North Carolina Crash Report Instruction Manual - NHTSA

_____________________________________________________________________________________________10. First Harmful Event (Crash Level)10The first injury or damage producing event characterizes the crash type and identifies thenature of the first harmful event. This is the first event which led to the crash, even thoughmultiple vehicles may have been involved. Use the Crash Type codes defined below.Non-Collision1. Ran off Road Right - vehicle runs off right side of the roadway2. Ran off Road Left - vehicle runs off left side of the roadway3. Ran off Road Straight Ahead - vehicle runs through “Y” or “T” intersection.4. Jackknife – truck pulling a semi-trailer or trailers where the trailing unit(s) and thepulling vehicle rotate with respect to each other.5. Overturn/Rollover - is any event in which a motor vehicle in transport overturns forany reason without antecedent collision.13. Other Non-Collision* (write in narrative) – is any other event involving only themotor vehicle in transport, that is of a non-collision nature.FIRST EVENTIncludes: Accidental carbon monoxide poisoning by a motor vehicle in transport.Breakage of any part of the motor vehicle, resulting in injury or further damage.Explosion of any part of the motor vehicle. Fire starting in the motor vehicle. Fallingor jumping from the motor vehicle. Occupant hit by an object in, or thrown againstthe motor vehicle. Injury or damage from a moving part of the motor vehicle. Objectfalling from, or in the motor vehicle. Striking a hole or bump in the roadway, etc.Excludes: Carbon monoxide poisoning in a motor vehicle not in transport.Injury or damage resulting from a fight between occupants, cigarette burns,discharge of a firearm in the motor vehicle, working on a motor vehicle not intransport, etc.Collision of Motor Vehicle With14. Pedestrian - is any collision involving a motor vehicle in transport and a pedestrian.Includes: Person afoot, sitting, lying, or working upon a land way or place. Personin or operating a pedestrian conveyance.Excludes: Person boarding or alighting from another conveyance, except apedestrian conveyance. Person in the process of jumping or falling from a motorvehicle in transport.15. Pedalcyclist - is any collision involving a motor vehicle in transport and apedalcyclist, including devices known as bicycles, pedalcycles, unicycles andsidecars or trailers attached to these devices (which are moved by human power).Includes: Includes any of the following devices in transport:Bicycle, tricycle, unicycle, trailers or sidecars attached to any of the abovedevices.Excludes: Pedalcycle towed by motor vehicle, including:Hitching, and an unoccupied pedalcycleGeneral: A pedalcyclist is any person riding upon a pedalcycle or in a sidecarattached to the pedalcycle. A stopped pedalcycle is considered to be in transport if it_____________________________________________________________________________________________North Carolina DMV-349 Crash Report Instruction Manual Page 9