If you are in a car accident in New York and more than $1,000 in property damages due to the crash, all drivers must file a Report of Motor Vehicle Accident form with the DMV. You cannot wait longer than ten days after the accident. If you fail to file a report, you look at a driver’s license suspension. It is against the law to leave the scene of a car accident that causes personal injury or death without taking the appropriate legal steps. Anyone who sustains injuries or death from the accident must immediately notify the police. You will need to file an accident report with the DMV too.