You are involved in a traffic crash in which another person is killed. What can happen to your license?
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A.
It is revoked automatically for one full year with no hearing.
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B.
It cannot be touched until any related criminal case is finished.
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C.
It is safe from action unless you are convicted of a violation.
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D.
DMV can suspend or revoke it after a hearing, even without any charge. Correct
The answer is "DMV can suspend or revoke it after a hearing, even without any charge."
The manual makes clear that DMV can suspend or revoke your license after its own hearing even if you were never charged with a violation at the scene. Choice C tempts readers who treat a criminal conviction as the only path to license loss, missing that DMV runs an administrative track that does not depend on the courts.
The traps in the wrong answers
A. It is revoked automatically for one full year with no hearing.
No automatic fixed-length revocation applies here; a hearing is the trigger. This answer pulls in the one-year minimum revocation from the aggravated-DWI rule listed nearby.
B. It cannot be touched until any related criminal case is finished.
The DMV hearing is administrative and does not wait on any criminal proceeding. This answer assumes administrative action must pause for the courts, when the two tracks run independently.
C. It is safe from action unless you are convicted of a violation.
License action does not require a conviction; DMV's hearing operates on its own. This answer treats a criminal conviction as the only route by which a license can be lost.
This question tests your knowledge of Crash Procedures in New York. Source: New York State Driver's Manual, "Traffic Crashes," p.22..
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