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Crash Reports

Crash Reports. Utah Department of Public Safety Highway Safety Office. What is a motor vehicle crash?. An (1) unstabilized situation which includes at least one (2) harmful event and involves one or more (3) motor vehicles. Unstabilized Situation. Unstabilized

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Crash Reports

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  1. Crash Reports Utah Department of Public Safety Highway Safety Office

  2. What is a motor vehicle crash? • An (1)unstabilized situation which includes at least one (2)harmful eventandinvolves one or more (3)motor vehicles

  3. Unstabilized Situation • Unstabilized • An unstabilized situation is a set of events not under human control, or not intentional • Does not include legal intervention (P.I.T) or deliberate intent (suicide)

  4. Harmful Event • A harmful eventis an occurrence of injury or damage. • Injury is bodily harm to a person • Does not include effects of diseases • Damage is harm to property that reduces the monetary value of that property. • Does not include mechanical failure during normal operation, such as a tire blowout, etc

  5. Motor Vehicle • Motor vehicle – any motorized (mechanically or electrically powered) road vehicle not operated on rails • Includes : ATV’s, Snowmobiles, etc • Excludes : Bicycles, Trains, Airplanes, Animals, etc

  6. When is a crash reportable? • State Law • Any incident involving a motor vehicle that results in any injury OR damage ($1500 or more) • Damage is not limited to the motor vehicle only • Plus • Incident originated or occurred on a trafficway • Excludes parking lot aisles or stalls

  7. 41-6a-402(4) • (c) The accident reports shall:             (i) provide sufficient detail to disclose the cause, conditions then existing, and the persons and vehicles involved in the accident; and             (ii) contain all of the information required that is available.

  8. Crash (DI-9) Report • Designed to provide consistency in gathering crash information – data elements • Used by: • UDOT • DLD • HSO • NHTSA • Others

  9. Sequence of Events

  10. Motor Vehicle in Transport – Code “20” • The term “in transport” denotes the state or condition of a transport vehicle which is in motion or within the portion of a transport way ordinarily used by similar transport vehicles.(ANSI D16.1-2007)

  11. Trafficway ANSI D16.1-2007 (Figure 1 2.2.1)

  12. First Harmful Event vs. First event Non-damage producing Cannot Be First or Most Harmful Event Cannot Be First Event* Damage producing

  13. People – Injury Information • No injury • Possible Injury – complaint of pain without visible injury • Non-incapacitating injury– evident minor injury (cuts, bruises, contusion) • Incapacitating Injury- Injury requiring “help from the scene” • Fatal – Death as result of injuries within 30 days of crash

  14. Parts and pieces • The classification of any vehicle, part of a vehicle, cargo of a vehicle, or occupant of a vehicle, remains the same from the time the unstabilized event begins until it ends.

  15. Alcohol/Drug Information • Use Suspected • Any suspected use of drugs or alcohol by driver – regardless of level • Test Given • Any type of chemical test that provides a measurable or detectable amount • Test Result • Positive or negative result regardless of amount

  16. Alcohol/Drug - Fatalities • Test Given • If tests being done by O.M.E – “05” Taken to M.E. • Test Results • “Pending” results need to be amended if collected by officer (DUI)

  17. Report Types • Original • Electronically submitted within 10 days of completion • Supplemental • Additional information added to original report • Amended Report • Changing information included in original report

  18. For more information contact: References used: ANSI D16.1-2007 MMUCC Guideline 4th Edition (2012) Trooper Mark Thompson Utah Highway Safety Office (801) 657-7107 mthompson@utah.gov

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