Fatal Crashes
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A Fatal Supplement Form is required whenever there is a traffic crash resulting in a fatality. The death must occur within 30 days of the crash to be considered a traffic fatality. A fetus must be 28 weeks developed to be counted as a traffic fatality. This form replaces the paper and electronic MV3480 Fatal Supplement Form when submitted as part of a TraCS electronic crash report and is necessary to comply with the requirements of the federal Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS). This form is transmitted when validated.
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If the Fatal Supplement Form is submitted after the electronic crash is sent (e.g., a critically injured person dies two weeks after the crash), the original crash needs to be amended to reflect this information.
Creating the Fatal Supplement Form |
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To create a fatal supplement.
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A new Fatal Supplement form will be opened and placed in Edit mode. Quite a few fields have been disabled, these fields match the Crash form. Note: if you need to change them, see updating date of death.
Fill out the empty fields
Validate
Verify
Transmit to the DOT
Updating date of death |
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If one of the following instances happen
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Create an amended crash report (See working with 2017 amended crash form)
Transmit the crash form
Open the Fatal supplement you are working on.
Place the fatal supplement form in Edit mode, by Clicking Edit Form
Click the Update button in the Crash ribbon.
The grayed out fields will update to the latest amended form.
Finish the report
Validate
Transmit.
How to Send a Fatal Email to the DOT |
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All fatal accidents need to be reported to the FARS group in the DOT. The DOT needs to get notification of a fatal accident as soon as possible. Most agencies have dispatch send a teletype to the DOT, but now if wanted the officer who fills out the crash report can send an email to the FARS group.
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