KANSAS MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT REPORT CODING MANUAL

UNUSUAL ACCIDENT CODING SITUATIONS
CATEGORY SITUATION CODING
Cargo, debris, a
part of a vehicle
hits another
vehicle, water, etc.
Vehicle hits motionless cargo or debris in roadway
Motionless cargo / debris, but set in motion by V1 hitting V2
Motionless and damages more than one vehicle
1 TU, AC=09
AC=00, 1 TU
2 TUs, AC=09
Fatalities
Fire
Illegally parked
vehicles
Vehicle hits cargo or debris that is In motion
Ice comes off V1 and hits V2
Cargo or debris in motion and hits a vehicle on another
roadway
If cargo only is damaged inside / on a vehicle over $1,000, it
is an accident
Mower throws debris and strikes a vehicle
Power line falls on vehicle (Not an accident if an act of God)
Golf ball hits a vehicle
Jackknife
Immersion in standing water without overturning or collision
(It is not a reportable accident if the water is running over a
roadway due to flooding)
A pregnant mother is injured or dies, and her fetus/baby dies
(ANSI D16-2.1.1 pg. 4)
If a person dies of medical condition OR after 30 days
Vehicle catches fire while parked, not while traveling on
roadway
Fire or accidental Explosion in vehicle in-transport
TU hits parked vehicle on roadside or parked in a stall on a
street and door(s) is open or vehicle parked in the roadway
Giving assistance and in the roadway (illegally parked)
Driver leaves car and re-enters from Passenger’s Side and
is hit
2 TUs, AC=03
and CWOV=88
2 TUs, AC=03 and
CWOV=88
1 TU, AC=00, use On
Road of hit vehicle
AC=00, 1 TU
AC=00, 1 TU
AC=00, 1 TU
AC=00, 1 TU
AC=00, 1 TU
AC=00, 1 TU
1 fatality or injury
(fetus/baby ignored)
Injury accident, person’s
Injury Severity per accident
cause
Not an accident
AC=00, 1 TU
2 TUs or more, AC=03
2 TUs or more, AC=03
person is the driver
AC= Accident Class, TU= Traffic Unit, PT= Ped Type, ST= Seat Type, CWOV= Collision with other
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