Discussion and Assignments
Module 8
Crash Assignment Scenarios
Crash 7: EQUATIONS
March 4, 2018 at 3:23 AM. It is raining, the roadway is wet in the area, it is dark lighted by artificial lights. You were dispatched to the intersection of Jefferson Street and Lafayette Place in Laurel, Connecticut. Lafayette Place runs west to east and ends in a T-intersection with Jefferson Street, which runs north to south. Lafayette Place eastbound has a stop sign at the intersection with Jefferson Street. The speed limit for both roads is 25mph.
Upon arrival you locate a one car crash. Vehicle number one was traveling east on Lafayette Place towards Jefferson Street. The operator vehicle number one stated she was not familiar of the area and did not expect Jefferson Street to come up so quickly. Prior to the intersection operator number one applied her brakes and left 20 feet of skid mark as she crossed the intersection and hit the curb on the other side of Jefferson Street. Vehicle 1 suffers flat tires on both front tires and has to be towed from the scene.
The operator reports she is not injured and she had her seatbelt fastened when the crash occurred.
A drag test is conducted on the wet surface of the roadway, the results of which are as follows:
1. 32
2. 32
3. 31
4. 34
5. 33
6. 33
7. 32
8. 31
9. 34
10. 32
The weight of the drag sled is 55lbs.
With the provided information, complete in Aspen University traffic crash form, a diagram, a short narrative, and determine the drag factor of the roadway, the speed of vehicle number one when the brakes for first applied, and the time that it talk to travel the distance of the skid marks.
The vehicle is a 2003 Ford fusion 4 door color green
Connecticut marker plate 129XLF
VIN: 3FB6Q0I76RD310835
Action Insurance PYP6678
Owner and operator of the Ford fusion:
Emilee Sanchez 121 South Patton St., Salem, NH 25254
Date of birth May 17, 1989
Connecticut driver’s license ER123771
Crash 8: EQUATIONS
September 20, 2016 11 PM. The weather is clear the road is dry, and the light conditions are dark, lighted. Your dispatch to the intersection of West Main Street at North Times Street in Thames, Connecticut. West Main Street runs east to west. North Times Street runs north to south, across West Main Street. Speed limit for both roadways is 25mph. This intersection is controlled by a traffic light system.
Upon arrival you locate a 2014 S 15 Chevy pickup truck color red bearing Rhode Island marker plate 564801 in the guardrail of the northwest corner of the intersection. Vin number 1GCKVECRAZF268860.
The operator of the vehicle number one, John Empire, date of birth March 17, 1994 of 1 Penn Ave., Warwick, RI 09876, RI op # JE56743 is standing in front of his vehicle screaming at it. Upon interview, you detect a distinct odor of alcoholic beverages. The passenger of the vehicle, Larry Henry, date of birth January 31, 1991 of 51 Lois Street, Danielson, RI is still sitting in the vehicle. Ambulance and fire arrive on scene and determine neither occupant is injured. Passenger Henry reports that they had just come from a bar, and Empire was on the telephone with his girlfriend just prior to the crash. Henry tells you they were west on West Main Street when this crash occurred. Empire became upset with his girlfriend and drove his vehicle into the guard rail on the north west section of the intersection. You determine that both occupants were wearing their seatbelts when this crash occurred.
Empire refuses all Standardized Field Sobriety tests. Empire is taken into custody and is transported to the police department. Empire refuses all testing.
On the scene you record 150 feet of skid mark from the point that Empire began breaking to the point where he drove into the guard rail.
Lucky insurance 1PTP345
You conduct a drag test on the roadway, next to the skid marks. The results of which are as follows:
1. 34
2. 35
3. 34
4. 33
5. 32
6. 34
7. 34
8. 35
9. 36
10. 33
The drag sled weighs 55lbs.
Crash 10
May 4, 2018 at 0500hrs. You are dispatched to a report of a car versus car at the intersection of Katrina Boulevard and Brentwood Lane Rebecca, New York. It is clear, the road way is dry, and the area is dark and well-lit by artificial lighting. Katrina Boulevard runs north to south, and Brentwood Lane runs east to west. Both lanes have one travel lane in each direction, and the four-way intersection is controlled by a four-way stop sign system.
Upon arrival, backseat driver’s side passenger Michael Jones (date of birth 08/28/1965) of the 2015 Subaru states he needs medical attention for whiplash. Both vehicles sustained heavy damage to the engine compartments, when the 2015 Subaru and the 2011 Mitsubishi Mirage hit at a slight head on angle in the middle of the intersection. Both vehicles are towed from the scene.
