The driver is unconscious after a crash and cannot make the required report. Who must make it?
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A.
The other driver involved in the crash
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B.
The passenger in the vehicle Correct
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C.
The tow truck operator who removes the vehicle
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D.
The nearest witness at the scene
The answer is "The passenger in the vehicle"
If the driver cannot make the report and a passenger is in the vehicle, the passenger must make it. Choice D appeals to the general good-Samaritan instinct that a bystander steps in for anyone incapacitated; the Illinois rule names only the passenger for this duty.
The traps in the wrong answers
A. The other driver involved in the crash
The other driver has their own report to make and is not delegated the injured driver's report. This answer assumes crash duties are automatically shared, when the manual assigns this one specifically.
C. The tow truck operator who removes the vehicle
A tow operator has no role in the crash-report rule. This answer confuses the person who removes the vehicle with the person who owes the report.
D. The nearest witness at the scene
The manual assigns this duty to the passenger, not to a bystander. This answer extends a general good-Samaritan reflex to a rule that names only the passenger.
This question tests your knowledge of Crash Procedures in Illinois. Source: Illinois Rules of the Road, "Crash Reports," p.55..
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