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62A – Motor Vehicle Investigations <br /> <br /> <br />Policy & Procedure Page 10 of 10 <br />G. Crash Data Management <br /> <br />1. A case/incident number will be assigned to all crashes reported to the <br />Lexington Police that an officer gets dispatched to. At a minimum, a log note <br />associated with that case/incident number shall include the following: <br />a. All registration plate numbers and states of issue (i.e. Massachusetts); <br />b. Operator’s last names; <br />c. If the operator(s) have been cited; <br />d. If vehicle(s) were towed; and <br />e. If there were any injuries as a result of the crash and if those injured were <br />transported to an area hospital. <br /> <br />2. The Traffic Bureau shall enter specific data generated from Motor Vehicle <br />Crash Reports that are generated by: <br /> <br />a. Officer’s completed version of the Motor Vehicle Crash Report; <br />b. An operator’s completed version of a Motor Vehicle Crash Report in which <br />an officer was not required to complete a report, assisted in an exchange, <br />or there was no police involvement, yet the crash still occurred in <br />Lexington and is being reported by an operator of a vehicle involved. <br /> <br />3. The data the Traffic Bureau enters into the in-house computer system will <br />consist of: <br /> <br />a. Date; <br />b. Time; <br />c. Number of Vehicles involved; <br />d. Number of fatalities or injuries; <br />e. Property damage (and owner of damaged property); <br />f. Day of the week it occurred on; <br />g. Conditions at the time of the crash; <br />h. Residence of the operator(s); and <br />i. If fault of crash was determined. <br /> <br />4. Data entered into the in-house system may be accessed anytime to help <br />determine problem areas, areas that may need added enforcement, areas that <br />may need re-engineering, as well as overall totals. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />i M.G.L. c. 90 s. 26