Practice question

What should a New York instructor teach about the legal consequences of leaving the scene of an accident (hit and run)?

  1. Only a small fine when a driver leaves a property-damage crash without injuries
  2. Leaving the scene involving property damage is a traffic infraction, but leaving the scene involving injury or death is a felony with possible imprisonment
  3. It is illegal only when someone witnesses the driver leaving the collision scene
  4. New York has no specific duty to stop, exchange information, or report a collision

Answer: B — Leaving the scene involving property damage is a traffic infraction, but leaving the scene involving injury or death is a felony with possible imprisonment

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