N.Y. Penal Law Section 176.80
Staging a motor vehicle accident in the first degree

A person is guilty of staging a motor vehicle accident in the first degree when he or she commits the offense of staging a motor vehicle accident in the second degree and thereby causes serious physical injury or death to another person, other than a participant in such offense. Staging a motor vehicle accident in the first degree is a class D felony.

Source: Section 176.80 — Staging a motor vehicle accident in the first degree, https://www.­nysenate.­gov/legislation/laws/PEN/176.­80 (updated Nov. 8, 2019; accessed Oct. 25, 2025).

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