308.00 Sheriffs Office Motor Vehicle Crashes

Question 1

Who should investigate an agency crash involving extensive property damage, serious injury, or death?

Answer 1

A MCSO traffic homicide investigator, FHP, or the agency having jurisdiction.

Question 2

Who will be notified of an agency crash?

Answer 2

The traffic section Lt, uniform road, patrol division, commander, and respective division commander and department Director.

Question 3

Who will respond to all serious crashes involving agency vehicles?

Answer 3

The on duty patrol supervisor

Question 4

Who should take photographs of an accident involving sheriffs office vehicles?

Answer 4

In minor crashes photograph should be taken by the responding supervisor or traffic section sworn member

And crashes with serious injuries or death a crime scene investigator or traffic homicide investigator will be summoned to take photographs

Question 5

Under what circumstances is a crash report not required for sheriffs office vehicles?

Answer 5

Crashes during training exercises which occur on roadways or area is not open to public vehicular traffic

Crashes involving sheriffs office vehicles only

A sheriff’s office vehicle crash with no apparent damage or reported injury

Damage only to a sheriff‘s office property

A sheriff’s office vehicle strikes anything other than a citizens vehicle and there is no property damage.