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1 STATE OF TEXAS . INSTRUCTIONS TO POLICE. FOR. REPORTING CRASHES. 2012 EDITION. TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION. traffic Operations Division - CR. PO Box 149349. Austin, TEXAS 78714 9349. CR-100 (01/01/12). Version 1 Revision 2. This Page Intentionally Left Blank TABLE OF CONTENTS. INTRODUCTION .. 1. TEXAS PEACE OFFICER'S CRASH REPORT CR 3 2. TEXAS PEACE OFFICER'S CRASH REPORT CR 3 4. CODE SHEETS .. 5 6. MANDATORY DATA FIELDS .. 7. CHARACTERISTICS OF MOTOR VEHICLE traffic CRASHES .. 8. GENERAL INFORMATION .. 9 10. FRONT OF BASIC REPORT .. 11 60. CLASSIFICATION IDENTIFIERS.

2 11 13. FATAL .. 11. CMV .. 11. SCHOOL BUS .. 11. RAILROAD .. 11. MAB .. 12. SUPPLEMENT .. 12. ACTIVE SCHOOL ZONE .. 12. TOTAL NUMBER OF UNITS .. 12. TOTAL NUMBER OF PERSONS .. 12. TxDOT CRASH ID .. 13. PAGE of .. 13. IDENTIFICATION AND 13 29. CRASH DATE .. 13. CRASH TIME .. 13. CASE ID .. 14. LOCAL USE .. 14. COUNTY NAME .. 14. CITY NAME .. 14. OUTSIDE CITY LIMITS .. 14. $1,000 DAMAGE TO ANY ONE PERSON'S PROPERTY .. 15. LATITUDE/LONGITUDE .. 15. ROAD ON WHICH CRASH OCCURRED .. 16 21. ROADWAY SYSTEM .. 16. HIGHWAY NUMBER .. 17. ROADWAY 18. BLOCK NUMBER.

3 18. STREET 19. STREET NAME .. 19. STREET SUFFIX .. 19. CRASH OCCURRED ON A PRIVATE DRIVE OR ROAD/PRIVATE. PROPERTY/PARKING LOT .. 20. TOLL ROAD/TOLL LANE .. 20. SPEED LIMIT .. 20. CONSTRUCTION ZONE .. 21. WORKERS PRESENT .. 21. STREET 21. INTERSECTING ROAD, OR IF CRASH NOT AT INTERSECTION, NEAREST INTERSECTING ROAD OR REFERENCE MARKER .. 22 29. AT INTERSECTION .. 22-23. ROADWAY SYSTEM .. 23. HIGHWAY NUMBER .. 24. i TABLE OF CONTENTS (continued). ROADWAY 25. BLOCK NUMBER .. 25. STREET 26. STREET NAME .. 26. STREET SUFFIX .. 26. DISTANCE FROM INTERSECTION OR REFERENCE MARKER.

4 27. FEET/MILES .. 27. DIRECTION FROM INTERSECTION OR REFERENCE MARKER .. 27. REFERENCE MARKER .. 28. STREET 28. RAILROAD CROSSING NUMBER (RRX NUM) .. 29. VEHICLE, DRIVER, & 30 59. UNIT NUMBER .. 30. UNIT DESCRIPTION .. 31. PARKED 32. HIT AND RUN .. 32. LICENSE PLATE (LP) STATE .. 32. LICENSE PLATE (LP) NUMBER .. 33. VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER (VIN).. 33. VEHICLE YEAR .. 33. VEHICLE COLOR .. 34. VEHICLE MAKE .. 34. VEHICLE 35. BODY STYLE .. 35. POLICE, FIRE, EMS ON EMERGENCY .. 36. DRIVER LICENSE/ID TYPE .. 37. DRIVER LICENSE/ID (DL/ID) 38. DRIVER LICENSE/ID (DL/ID) NUMBER.

5 38. DRIVER LICENSE/ID (DL) CLASS .. 39. COMMERCIAL DRIVERLICENSE (CDL) ENDORSMENT .. 40. DRIVER LICENSE (DL) RESTRICTIONS .. 41. DOB .. 42. ADDRESS .. 42. PERSON NUMBER .. 43. PERSON TYPE .. 43. SEAT POSITION .. 44. NAME: LAST, FIRST MIDDLE .. 45. INJURY SEVERITY .. 46. 46. 47. SEX .. 47. EJECTED .. 48. RESTRAINT .. 48. 49. HELMET .. 49. SOLICITATION (SOL.) .. 50. ALCOHOL SPECIMEN .. 50. ALCOHOL 51. DRUG 51. DRUG RESULT .. 52. DRUG CATEGORY .. 53. OWNER OR LESSEE .. 54. ii TABLE OF CONTENTS (continued). OWNER/LESSEE NAME AND ADDRESS .. 54. PROOF OF FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY.

