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

  • Skid Marks
  • Vehicles
  • Road Grade and Widths
  • All the Above (correct)

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

  • The point of collision
  • Wrecker contact information (correct)
  • The final resting place of vehicles involved
  • A and C

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

  • Hair, Skin, and Saliva Samples
  • Scuff Marks, Paint Chips, and Vehicle Fluids (correct)
  • Tire Changing and Emergency Kits
  • Victim, Witness, and Suspect Statements

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

    <p>Trail of Fluid leaking from car</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Vehicle Identification Numbers and Vehicle Registration Certificates</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Department of Motor Vehicles</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Contact Information of Passengers</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>The Property Owner</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Crash</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>If possible leave the lane closest to the emergency vehicle</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>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</p> Signup and view all the answers

    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?

    <p>Misdemeanor punishable by fine not less than 500 dollars or more than $1,250</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Failure to Control Speed</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>CR-3</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Activity Area</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Staging Area</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Activity Area</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Advanced Warning Area</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Transition Area</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which work zone area provides protection for victims and responders?

    <p>Buffer Area</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Work Area</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Termination Area</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>B and C</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Reports involving a Commercial Motor Vehicle require what ID Type?

    <p>Carrier ID</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Deacceleration Speed</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Speed on a Nomograph is measured in kilometers per hour

    <p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Turn Radius on a Nomograph is measured in feet

    <p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>All the Above</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Crash Response Drone</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Devise safest route and park car to minimize danger to scene</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Traffic accidents can sometimes create additional hazards by damaging BLANK.

    <p>Utilities</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Risk of electrocution from downed power lines</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Towing and Vehicle Recovery Services</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>A and C</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Certified Emergency Medical Personnel</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Separately</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Alcohol or Marijuana</p> Signup and view all the answers

    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.

    <p>Physical Assistance</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Under the Influence of Alcohol or Drugs</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Roadway Location</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

    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?

    <p>Nomograph</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Traffic Control Signals</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>All the Above</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which is not a Common Traffic Incident?

    <p>Texting While Driving</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which is not a Common Traffic Incident?

    <p>Stationary Authorized Emergency Vehicles</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Traffic Stops</p> Signup and view all the answers

    A sporting event is an uncommon incident that affects traffic.

    <p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the two classifications of an accident?

    <p>B and C</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Minor Accident</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Major Accident</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Minimize Financial Impact of Incident</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Distract drivers from the accident</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>One Long Blast</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Two Short Blasts</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Normally Three Short Rapid Blasts</p> Signup and view all the answers

    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?

    <p>Secondary Crashes</p> Signup and view all the answers

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