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Page 5 <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 /> <br />The following chart summarizes when DOT post-accident testing needs to be conducted: <br /> <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 /> <br />i. Human fatality <br />YES YES <br />NO YES <br />ii. Bodily injury with <br />immediate <br /> medical treatment away <br />from the scene <br />YES YES <br />NO NO <br />iii. Disabling damage to any YES YES <br /> motor vehicle requiring tow NO NO <br /> away <br /> <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 /> <br />Post – Accident Controlled Substance Testing <br />Drivers are required to submit a urine sample for post-accident controlled substance testing as <br />soon as possible. If the driver is not tested within thirty-two (32) hours after the accident, the <br />City will cease its attempts to test the driver and prepare and maintain on file a record stating <br />why the test was not promptly administered. <br /> <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 /> <br />The City may accept the results of a blood or breath test in place of an alcohol test and urine test <br />for the use of controlled substances if: <br />• The tests are conducted by federal, state, or local officials having independent authority <br />for the test, and <br />• The tests conform to applicable federal, state, or local testing requirements, and <br />• The test results can be obtained by the City. <br />