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state of texas instructions to police for reporting crashes 2019 edition texas department of transportation traffic operations division – cda
The Issue. TxDOT released a revised version of the Texas Peace Officer’s Crash Report (CR-3) form on January 1, 2010. Although the law enforcement community was involved in the development of the new CR-3 form, some agencies continue to have problems accurately completing the new form.
Crash Report as required by Section 550.063 of the Texas Transportation Code. State statutes and city ordinances govern reporting and investigation requirements.
This guide addresses each contributing factor that can be assigned on a Texas CR-3 crash report. Information from the CR-100 (Instructions to Police for Reporting Crashes) is incorporated along with discussions over common misconceptions and misapplications of contributing factors.
Guide for Traffic Crash Investigators to assist Texas law enforcement agencies in correctly assessing damage sustained by motor vehicles in traffic crashes and accurately entering the Vehicle Damage Rating on the Texas Peace Officer’s Crash Report (CR-3).
This page contains the crash report forms and instructions used for all Texas Peace Officers to submit crashes. These forms may only be submitted to TxDOT by investigating agencies via CRASH, submission services, or mobile.
TxDOT offers these formats for submitting crash data: Crash reporting and analysis for safer highways (CRASH): The CRASH application was created to allow law enforcement officers to submit the Texas Peace Officer’s Crash Report (form CR‐3) electronically to the state of Texas. Please visit our CRASH system. page.
