NCJ Number
184800
Date Published
2000
Length
59 pages
Annotation
This report identifies the magnitude, severity and characteristics of emergency service vehicles involved in traffic crashes in the State of Missouri during 1997-1999 with emphasis on the year 1999.
Abstract
The report is divided into four sections: (1) overview of Missouri's emergency services traffic crash problem; (2) findings from an analysis which focuses on police vehicle involvement; (3) fire vehicle involvement; and (4) ambulance involvement. The primary source of data was the Missouri Statewide Traffic Accident Records System. In 1999 there were 1,907 Missouri traffic crashes involving 1,963 emergency service vehicles; three persons were killed and 660 were injured in those crashes. Of the emergency service vehicles involved, 403 were on an emergency run at the time of the crash. The seriousness of those crashes was compounded by the fact that the incident no doubt delayed or prevented the unit from responding to the original emergency situation. Of the 1,963 emergency vehicles involved in crashes, 1,600 were law enforcement vehicles, 178 were fire vehicles and 168 were ambulances. Tables, figures, notes, glossary