Prior to being transported to the hospital, Michael provides you with his information, states he was not wearing a seat belt in the backseat of the vehicle, and was not paying attention to how the crash occurred.
Witness Barbara Pearl approaches you and tells you she was just stepping out of her house for her morning jog. Pearl lives at 72 Katrina Boulevard, which is in the northwest corner of the intersection. Pearl stated she saw the Subaru, south on Katrina Boulevard, stop for the stop sign, and begin to make a left-hand turn onto Brentwood Lane. Pearl heard the Mitsubishi’s driver, traveling north on Katrina Boulevard, lock up her brakes, as she entered the intersection without stopping for the stop sign. The Subaru and the Mitsubishi collided.
The operator of the Subaru, Marilyn Jones, stated she stopped at the stop sign of Katrina Boulevard south, and began to make a left-hand turn onto Brentwood Lane east. After she entered the intersection, Marilyn heard tires screeching and saw the Mitsubishi as it collided with her Subaru. Marylin stated she always wore her seatbelt, not matter where she sat in the vehicle
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The front seat passenger of the Subaru, Kevin Jones, reported he was stuffing newspapers into plastic bags for delivery, when the crash occurred and could not tell you what happened.
The driver and sole occupant of the Mitsubishi, Raymond Decyr was sobbing, telling you that he did not know what happened and his father was going to kill him for being drunk and wrecking is father’s car again. When asked, Raymond told you he wished he had not been wearing his seatbelt, because then maybe he would be dead and not have to deal with his father.
Raymond reeked of alcoholic beverages. You found open, empty beer cans throughout the Mitsubishi, along with a partially full pint bottle of cinnamon whisky.
You had Raymond perform the Standardized Field Sobriety tests. Raymond was not wearing eye glasses and reported he did not wear contacts. Raymond reported not having any medical conditions that would prevent him from performing the Standardized Field Sobriety Test. During the Horizontal Gaze Nystagmus test, Raymond’s eyes were observed to be bloodshot and glassy. Raymond could not complete the test, as he continually moved his head to track the pen from left to right. During the Walk and Turn test, Raymond started too early, stating he had taking the tests “a million times before,” never touched heel-to-toe, fell when turning, and sang the A-B-C song while he walked 12 steps forward, and 14 steps back. During the One Leg Stand test, Raymond raised his arms up to his side, flapped them like a bird, and fell forward onto his face.
Raymond was transported to Police Headquarters, where he initially refused to submit breath samples to the Intoxilyzer machine but changed his mind when his father called the police department and yelled at him. The results of the samples are as follows:
Test 1: .234 BAC @ 0545hrs
Test 2: .230 BAC @ 0600hrs
At the scene, the Mitsubishi left 50 feet of skid mark from where Raymond locked up his brakes to where the Mitsubishi hit the Subaru. You conducted a drag test on the pavement, next to the skids, with a 50 pound drag sled. The results of which are as follows:
1. 34
2. 34
3. 35
4. 35
5. 33
6. 32
7. 34
8. 34
9. 35
10. 36
Based on the provided information complete a crash report, diagram, a narrative, and include the minimum speed of the vehicle Using the distance of the skid mark, the drag factor of the highway, and complete a time equation to report how quickly this crash happened.
2015 Subaru Forester, SUV, color Grey
VIN 1S776GHT8765TY908
New York marker 675LIL
Empire Insurance 78YH89
Owner/operator:
Marylin Jones
Dob: 05/28/65
23 Western Avenue
Rebecca, NY 41150
NY license: MJ052865
Front seat passenger:
Kevin Jones
04/13/1998
23 Western Avenue
Rebecca, NY 41150
Backseat driver’s side passenger:
Michael Jones
01/01/65
23 Western Avenue
Rebecca, NY 41150
2011 Mitsubishi Mirage, 4 door, color white
VIN: 2M65HTY789LI32178
New York marker 876HGH
Second Chance Insurance 56DU8I
Operator:
Raymond Decyr
08/18/1996
54 Katrina Boulevard
Rebecca, NY 41150
NY license RD081896
Owner:
Benjamin Decyr
10/10/63
54 Katrina Boulevard
Rebecca, NY 41150
Witness:
Barbara Pearl
04/12/1944
72 Katrina Boulevard
Rebecca, NY 41150