What triggers a required immediate crash report to a law enforcement officer under North Carolina law?
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A.
Only crashes where the drivers disagree about fault
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B.
Any death or injury, or apparent property damage of $1,000 or more Correct
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C.
Only crashes that cause bodily injury to someone
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D.
Only crashes that happen on an interstate highway
The answer is "Any death or injury, or apparent property damage of $1,000 or more"
North Carolina keys the immediate-report duty to three separate triggers, and any one starts it on its own: any person killed, any person injured, or apparent property damage of $1,000 or more. Choice C is the trap, favored by drivers who follow the rule of thumb that a crash only matters when somebody gets hurt, which drops both the fatality trigger and the dollar threshold before the question is even finished.
The traps in the wrong answers
A. Only crashes where the drivers disagree about fault
Treats a private disagreement between drivers as the trigger, when the manual keys the duty to death, injury, or property damage instead. Uses the fender-bender approach of trading insurance information and driving off unless somebody starts arguing, so never checks whether damage crossed the dollar threshold or whether anyone was killed.
C. Only crashes that cause bodily injury to someone
Applies only the injury piece of the trigger and drops both the fatality piece and the property-damage piece that stand on their own. Follows the rule of thumb that a crash only counts when somebody gets hurt, so overlooks the dollar-damage threshold and the fatality trigger.
D. Only crashes that happen on an interstate highway
Adds a road-type limit that the manual does not put on the reporting rule. Confuses crash-reporting with federal interstate signage rules learned in another chapter, so assumes the duty applies only on numbered highways.
This question tests your knowledge of Crash Procedures in North Carolina. Source: North Carolina Driver Handbook, "Crashes," p.78..
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