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Crashes with injuries & when to call police A 3-minute lesson from the Maryland course. Read the rules and examples, follow the handbook page references, and check your understanding before you move on.
Read time 3 minutes
Course unit Crashes & Traffic Stops
Checkpoint questions 6
Source pages 43, 44 After any crash, warn traffic first. If anyone is hurt, you must stay, call 911 and leave the vehicles where they are. Leaving the scene of an injury crash is a serious crime.
Know the rule
Whenever you are in a crash, put on your emergency flashers or flares to warn other drivers.
Handbook p. 43 ↗ If someone is injured, including a pedestrian or bicyclist, remain at the scene and: Call 911 immediately for police, fire, and ambulance Report the number of people involved, the type of injury, and the crash location Do not move the vehicles Handbook p. 43 ↗ Know the rule
If convicted of leaving the scene of a crash with serious injury, your license will be revoked.
Handbook p. 43 ↗ Always call the police when: Someone has been injured A vehicle cannot be moved A driver appears to be under the influence of alcohol or drugs A driver does not have a license A driver tries to leave without giving insurance and other information Public property has been damaged Handbook p. 44 ↗ No injuries, but a vehicle can't move: Call 911, give the location, and say there are no injuries but you need police help Be patient; don't try to cross the road or stop traffic Stay away from traffic Handbook p. 43 ↗ Fender Bender: move vehicles from travel lanes Put it into practice
You're in a crash where the other driver hurts their arm, and both cars block a lane. Turn on your flashers, stay, call 911 and report how many people are involved, the injury and the location. Don't move the cars.
Check your understanding Read the question, decide on an answer, then open it to check the explanation. These are Roadwise study questions based on the source handbook.
According to the handbook, what should you do whenever you are in a crash? Move all vehicles immediately Exchange insurance information first Leave the scene to call for help Turn on flashers or set flares Answer: Turn on flashers or set flares
Whenever you are in a crash, put on your emergency flashers or flares to warn other drivers.
Handbook p. 43 ↗ If someone is injured in a crash, including a pedestrian or bicyclist, what must you do? Stay at the scene and call 911 Leave a note if no one is around Drive to the nearest police station Move the vehicles out of traffic first Answer: Stay at the scene and call 911
In a crash involving a pedestrian or bicyclist, you must remain at the scene and call 911 immediately.
Handbook p. 43 ↗ What penalty can you face for leaving the scene of a crash that causes serious injury? Up to 1 year in prison and a $500 fine Up to 5 years in prison and a $5,000 fine Up to 10 years in prison and a $10,000 fine A fine only, no possible prison time Answer: Up to 5 years in prison and a $5,000 fine
Leaving the scene of a crash causing serious injury can bring up to 5 years in prison and a $5,000 fine.
Handbook p. 43 ↗ What penalty can you face for leaving the scene of a crash where someone dies? Up to 5 years in prison and a $5,000 fine A fine only, since it's a misdemeanor A felony: up to 10 years and $10,000 License suspension only, no prison time Answer: A felony: up to 10 years and $10,000
Leaving the scene of a fatal crash is a felony punishable by up to 10 years in prison and a $10,000 fine.
Handbook p. 43 ↗ If your vehicle can't move after a crash with no injuries, what should you do? Try to push the vehicle off the road yourself Stand in the road to direct traffic Leave the vehicle and walk to a nearby gas station Call 911 and stay away from traffic Answer: Call 911 and stay away from traffic
If your vehicle cannot move and there are no injuries, call 911, report the situation, and stay away from traffic while waiting.
Handbook p. 43 ↗ Which of these situations requires you to call the police after a crash? Both drivers agree on what happened The crash happened in a parking lot Public property has been damaged Neither vehicle was damaged Answer: Public property has been damaged
You must always call police if someone is injured, a vehicle can't be moved, a driver seems impaired or unlicensed, or public property is damaged.
Handbook p. 44 ↗ Previous lesson Mopeds, scooters & driver-assist technology Next lesson Minor crashes, unattended property & animals More in Crashes & Traffic Stops About the source Roadwise’s Maryland course uses the driver handbook edition supplied with this study pack. This lesson cites source pages 43, 44. The linked PDF is a third-party mirror of the handbook, rather than a government-hosted page.
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