Policy
The following is a list of reports, documents and items required by the Traffic Unit or Car 710 for investigating critical incidents, fatal and/or felony motor vehicle accidents and personal injury accidents involving city or government vehicles:
- Minnesota Traffic Accident Report
- Minneapolis Police Department Offense/Incident Report (MP‑6833)
- Minnesota State Fatality Report
- Investigating officer's statement
- Statements from all assisting officers.
- Statements from all vehicle operators involved
- Statements from all passengers and witnesses
- Photographs of the scene, damage and evidence
- Scale diagram of final accident scene that also indicates the location of evidence items
- Results of chemical testing of vehicle operators in fatal or serious injury accidents
- Printouts of vehicle registrations and driver's licenses of all parties involved
- Tow sheets, property inventories, and other reports
** Missing or refused statements must be explained in the investigating officer's statement. Juvenile defendants must have an attorney or parent present and identified in the statement.
Definitions
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