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 • 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)

Harmful Event

A harmful event is 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

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

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

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.

Crash (DI-9) Report

Designed to provide consistency in gathering crash information – data elements

Used by: UDOT DLD HSO NHTSA Others

Sequence of Events

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)

Trafficway

ANSI D16.1-2007 (Figure 1 2.2.1)

Cannot Be First Event*

Cannot Be First or Most Harmful Event

First Harmful Event vs. First event

Non-damage producing

Damage producing

People – Injury Information

No injuryPossible Injury – complaint of pain

without visible injuryNon-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

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.

Alcohol/Drug Information

Use Suspected Any suspected use of drugs or alcohol by

driver – regardless of levelTest Given

Any type of chemical test that provides a measurable or detectable amount

Test Result Positive or negative result regardless of

amount

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)

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

For more information contact:

References used:

ANSI D16.1-2007MMUCC Guideline 4th Edition (2012)

Trooper Mark ThompsonUtah Highway Safety Office

(801) 657-7107mthompson@utah.gov