Box 28 – Airbag Deployment
This box records the deployment status of an airbag, relative to each occupant of the vehicle. This information is necessary to evaluate the effectiveness of airbags and other occupant protection equipment.
- 0 – No air bags
- 1 – Not deployed
- 2 – Deployed – front
- 3 – Deployed – side
- 4 – Deployed – both front and side
- 5 – Unknown
Box 32 – Injury Status
This box records the most severe injury to a person involved in the crash. The DMV believes that this information is necessary for injury outcome analysis and evaluation. This element is also critical in providing linkage between the crash, EMS, and hospital records.
- 1 – Killed – Deaths which occur within 12 months after the crash.
- 2 – A injury type (disabling) – Injury obviously serious enough to prevent the person injured from performing his normal activities for at least one day beyond the day of the collision. Examples include massive loss of blood, broken bone, or loss of consciousness.
- 3 – B injury type (evident) – Obvious injury, other than killed or disabling, which is evident at the scene. Bruises, swelling, limping, and soreness are examples. Class B injury would not necessarily prevent the person from carrying out his normal activities.
- 4 – C injury type (possible) – No visible injury, but person complains of pain, or has been momentarily unconscious.
- 5 – No injury
- 6 – Unknown
Box 37 – Alcohol/Drugs Suspected
This box records the investigating officer’s assessment of whether alcohol or drugs were used or involved.
- No
- Yes – alcohol, impairment suspected
- Yes – alcohol, no impairment detected
- Yes – other drugs, impairment suspected
- Yes – other drugs, no impairment detected
- Yes – alcohol and other drugs, impairment suspected
- Yes – alcohol and other drugs, no impairment detected
- Unknown
Box 38 – Alcohol/Drugs Test Status
This box documents whether a test was given, including the type, or whether a test was refused.
- 0 – No test
- 1 – Alcohol test
- 2 – Test for drugs other than alcohol
- 3 – Test for alcohol and other drugs
- 4 – Test refused
- 5 – Unknown
Box 39 – Test Results
This box records the indication of the degree of presence of alcohol or other drugs through testing.
- 0 – No test
- 1 – No alcohol or other drugs
- 2 – Alcohol (the actual test results ~ percent BAC is to be written in space #39 on the DMV-349, if the result is known)
- 3 – Other drugs reported
- 4 – Contaminated sample/unusable
- 5 – Pending
- 6 – Unknown
You can access our Crash Report Request form in order to obtain the report here.
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