Accidents Flashcards
- Checklist - the first officer to arrive at the scene of a motor vehicle accident shall:
a. Immediately check for injuries, provide first aid and summon medical assistance. Officers SHALL request an ambulance if they suspect serious injury
b. Identify hazardous materials, dangerous conditions, or fire threats.
c. Locate witnesses
d. Preserve evidence pending a determination of investigative responsibility, for processing and analysis
e. Protect involved persona and property from further injury or damage through positioning of police vehicle, or using flares, or other warning devices
f. Restore traffic flow around scene of accident, relieve congestion, remove involved vehicles and debris from roadway as quick as possible, unless investigative or rescue conditions require they be left in place
g. Ensure safekeeping of property for accident victims incapable of caring for property
h. Provide call for service number and may be picked up after 72 hours at station or can be purchased at crashdocs.org
What is critical injury?
a. injury where death is expected or medical personnel believe it’s probable
b. Injury leading to hospitalization
c. injury where vehicle is disabled.
a. injury where death is expected or medical personnel believe it’s probable
what must be met to make a motor vehicle accident worthy of an acrs?
a. occurred on a previous day and info was exchanged
b. MV in transport, unintentional , property damage, personal injury, or fatal or suspended license or no insurance must all be met
b. MV in transport, unintentional , property damage, personal injury, or fatal or suspended license or no insurance must all be met
True or false ? Personal injury is any injury that is visible or obvious, or for which an involved person is transported by ambulance
True
True or False, On accidents with serious injury, officers shall contact hospital prior to eos to determine status of injured parties to ensure caru notification not necessary
True
After scene stabilized, officers shall examine facts of accident to determine if acrs required. They shall base determination on :
a. Interviews of witnesses and drivers
b. Observations of vehicles and accident scene
c. Other physical evidence
d. Status of registration / driver’s licenses
e. All of the Above
e. All of the Above
True or False: Officers on accidents must initiate computer checks even if they display valid reg / license, true or false?
True
On scene of accidents, if the computer is down and validity cannot be verified, acrs shall be completed, true or false?
True
List which of the following is ACRS required for?
1. Buses with passengers or bus without passengers owned by any govt agency or WMATA
2. Train / mv accident
3. Collision with building regardless of evident damage (shall request building inspector)
4. Damage to electrical, natural gas, water, or commercial utilities
5. Damage to street signs and other govt fixed assets
6. Dept accidents
7. Fatal accidents
8. Govt vehicles or accidents alleged to have been caused by (msp investigates state owned vehicles)
9. Injury visible or obvious, or xported to hospital
10. Must appear traffic offenses whether citation issued or not and unregistered
11. Issues of citation
12. Prop damage occurring on roadway that results in disabling damage other than flat tires
13. Vehicles with temp reg plates or transport stickers (does not include dealer tags, they are considered registered)
All of them:
1. Buses with passengers or bus without passengers owned by any govt agency or WMATA
2. Train / mv accident
3. Collision with building regardless of evident damage (shall request building inspector)
4. Damage to electrical, natural gas, water, or commercial utilities
5. Damage to street signs and other govt fixed assets
6. Dept accidents
7. Fatal accidents
8. Govt vehicles or accidents alleged to have been caused by (msp investigates state owned vehicles)
9. Injury visible or obvious, or xported to hospital
10. Must appear traffic offenses whether citation issued or not and unregistered
11. Issues of citation
12. Prop damage occurring on roadway that results in disabling damage other than flat tires
13. Vehicles with temp reg plates or transport stickers (does not include dealer tags, they are considered registered)
If veh’s left vicinity of accident and cannot be examined, AND info was exchanged, may be 309 PROVIDED WHICH OF THE FOLLWING?
1. No building struck
2. No damage to utilities
3. No govt fixed asset involved
4. No fatality or critical injury
5. No person requires ambulance
6. No veh impounded
7. No hazmat spill
- No building struck
- No damage to utilities
- No govt fixed asset involved
- No fatality or critical injury
- No person requires ambulance
- No veh impounded
- No hazmat spill
True or False: officers shall not be dispatched to accidents occurring on previous date, true or false
True
Can you advise for Hit and run allegations on the previous date that the caller can file acrs with any desk officer at any station
Yes
If disagreement arises regarding reconstructionist response, reconstructionist decision prevails unless overruled by:
a. command officers
b. Sgt and above
c. Reconstructionist
d. NCO
a. command officers
On fatal accidents, officer required to provide decedents family member or representative with what?
a. “Victim’s Representative Notification Form” to request notification of hearing resulting from accident
b. Address to the front desk of CARU
c. All details on scene.
