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