OPOTA SPO Unit 10.4
Peace officer's priorities in protecting the scene of a collision - ANS-Peace officer's priorities in
protecting the scene of a collision
Peace officer's priorities in protecting the scene of a collision - ANS-Check for injuries
•Even if you were dispatched to a non-injury crash, check for injuries
•EMS should always be required to respond to the scene if an injury is reported or suspected
•If responding to a fatality, always protect and cover up the victims
•Any injured or deceased victims should be treated the same as you would treat your own family
members
Peace officer's priorities in protecting the scene of a collision - ANS-Protect the involved
vehicles and other evidence at the collision scene
How to recognize when a situation is classified as a motor vehicle traffic accident - ANS-1.The
incident includes one or more occurrences of injury or damage
2.At least one occurrence of injury or damage was not the direct result of cataclysm
3.The incident involved one or more motor vehicles
4.At least one motor vehicle was in-transit
5.The incident was an un-stabilized situation
How to recognize when a situation is classified as a motor vehicle traffic accident - ANS-6.The
un-stabilized situation originated on a traffic-way or the injury or the damage occurred on a
traffic-way
7.If the incident involved a railway train in-transport, a motor vehicle was involved prior to any
injury or damage involving the train
8.Neither an aircraft in-transport nor a watercraft in-transport was involved in the incident
9.If all of these conditions are met, and the property damage is over $1,000, the officer will need
to complete an OH-1
Sequence of events in a traffic collision - ANS-To describe the sequence of events at the scene
of the collision, an officer must work backwards, starting with the final rest location and then
back to the encroachment of the involved traffic units
Sequence of events in a traffic collision - ANS-1.Encroachment- entering or intruding into the
rightful path or area of another traffic unit
2.Point of possible perception- place and time at which the hazard could have been perceived
by a normal person; precedes actual perception and is the beginning of perception delay
3.Point of perception- location and time where and when the person recognized the hazard
Peace officer's priorities in protecting the scene of a collision - ANS-Peace officer's priorities in
protecting the scene of a collision
Peace officer's priorities in protecting the scene of a collision - ANS-Check for injuries
•Even if you were dispatched to a non-injury crash, check for injuries
•EMS should always be required to respond to the scene if an injury is reported or suspected
•If responding to a fatality, always protect and cover up the victims
•Any injured or deceased victims should be treated the same as you would treat your own family
members
Peace officer's priorities in protecting the scene of a collision - ANS-Protect the involved
vehicles and other evidence at the collision scene
How to recognize when a situation is classified as a motor vehicle traffic accident - ANS-1.The
incident includes one or more occurrences of injury or damage
2.At least one occurrence of injury or damage was not the direct result of cataclysm
3.The incident involved one or more motor vehicles
4.At least one motor vehicle was in-transit
5.The incident was an un-stabilized situation
How to recognize when a situation is classified as a motor vehicle traffic accident - ANS-6.The
un-stabilized situation originated on a traffic-way or the injury or the damage occurred on a
traffic-way
7.If the incident involved a railway train in-transport, a motor vehicle was involved prior to any
injury or damage involving the train
8.Neither an aircraft in-transport nor a watercraft in-transport was involved in the incident
9.If all of these conditions are met, and the property damage is over $1,000, the officer will need
to complete an OH-1
Sequence of events in a traffic collision - ANS-To describe the sequence of events at the scene
of the collision, an officer must work backwards, starting with the final rest location and then
back to the encroachment of the involved traffic units
Sequence of events in a traffic collision - ANS-1.Encroachment- entering or intruding into the
rightful path or area of another traffic unit
2.Point of possible perception- place and time at which the hazard could have been perceived
by a normal person; precedes actual perception and is the beginning of perception delay
3.Point of perception- location and time where and when the person recognized the hazard
