217 - Vehicle Collisions Flashcards
What is a qualifying vehicle?
- commercial truck having a gross weight rating or gross combined weight of more than 10,000 lbs.
- a bus designed to carry nine or more people including the driver.
- any vehicle displaying a hazardous materials placard.
At the scene of a vehicle collision on a high speed highways, bridges, etc, place the first cone ___________ from the collision.
At least 200 feet.
The following vehicles do not require insurance ID cards:
BIG FART
B - buses
I - ICC Authority
G - government owned
F - farm, certain ones
A - authority public service commission
R - rented
T - taxis
What is a condition of severity?
At least one vehicle involves a qualifying vehicle and
- At least one person sustained fatal injuries
- at least one person was transported for immediate medical condition
- at least one vehicle was towed/ transported from scene.
In a vehicle collision where a death, serious injury and likely to die or critical injury has occurred, patrol supervisor will request the response of
- PDU
- Highway District Collision Technician Group
- Highway District Collision Investigation Squad
Must also notify Desk officer and CO/Duty Captain
In a vehicle collision where a death, serious injury and likely to die or critical injury has occurred, patrol supervisor will notify operations if
- Extended closure of a roadway(s) is required
- if perishable merchandise
- current newspapers are involved
Who notifies operations unit in a department vehicle accident when a UMOS is ________ and __________.
Patrol supervisor, precinct of occurrence.
Injured and requires hospital treatment.
In a department vehicle accident who notifies the borough for a borough collision number and where does this notification get recorded in?
Desk officer, precinct of occurrence.
Telephone record.
When does the desk officer notify medical division within one hour of a collision?
When a driver committed a moving violation or if a fatality occurs and the driver is a civilian MOS required to have a commercial driver’s license, he or she must submit to alcohol and drug testing.
In a department vehicle collision, when must the investigation where there is video invoiced, where must you send a photocopy of collision report to?
CO, risk assessment unit
The patrol supervisor will prepare how many copies of the PAR in a department vehicle accident?
4 - quadruplicate
The desk officer, precinct of occurrence will fax PAR, Report of MV accident and collision report - PD vehicle to ________ immediately after serial numbers are obtained.
Personnel safety desk.
In a collision - private vehicles authorized for police use, patrol supervisor, precinct of occurrence will prepare a PAR and under duplicate copy, check box marked
Office of comptroller (city involved)
In a collision - private vehicles authorized for police use, patrol supervisor, precinct of occurrence will furnish member with _______ copies of PAR and a set of photos for submission to _________.
2 copies
Fleet services division and deputy commissioner - management and budget
In a collision - private vehicles authorized for police use, patrol supervisor, precinct of occurrence will submit ________ copies on typed letterhead to precinct commander ___________ and ________.
4 copies
Summarizing collision
And
Indicating any driving deficiency
In a collision - private vehicles authorized for police use, who obtains the collision serial number from FSD?
MOS.
No borough notification
In a collision - private vehicles authorized for police use, MOS will prepare how many 49’s on typed letterhead addressed to DCMB and submit to CO.
2 reports
And attach :
With estimates from two separate auto body shops. (1 estimate if vehicle is inoperable)
And copy of PAR
On the arrival at the scene of an aircraft accident, UMOS will
- request ps
- notify desk
- detain pilot and aircraft
desk officer will notify
- duty captain
- operations
- borough
- PDU
Supervising officer in command will prepare unusual occurrence report with two copies to CO SOD.
In DARP tow, UMOS will notify communications section when DARP is required and only include these description of the vehicle
Color, body type and plate number
What are the exceptions not to DARP?
15,000 GEAR
Gross weight of 15,000 lbs
G - government vehicles
E - evidence (arrest or invest.)
A - authorized (highway, bridges, etc.)
R - rotow (stolen or abandoned)
If DARP tow company not on scene for _____ minutes, request communications to cancel and assign the next tow company. Prepare “report of violation”
30 minutes
To report damage to department property other than Dept vehicle, UMOS report facts to desk officer and make activity log entry. Desk officer will have ____________ investigate facts and prepare report. Command clerk will prepare ___ copies and submit to desk. For property in booth/buildings forward 3 copies to __________.
Patrol supervisor
4 copies
DCMB facilities management division.
ICO will check a minimum of _____ file copies of Request for copy of Collision Records on a __________ basis.
15 records
Quarterly basis
When a person appears at the station house to report a vehicle collision, the UMOS must refer the concerned party to the command where collision took place if ________ or _________ or _________.
Death/SPI likely to die, critical injury.
Or
Injury and reported within 5 days
Or
Commercial vehicle collision, a vehicle is towed and reported within 5 days
