WASHINGTON STATE POLICE TRAFFIC COLLISION REPORT INSTRUCTIONS MANUAL Prepared for LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS CONTRIBUTING AGENCIES Washington State Patrol Washington State Department of Transportation Washington State Department of Licensing Washington State Traffic Safety Commission Questions regarding this publication may be directed to: Washington State Patrol Collision Records Section (360) 570-2355 [email protected] 3000-345-221 (R 8/14) NINTH EDITION THIS PAGE IS INTENTIONALLY BLANK Police Traffic Collision Report Manual (9th Edition) Table of Contents CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION ....................................................................................... 1-1 I. PURPOSE ................................................................................................................. 1-1 II. GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS ..................................................................................... 1-1 CHAPTER 2 REPORT IDENTIFIERS ............................................................................ 2-1 I. GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS ..................................................................................... 2-1 II. REPORT NUMBER ................................................................................................... 2-1 III. CASE NUMBER ........................................................................................................ 2-1 IV. LOCAL AGENCY CODING ....................................................................................... 2-1 V. PAGE ORDER .......................................................................................................... 2-1 CHAPTER 3 LOCATION, DATE, AND TIME ................................................................. 3-1 I. GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS ..................................................................................... 3-1 II. TOTAL NUMBER OF UNITS .................................................................................... 3-1 III. OBJECT STRUCK .................................................................................................... 3-1 IV. DATE AND TIME INFORMATION ............................................................................ 3-1 V. LOCATION INFORMATION ...................................................................................... 3-2 A. ROADWAY TYPE ............................................................................................ 3-2 B. COLLISION INCIDENT TYPES ....................................................................... 3-3 C. TRIBAL RESERVATIONS ............................................................................... 3-3 D. COUNTY NUMBER ......................................................................................... 3-3 E. MILES AND DIRECTION................................................................................. 3-3 F. OUTSIDE AND INSIDE CITY LIMITS ............................................................. 3-3 G. CITY NUMBER ................................................................................................ 3-3 H. INTERSECTION .............................................................................................. 3-4 I. NON-INTERSECTION ..................................................................................... 3-4 J. PRIMARY TRAFFICWAY ................................................................................ 3-4 K. BLOCK NUMBER AND MILEPOST ................................................................ 3-5 L. DISTANCE AND DIRECTION ......................................................................... 3-5 M. REFERENCE OR CROSS STREET ............................................................... 3-5 CHAPTER 4 UNIT INFORMATION ................................................................................ 4-1 I. GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS ..................................................................................... 4-1 II. UNIT INFORMATION ................................................................................................ 4-1 A. UNIT 01 ........................................................................................................... 4-1 B. UNIT 02 ........................................................................................................... 4-1 Police Traffic Collision Report Manual (August 2014) Table of Contents i-i III. FURTHER UNIT INFORMATION ............................................................................. 4-2 A. DAMAGE THRESHOLD .................................................................................. 4-2 B. PHONE NUMBER ........................................................................................... 4-2 C. LAST NAME, FIRST NAME, AND MIDDLE INITIAL ....................................... 4-2 D. STREET (NEW ADDRESS) ............................................................................ 4-2 E. CITY, STATE, AND ZIP CODE ....................................................................... 4-3 F. COMMERCIAL DRIVER’S LICENSE (CDL), ENDORSEMENTS, AND RESTRICTIONS ..................................................................................... 4-3 G. DRIVER’S LICENSE AND STATE .................................................................. 4-3 H. SEX ................................................................................................................. 4-3 I. DATE OF BIRTH ............................................................................................. 4-3 J. ON DUTY ........................................................................................................ 4-3 K. COLLISION STATUS ...................................................................................... 4-3 AIRBAG.................................................................................................. 4-4 RESTRAINT SYSTEMS ......................................................................... 4-5 EJECTION ............................................................................................. 4-5 HELMET USE ........................................................................................ 4-5 CHAPTER 5 INJURY CODING ...................................................................................... 5-1 I. GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS ..................................................................................... 5-1 II. INJURY CLASS ........................................................................................................ 5-1 III. NATURE OF INJURY ............................................................................................... 5-2 CHAPTER 6 VEHICLE INFORMATION ......................................................................... 6-1 I. GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS ..................................................................................... 6-1 II. LICENSE PLATE ...................................................................................................... 6-1 III. STATE ....................................................................................................................... 6-1 IV. VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER (VIN) ........................................................... 6-1 V. TRAILER INFORMATION ......................................................................................... 6-1 VI. VEHICLE YEAR ........................................................................................................ 6-2 VII. VEHICLE MAKE ........................................................................................................ 6-2 VIII. MODEL ..................................................................................................................... 6-2 IX. STYLE ....................................................................................................................... 6-2 X. VEHICLE TOWED .................................................................................................... 6-2 XI. TOWED BY ............................................................................................................... 6-2 XII. GOVERNMENT VEHICLE ........................................................................................ 6-2 XIII. REGISTERED OWNER INFORMATION .................................................................. 6-3 XIV. DAMAGE DIAGRAM ................................................................................................. 6-3 XV. INSURANCE INFORMATION ................................................................................... 6-3 XVI. VEHICLE LEGALLY STANDING .............................................................................. 6-3 XVII. CITATION NUMBER ................................................................................................. 6-4 XVIII. CHARGE ................................................................................................................... 6-4 CHAPTER 7 SIDE CODING ........................................................................................... 7-1 I. GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS ..................................................................................... 7-1 II. LEFT SIDE CODING ................................................................................................. 7-1 A. COLLISION SCENE ......................................................................................... 7-1 B. HAZARDOUS MATERIALS ............................................................................. 7-5 C. TRAFFIC CONTROL .......................................................................................