6 54. FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY TYPE .. 55. FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY NAME .. 55. FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY NUM .. 56. FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY PHONE NUM .. 56. VEHICLE DAMAGE RATING .. 57-58. VEHICLE INVENTORIED .. 59. TOWED BY ..59. TOWED TO ..59. BACK OF BASIC REPORT .. 60 107. REPORT IDENTIFIERS .. 60. CASE ID .. 60. TxDOT CRASH ID .. 60. PAGE OF .. 60. DISPOSITION OF KILLED /INJURED .. 61 62. UNIT NUMBER .. 61. PERSON NUMBER .. 61. TAKEN TO ..61. TAKEN BY .. 62. DATE OF DEATH ..62. TIME OF DEATH .. 62. CHARGES .. 63. UNIT NUMBER .. 63. PERSON NUMBER.

7 63. CHARGE .. 63. CITATION/REFERENCE NUMBER .. 63. DAMAGE .. 64. DAMAGED PROPERTY OTHER THAN 64. OWNER'S NAME .. 64. OWNER'S ADDRESS .. 64. CMV .. 65 85. UNIT NUMBER .. 65. CLASSIFICATION IDENTIFIERS .. 65 66. VEHICLE OPERATION .. 67-68. CARRIER ID 68. CARRIER ID NUMBER .. 69. CARRIER'S CORPORATE NAME .. 69. CARRIER'S PRIMARY ADDRESS .. 69. ROADWAY ACCESS .. 70. VEHICLE TYPE .. 70 73. RGVW / GVWR .. 74. HAZMAT RELEASED .. 74. HAZMAT CLASS NUMBER .. 74-75. HAZMAT IDENTIFICATION NUMBER .. 75-76. CARGO BODY STYLE .. 77 80. TRAILER 1 INFORMATION .. 80 81.

8 UNIT NUMBER .. 80. RGVW/GVWR .. 80. TRAILER TYPE .. 81. iii TABLE OF CONTENTS (continued). TRAILER 2 INFORMATION .. 82 85. UNIT NUMBER .. 82. RGVW/GVWR .. 82. TRAILER TYPE .. 85. SEQUENCE OF EVENTS .. 84-85. TOTAL NUMBER OF AXLES .. 85. TOTAL NUMBER OF TIRES .. 85. FACTORS AND CONDITIONS .. 86 102. FACTORS AND CONDITIONS (INVESTIGATORS OPINION) .. 86-94. UNIT NUMBER .. 86. 86. MAY HAVE CONTRIBUTED .. 86. CODE SHEET VALUES FOR CONTRIBUTING FACTORS .. 87-93. CHOOSING FACTORS .. 94. VEHICLE DEFECTS .. 95 97. 95. MAY HAVE CONTRIBUTED .. 95. CODE SHEET VALUES FOR VEHICLE DEFECTS.

9 96. CHOOSING VEHICLE DEFECTS .. 97. ENVIRONMENTAL AND ROADWAY CONDITIONS .. 97 102. WEATHER CONDITIONS .. 97. LIGHT CONDITION .. 98. ENTERING ROADS .. 99. ROADWAY TYPE .. 100. ROADWAY ALIGNMENT .. 100. SURFACE CONDITIONS .. 101. traffic CONTROL .. 102. NARRATIVE AND DIAGRAM .. 102-104. INVESTIGATORS NARRATIVE OPINION OF WHAT HAPPENED .. 103. FIELD DIAGRAM .. 104. INVESTIGATOR .. 105 107. TIME NOTIFIED .. 105. HOW NOTIFIED .. 105. TIME ARRIVED .. 105. REPORT DATE .. 105. INVESTIGATION COMPLETE .. 106. INVESTIGATORS NAME .. 106. ID NUMBER .. 106. ORI 107.

10 AGENCY .. 107. DISTRICT/AREA .. 107. SUPPLEMENT REPORTS .. 108. TERMS, DEFINITIONS, AND LEGAL REFERENCES .. 109 112. ADDITIONAL REFERENCES .. 113-114. STATE AND COUNTRY ABBREVIATIONS .. 115. COUNTIES IN TEXAS .. 116. iv INTRODUCTION. This manual is a tool to guide and instruct peace officers in completing the TEXAS Peace Officer's Crash Report and the Commercial Motor Vehicle Section of the TEXAS Peace Officer's Crash Report as required by Section of the TEXAS Transportation Code. STATE statutes and city ordinances govern reporting and investigation requirements.