Leaving the scene of an accident involving injury or death will result in:
- Only imprisonment.
- Only a fine.
- Imprisonment and a fine. ✓
- No negative consequences.
Answer: C. Imprisonment and a fine.
Leaving the scene of an accident involving injury or death can result in imprisonment and a fine.
Why this is the answer
The handbook's failure-to-stop penalty table lists both money and jail or prison time for crashes that hurt or kill someone. For a death, it pairs a fine with a prison term; for serious bodily injury, it also pairs them. For a crash causing injury, it lists prison or county jail, a fine, or both. That is why the correct choice is the one that includes imprisonment and a fine, not a single penalty.
Why the other answers are wrong
- A. Only imprisonment. — Saying the result is only imprisonment is wrong because the handbook's failure-to-stop penalties also include fines for crashes involving injury or death.
- B. Only a fine. — Saying the result is only a fine is wrong because the handbook also lists imprisonment or county jail time for these failure-to-stop crashes.
- D. No negative consequences. — Saying there are no negative consequences is wrong because the handbook requires stopping and lists fines and imprisonment for leaving the scene.
Remember it
If you leave a crash, expect the penalty to touch both your wallet and your freedom.