Policy Text
Policy Name 217 Traffic Crashes Page 1 of 12 Rev. 10/.19.24
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GENERAL ORDER
217 TRAFFIC CRASHES
REVISION DATE: 10/19/2024
BY ORDER OF THE CHIEF OF POLICE
SUNNY ISLES BEACH
POLICE DEPARTMENT ORIGINAL EFFECTIVE DATE: 11/20/22
PREVIOUS REVISIONS: 11.22.22, 12/20/22,
09/20/23
RESCINDS: REFERENCE : 18.03 M,18.04 M,18.05 M,26.09 M
TABLE OF CONTENTS
A. PURPOSE .............................................................. ............................................................. 1
B. SCOPE .............................................................. ............................................................... ... 1
C. POLICY .............................................................. ............................................................... . 1
D. PROCEDURES .............................................................. .................................................... 2
E. TRAFFIC CRASH SCENE RESPONSES .............................................................. ............ 4
F. TRAFFIC CRASH SCENE DUTIES .............................................................. .................... 6
G. FOLLOW-UP INVESTIGATION .............................................................. ........................ 9
H. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE .............................................................. ............................. 10
I. POLICE VEHICLE CRASH REPORTING. .............................................................. ...... 10
A. PURPOSE
To establish departmental policy and procedures for providing e mergency assistance, protection of a crash
scene, follow-up investigation, report preparation, and proper enforcement action during a traffic crash investigation.
B. SCOPE
This directive is applicable t o all department members.
C. POLICY
It is the policy of the City of Sunny Isles Beach Police Department to provide emergency assistance to
persons injured in crashes, to protect the crash scene, to cond uct at-scene and follow-up investigations, and
to take proper enforcement action. Initial crash reporting a nd investigation is the primary responsibility of the on-
duty uniform Patrol members.
TRAFFIC CRASHES
Policy 217
Policy Name 217 Traffic Crashes Page 2 of 12 Rev. 10/.19.24
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D. PROCEDURES
1. According to the U.S. National Safety Council, the Internationa l Association of Chiefs of Police, the U.S.
Department of Transportation, a nd the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), a crash is:
a. “That occurrence in a sequence of events which usually produces unintended injury, death, or property
damage.”
b. “Therefore, the purpose of a traffic crash investigation is to thoroughly examine all elements contributing
to the crash and based on factua l data, make a well-founded exp lanation of the series of events.
2. The City of Sunny Isles Beach Police Department shall respond t o all reports of traffic crashes on roadways
within the City of Sunny Isles Beach. If a crash report is prep ared, it shall be forwarded to the Highway Safety
and Motor Vehicles (HSMV) by the Records Unit, as provided for in Florida State Statutes. Report forms
provided by the HSMV (FSS 316.068) include the following:
a. Florida Traffic Crash Report, Long or Short Form (HSMV-90010S)
b. Florida Traffic Crash Report , Narrative/Diagram(HSMV-90010S)
c. Florida Traffic Crash Report, Update and Continuation (HSMV-900 10S)
d. Florida Traffic Crash Report, Commercial Vehicle Supplement (HS MV-90010S)
e. Driver Exchange of Information/Driver's Report of Traffic Crash (HSMV-90010S) shall be utilized in all
vehicle crashes.
3. Members investigating motor vehicle traffic crashes, in which a report shall be written, shall complete the Long
or Short version of this form, as appropriate,