Crash Investigation

Crash Investigation

An officer who arrives at the scene of an accident should, if appropriate, measure what?

An officer who arrives at the scene of an accident should not determine what?

What is some physical evidence an officer should collect at the scene of an accident?

What is one of the best indications of a car’s path at the scene of an accident?

Trail of Fluid leaking from car

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What vehicle information should an officer compare at the scene of an accident?

Vehicle Identification Numbers and Vehicle Registration Certificates

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Who is not required to approve the form used for all written accident reports?

Department of Motor Vehicles

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Police Departments are not in charge of preparing and disseminating the appropriate accident report forms?

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Which is not required to be disclosed or identified on an accident form?

Contact Information of Passengers

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A peace officer may remove personal property from a roadway if it is obstructing traffic or endangering personal safety.

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Who is liable for any costs occurred or damages done during the removal and disposition of property on a roadway by a peace officer?

The Property Owner

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An unplanned contact between a motor vehicle and another object, be it another motor vehicle, a pedestrian, or property. Is the definition of what?

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What should a driver do that is passing a stationary authorized emergency vehicle?

If possible leave the lane closest to the emergency vehicle

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At what speed limits should a vehicle pass a stationary authorized emergency vehicle?

20 mph slower than the posted speed limit when that limit is 25 mph or more, and 5 mph if the speed limit is less than 25 mph

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What is the charge and punishment for a driver failing to vacate the lane closest to a stationary authorized emergency vehicle, tow truck, highway maintenance vehicles, utility vehicles, and dump trucks? Or failing to reduce speed the appropriate amount?

Misdemeanor punishable by fine not less than 500 dollars or more than $1,250

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What is the most used Factor and Condition on a Crash Report?

Failure to Control Speed

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Failure to yield Factors and Conditions only apply if there is a crash as a result of the failure to yield.

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If a failure to yield does not result in a crash, it can be used as probable cause to pull someone over.

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“Texas Peace Officer’s Crash Report”, is the title to which form?

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What term is used to describe the buffer space and workspace in a work zone?

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Which is not one of the five areas of a work zone?

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Which is not one of the five areas of a work zone?

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Which work zone area directs or allows traffic to see where to go ahead?

Advanced Warning Area

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Which work zone area moves traffic out of the path of the incident?

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Which work zone area provides protection for victims and responders?

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Which work zone area is the space where responders will be conducting various activities?

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Which work zone area allows traffic to return to normal operations?

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On a crash report how do you annotate the crash location at or near an intersection?

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Reports involving a Commercial Motor Vehicle require what ID Type?

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Which is not one of the 3 metrics on a Nomograph?

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Turn Bank Angles on a Nomograph are measured using the metric system

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Speed on a Nomograph is measured in kilometers per hour

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Turn Radius on a Nomograph is measured in feet

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What equipment should a peace officer have with them when responding to the scene of a traffic accident?

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What equipment is not necessary for a peace officer to have with them when responding to the scene of a traffic accident?

Crash Response Drone

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When approaching an accident scene what should a peace officer do?

Devise safest route and park car to minimize danger to scene

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Traffic accidents can sometimes create additional hazards by damaging BLANK.

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What is a common hazard traffic accidents create when damaging public utilities?

Risk of electrocution from downed power lines

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What should a peace officer coordinate after all the injured parties have been assisted and the accident scene has been documented fully?

Towing and Vehicle Recovery Services

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Upon arriving at the scene of a traffic accident, a peace officer should identify who?

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Upon arriving at the scene of a traffic accident, who isn't somebody a peace officer should identify?

Certified Emergency Medical Personnel

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Each person involved in the traffic accident should be interviewed BLANK.

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While conducting traffic accident interviews, the officer should make careful observations. Officers should be alert to the smell of BLANK.

Alcohol or Marijuana

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A person injured in an accident will be in a state of shock and will continue to act somewhat normal. A peace officer should be able to identify this scenario and provide BLANK.

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A person injured in an accident that has suffered a head trauma may be mistaken as being BLANK.

Under the Influence of Alcohol or Drugs

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Which is not an example of physical obstructions and environmental conditions that may contribute to a crash?

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Nighttime is not an environmental condition that may contribute to a crash.

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Is a graph on which three or more scales are arranged so that a straight line drawn through values on any two will cross the third at a corresponding value. Is the definition of what?

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Which is not a factor that may contribute to a vehicular crash?

Traffic Control Signals

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What are some factors that may contribute to a vehicular crash?

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Which is not a Common Traffic Incident?

Texting While Driving

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Which is not a Common Traffic Incident?

Stationary Authorized Emergency Vehicles

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Which is not a special event or uncommon incident that affects traffic?

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A sporting event is an uncommon incident that affects traffic.

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What are the two classifications of an accident?

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An accident that only involves property damage. Is the description of what?

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An accident that involves injuries to persons. Is the description of what?

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Which is not part of a peace officer managing roadway spaces when responding to traffic accidents?

Minimize Financial Impact of Incident

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Which is not a technique officers may use their patrol vehicles for when directing or controlling traffic?

Distract drivers from the accident

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What whistle command is used to attract drivers attention to stop?

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What whistle command is used to attract drivers attention to start?

Two Short Blasts

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What whistle command is used to attract drivers attention to give a warning signal?

Normally Three Short Rapid Blasts

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Are crashes that occur within the incident scene or within the queue or backup, including the opposite direction, resulting from an original incident. Is the definition of what?

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