Topic 8 · Emergencies and Unforeseen Situations
What must you do if police do not come to the scene of an injury accident?
- Notify law enforcement within 24 hours — correct answer
- Only tell your insurance company
- Wait for them to call you
Why
If anyone was injured or killed and officers did not attend, you must report it to law enforcement within 24 hours. (Handbook, Section 10.)
Practise this in the real format
Reading one answer is not the same as sitting the test. The simulator runs the first-time adult form: 36 questions, 6 mistakes allowed, 83% to pass.
Source: California Driver's Handbook (DL 600, rev. 6/2025), the document the DMV writes the real test from. Edited by Fernando Aguilera. Aprobify is not affiliated with the California DMV.
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