Collisions and reporting — Washington Permit Test
Collisions and reporting on the Washington permit test — 6 rules, each with the reason behind it and a question on it while it is fresh.
The rules
A driver in a collision must not drive away, and where anyone is injured or killed they must call 911, because law enforcement has to be notified.
Leaving turns a collision into a separate and far more serious offense.
Do not drive away. If anyone is injured or killed, call 911. Law enforcement must be notified.
A collision report form must be filed within 4 days of a crash if a law enforcement officer does not do it for the driver, and state law requires it.
The deadline is short, and missing it is a separate problem from whatever happened on the road.
File a collision report form, within 4 days of a crash, if a law enforcement officer doesn’t do this for you.
Where a collision involves a parked vehicle, a driver must try to find the owner, and if they cannot, leave a note with the date, the time, and their contact information.
Without the note it is a hit and run, whatever you meant by driving off.
If the collision involves a parked vehicle, you must try to locate the owner. If you cannot, leave a note in a place where they can easily see it.
Injured people must not be moved unless they are in a burning vehicle or otherwise in immediate danger, and must not be given anything to drink.
Moving somebody with a spinal injury can do the damage the crash did not.
Do not move injured people unless they’re in a burning vehicle or otherwise in immediate danger.
If a power line comes into contact with a vehicle, the driver must not get out: turn off the engine, call 911, and stay inside until responders arrive.
The car is what is keeping the current out of you, and the ground around it can be live too.
If a power line comes in contact with your vehicle, do not get out of the vehicle.
Where a vehicle must be evacuated because of fire near a power line, the driver jumps clear with both feet landing together and shuffles 35 feet away.
With one foot in front of the other the current runs up one leg and down the other.
To avoid electric shock, shuffle 35 feet away to safety.
On the test
What must a driver do after a collision where somebody is injured?
Stay at the scene and call 911. Leaving turns a collision into a separate and far more serious offense. Washington State Driver Guide, p.175: “Do not drive away. If anyone is injured or killed, call 911. Law enforcement must be notified.”
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Where these come from
Every rule here is checked against Washington State Driver Guide, published by the Washington State Department of Licensing, and against the state code itself. Last checked 2026-09-14.
- src/assets/drivers-manuals/WA.pdf (Washington State Driver Guide, Washington State Department of Licensing, retrieved 2026-09-14)
- https://dol.wa.gov/driver-licenses-and-permits/driver-training-and-testing/driver-guides
- https://dol.wa.gov/driver-licenses-and-permits/driver-training-and-testing/do-i-need-take-test