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Post -Accident Testing <br />• As soon as practicable following an accident involving a commercial motor vehicle <br />operating on a public road, the City will test each surviving driver for controlled <br />substances and alcohol when the following occurs: <br />• The accident involves a fatality or <br />• The driver receives a citation for a moving traffic violation from the accident and an <br />injury is treated away from the accident scene or <br />• The driver receives a citation for a moving traffics violation from the accident and a <br />vehicle is required to be towed from the accident scene. <br />The following chart summarizes when DOT post -accident testing needs to be conducted: <br />Type of accident involved <br />Citation issued to <br />the DOT covered <br />CDL driver? <br />Test must be <br />performed <br />by the City <br />i. Human fatality <br />ii. Bodily injury with <br />immediate medical <br />treatment away from <br />the scene <br />YES <br />NO <br />YES <br />NO <br />YES <br />YES <br />YES <br />NO <br />iii. Disabling damage to any YES YES <br />motor vehicle requiring tow NO NO <br />away <br />A driver subject to post -accident testing must remain readily available or the driver will be <br />deemed to have refused to submit to testing. This requirement to remain ready for testing does <br />not preclude a driver from leaving the scene of an accident for the period necessary to obtain <br />assistance in responding to the accident or to obtain necessary medical care. <br />Post -Accident Controlled Substance Testing <br />Drivers are required to submit a urine or oral liquid sample for post -accident -controlled <br />substance testing as soon as possible. If the driver is not tested within thirty-two (32) hours after <br />the accident, the City will cease its attempts to test the driver and prepare and maintain on file a <br />record stating why the test was not promptly administered. <br />Post -Accident Alcohol Testing <br />Drivers are required to submit to post -accident alcohol testing as soon as possible. After an <br />accident, consuming alcohol is prohibited until the driver is tested. If the driver is not tested <br />within two (2) hours after the accident, the City will prepare and maintain on file a record stating <br />why the test was not administered within that time. If eight hours have elapsed since the accident <br />and the driver has not submitted to an alcohol test, the City will cease its attempts to test the <br />driver and prepare and maintain on file a record stating why the test was not administered. <br />100 <br />