a. “Victim’s Representative Notification Form” to request notification of hearing resulting from accident
When death of victim within 30 days, investigating officer must select appropriate:
- Immediately notify oic CARU
- Provide CARU with copies of reports and other documents associated with accident
- Submit case recording documenting death, date and time of notification to oic caru
- All of the above
- All of the above
- Immediately notify oic CARU
- Provide CARU with copies of reports and other documents associated with accident
- Submit case recording documenting death, date and time of notification to oic caru
True of false? MVA fatalities classified as following
a. Violating driver or pedestrian are only fatality - unfounded
b. Violating drive or pedestrian killed but other fatalities also occur - exceptionally
c. Violating driver or pedestrian is not killed by other fatalities occur - arrest
True
Response of officers to accidents during snow emergencies is required when any of following exist:
- Hit and run accident
- Damage to county property
- Public hazard from debris or site damage
- Injuries involved
- Veh’s inoperable
True or False? Accident reports optional in following cases
1. Single veh prop damage where veh is not disabled and no publicly owned property is involved
2. Prop damage accident occurring on private property, regardless of damage extent
3. Prop damage accidents occurring on public roads not resulting in disabling damage to any involved veh
True
Officers shall respond to accident scene and determine following
1. Veh registration
2. Validity of driver’s licenses
3. VIN plates against reg documents
4. Wanted status of driver’s and vehicles
5. All of the above
- All of the above
When investigating traffic accidents involving criminal offenses, officers shall put the ACRS report number:
a. in the “Other Jurisdiction Case Number” field in admin tab of case report
b. You only do ACRS
a. in the “Other Jurisdiction Case Number” field in admin tab of case report
Officers shall photograph vehicles and physical evidence and scene for accidents involving govt vehicles or fatal / critical injury accidents (attach them to ACRS). true or false?
True
for accidents involving non-dept owned county veh or alleged to have been caused by a non-dept county owned veh, accident involving damage to county-owned signs or other fixed assets, officer shall
forward a copy to:
Risk Manager, Bureau of
Administration and Homeland Security,
before the end of shift. If the report is not
completed by the end of the shift, officers
shall forward a copy of the partially
completed report with a notation
What leads to requiring automatic follow-up for hit and runs include
- Suspect reg info
- Eyewitness ID of suspects
- Physical evidence suitable for forensic exam
True or false? If striking veh info is known in hit and run, document what?
all efforts to contact reg owner in ACRS. Shall include any relevant statements owner may have offered.
True
Requests for specialists for accident investigations ( besides inspections) shall be approved in advanced by
officers commander AND in writing by fiscal if specialist is to be paid
When mechanical defect suspected to have caused or contributed to critical injury accident, officer SHALL:
a. impound vehicle
b. issue ERO
C. issue citation
d. let him be its not his fault
a. impound vehicle
True or False? when veh impounded do to mechanical defect, before eos next business day, officer shall:
contact caru to determine whether caru or MSP automotive safety enforcement division will conduct inspecftion
True
When ASED inspection is to be conducted post accident, who shall arrange inspection
a. oic caru
b. offiicers OIC
c. Officer’s Command officer
d. Traffic Unit
a. oic caru
When deciding whether to authorize suspension of investigative activity, supervisors shall consider whether:
- Investigative leads exist and whether they are of meaningful quality
- Staffing and workload factors provide opportunities for follow-up work
- Physical or forensic evidence is likely to id suspect vehicle or driver
- Severity of injuries and property damage justify continued commitment of leo resources
- Suspect reg address is geographically close enough to county to make investigation practical
- Witnesses can ID driver in court
who investigates aircraft accidents?
MSP
Officers responding to scene of aircraft accident SHALL
a. seperate all the victims for statements
b. notify CARU to respond
c .Preserve scene and take life-saving action
d. Do not go to the scene. Its MSP jurisdiction
C. Preserve scene and take life-saving action
who investigates boating accidents on county waterways and those controlled by public agencies?
MNRP (Maryland natural resources police), if it occurs on privately owned water, it’s their discretion
When responding to boating accidents, officers shall:
1. Take lifesaving action
2. Preserve scene
3. Notify MNRP
4. Standby for their arrival
5. All the above
- All the above, Take lifesaving action, Preserve scene, Notify MNRP and Standby for their arrival
If MNRP cannot or will not respond to boating accidents, officers shall:
conduct basic investigation and submit case record (not crime / other service)
- MNRP investigates fatal boating accidents / accidental drownings BUT in any water related incident involving death, officers shall:
notify homicide regardless of MNRP status
who investigates drowning in swimming pools?
MNRP
Where does this go during your investigation?
1. Name and address of passengers who are injured
2. Names and assignments of engineers, brakemen, conductors, other crew members
3. Train company name, engine number, specialized name or schedule number for train
info placed in narrative of train / mv accident
Officers SHALL notify the ____________ through PSC in event of the following:
1. Evacuation of train or surrounding community
2. Fuel leakage
3. Grade crossing accident involving death or injury
4. Hazmat spill
Trail derailment
National Response Center
Is a case record required for an MV accident involving a train?
Yes
Pedestrian / train accients investigated by:
a.________ if person killed
who investigates non-fatal train / pedestrian accidents?
b. ______
a. homicide b. RID
First officer on scene of non-fatal train / pedestrian accident shall:
take appropriate lifesaving and protective action
Yes or No? is there an acrs in train/pedestrian accidents?
No
who investigates (agency) WMATA / metro accidents with death or serious injury, this includes death on 3rd rail?
a. PGPD
b. Metro PD
c. States Attorney’s office of Investigations
a. PGPD
For train derailment, the following shall be listed in case record:
- Date/time of notification to nrc
- Name of person making notification
- Name of nrc official who received notification
- Names of fed officials and agencies that responded to scene
- Name of engineer and senior company officials at scene
- Name of railroad, the trains specialized name or schedule number, engine or locomotive number
- Services performed / actions taken by departmental personnel
When evaluating need for traffic direction (staffing and equipment) officers will consider the following
- Traffic count
- Visibility
- Environmental conditions
- Number of lanes available to traffic
- Complexity of traffic flow
- Speed limit
A minimum of _________ officers shall provide direction at any intersections where two of the roadways have three or more through lanes
Two
