must be called.

Frequently tested points include the legal duty to stop at any crash regardless of how minor the damage is, exactly what information must be exchanged (name, address, license number, registration, and insurance information), and the requirement to file a crash report with DMV using Form MV-104 within 10 days when there is a fatality, an injury, or significant property damage.

A common mistake is confusing the rules for moving an injured person — the manual says not to move them unless fire or another life-threatening danger makes it necessary — with general first-aid instinct. Test-takers also sometimes forget that leaving the scene of a crash involving only property damage is a traffic violation, while leaving after a crash with injury or death is a criminal offense, and that a passenger or the vehicle's owner may file the DMV report if the driver is unable to.

What must a driver do at the scene of a crash, no matter how small the damage?

Stop. New York law requires every driver to stop at the scene of a crash regardless of how minor the property damage appears to be.

When must a crash be reported to the DMV, and how?

A crash must be reported using the Report of Motor Vehicle Crash (Form MV-104) if it involves a fatality, a personal injury, or property damage of $1000 or more, and the report must be filed within 10 days.

Should you move someone who was injured in a crash?

Generally no — avoid moving an injured person unless a fire or another life-threatening danger makes moving them necessary, and if you must, keep the back and neck straight.

Written from the official New York State Driver's Manual — If You Are in a Traffic Crash ↗· Last checked: 2026-07-10· Reviewed by the PassPrep editorial team· How we verify →

Sample questions

Three questions from the If You Are in a Traffic Crash bank with the correct answer and an explanation. The practice quiz above draws 22 questions at random from the same bank.

  1. About how many traffic crashes occur in New York State each year?

    • More than 300,000 — Correct answer
    • About 5,000
    • About 30,000
    • Fewer than 1,000

    Explanation: More than 300,000 traffic crashes occur in New York State each year, showing how common crashes are and why every driver must know what to do.

    Handbook: If You Are in a Traffic Crash — How Often Crashes Happen

  2. If you are involved in a traffic crash, when must you stop at the scene?

    • At any crash scene, regardless of the level of damage — Correct answer
    • Only if another vehicle is badly damaged
    • Only if someone appears to be injured
    • Only when a police officer tells you to

    Explanation: You must stop at any crash scene you are involved in, regardless of how minor the level of damage appears to be.

    Handbook: If You Are in a Traffic Crash — Stopping at the Scene

  3. What kind of violation is leaving the scene of a crash that involved only property damage?

    • A traffic violation — Correct answer
    • A criminal violation
    • No violation at all
    • A federal felony

    Explanation: Leaving the scene of a crash involving only property damage is a traffic violation, while leaving a crash involving injury or death is a criminal violation.

    Handbook: If You Are in a Traffic Crash — Leaving the Scene