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2024-12-13, Crash DB Workgroup Meeting

2024-12-13, Crash DB Workgroup Meeting

Owned by Michael Satteson
Last updated: Dec 13, 2024 by Steven Parker
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Intro

Informal Opening Discussion

 

Crash DB Systems Review

TraCS Systems and Crash Form development

Dave Malisch / Geri Polster

  • Fall Pack out

    • Addressed an issue with replication to the DT3480 - tested, but fix will be released on a case by case basis since issue is fairly specific, will push out broadly with March update.

    • Address a TLT on/at highway number issue - fix applied

      • Change in content of one of the WISLR columns

      • Affects about 250 crashes.

    • Continuing to monitor

  • Next update in March

TOPS Database and WisTransPortal

Steven Parker / Andi Bill

Maintenance Updates and System Stability

Prioritized JIRA Issues and Enhancements

Purge and Archiving Processes

  • Purge and Archive processes continuing to run smoothly.

    • 1,188,999 total archived crashes of which 575,989 represent purged crashes (the archive adds approximately 13K crashes per month).  This includes 2,224,673 total image files.

HWYCLASS Working Group

  • November 26 Work Group Meeting

    • Phase 3 Implementation Planning

    • Group Concurred with Proposed Process Flow

    • Goal to support 2024 HSIP Submittal

WisTransPortal / Community Maps

  • 2024 End of Year Task List

  • Community Maps citations and warnings data layer in progress – twelve agencies

Crash Records Unit

Brad Richter / Polly Ebbinger / Mike Satteson

  • DT4000 / Non-Domesticated Animal Type Changes - The request has been submitted to Badger TraCS to update the non-domesticated Animal Type list on the DT4000. The new list will be as follows (bolded items are new): Deer , Bear , Turkey , Raccoon , Opossum , Coyote , Badger , Beaver , Bobcat , Cougar , Elk , Fox , Lynx , Moose , Pig, Feral , Porcupine , Raptor (Eagle, Hawk, Owl, etc.) , Sandhill Crane , Turtle , Wolf , Other Bird Species , Other Non Domesticated.

  • Work Zone MMUCC 6 Update - Finalizing changes needed on the DT4000 to increase alignment with MMUCC 6. In general, the changes will refine the description of a work zone in relation to a crash. These changes are limited to the DT4000. The following document contains work completed to date: https://wi-state-patrol.atlassian.net/wiki/x/DQDxqw

  • Non-Motorist MMUCC 6 Update - Finalizing requirements to improve the reporting of non-motorists involved in crashes. The changes will provide clearer paths to reporting for situations involving, for example, bicycles and horse-drawn buggies. In addition, these updates will provide for improved reporting on non-motorist fatalities. These changes will potentially impact both the DT4000 and the DT3480.

FARS Work

Cause of Death Review

This work is now somewhat routine, and we have most deaths verified through August

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Cause of Death Confidence vs. Crash Month for 2024 Crash Fatalities

Source Document Processing

This is a new initiative, with Brad expected to become our expert on processing filing non-crash report FARS case materials into our Box case management folders. These documents include: MV1238, Coroner Investigative Reports, Toxicology Reports, DMV Driver and Vehicle Records.

The MV1238 is a Coroner’s Report of Motor Vehicle Death. These had not received much scrutiny in the previous FARS era, but we intend to make full use of the information that they provide as they touch onm notification, cause of death and toxicology. This week during prototype work on processing of these forms, we found a crash fatality from November of 2023 that we had been previously aware of. Follow-up with the coroner found that this crash was likely in tribal jurisdiction, which may explain why we received neither notification nor a crash report.
Workgroup

 

  • Found a 2023 fatal crash on a tribal land that was previously unknown?

    • Unlikely to receive a crash report

    • Occurred in Menominee.

    • Not too late to add to NHTSA FARS.

    • Workgroup was unsure how this fatal crash be treated.

      • Mike noted there is concept of jurisdiction in FARS, such as ATV/UTV crashes that are not reported to the State but are reported to FARS.

      • Similar case: 2023 Polaris Razer crash went to FARS but not to the State. Information was provided through a non-reported DT4000.

      • Recommend to treat this crash as a non-state-reportable fatality, based on Menominee's current reporting policy.

      • Dave Harvey: request to document this decision for the future.

DMV Systems and SR

Ken Matthews

  • No issues reported.

Reference Point Coding

Ben Rouleau / Asadur Rahman

  • Finished with 2023 RP coding.

  • On track to finish 2024 in time for the freeze.

Crash Data Analysis and Reporting

Valerie Payne

  • Cassidy working on tribal profiles, similar to county profiles. Goal to add to CM before the freeze on the 23rd.

  • Steven noted differences between SAS tribal elements and CM AIAN values which are generated with the US Census tribal boundary files.

Scheduled Topics and Briefing documents

 

 

Close

Informal Closing Discussion

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