What a driver does after a crash, in order, on one page: secure the scene, document everything, say only the facts, and follow the post-accident testing rules. Free to print and share with your drivers.
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Stop and secure, call 911, help if safe, call Safety and Dispatch.
Photos, information, police report number, dashcam and ELD data.
Facts only, no admission of fault, no statements to the other side.
No alcohol for 8 hours, stay available, when a test is required.
Under 49 CFR 390.5: a crash with a fatality, or an injury treated immediately away from the scene, or any vehicle towed away due to disabling damage. It goes in the company's accident register.
Always after a fatality. After an injury treated away from the scene or a disabling tow-away, if the CMV driver receives a citation. Alcohol within 2 hours (no later than 8), drugs within 32 hours.
The carrier can request a review through FMCSA's Crash Preventability Determination Program in DataQs, with the police report and video.
Educational resource, not legal advice. Confirm every item in the current 49 CFR (ecfr.gov) and with FMCSA before acting.
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