[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 32, Volume 4]
[Revised as of July 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 32CFR634.30]

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                       TITLE 32--NATIONAL DEFENSE
 
              CHAPTER V--DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY (CONTINUED)
 
PART 634--MOTOR VEHICLE TRAFFIC SUPERVISION--Table of Contents
 
                     Subpart D--Traffic Supervision
 
Sec. 634.30  Traffic accident investigation report data.

    (a) Data derived from traffic accident investigation reports and 
from vehicle owner accident reports will be analyzed to determine 
probable causes of accidents. When frequent accidents occur at a 
location, the conditions at the location and the types of accidents 
(collision diagram) will be examined.
    (b) Law enforcement personnel and others who prepare traffic 
accident investigation reports will indicate whether or not seat 
restraint devices were being used at the time of the accident.
    (c) When accidents warrant, an installation commander may establisah 
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traffic accident review board. The board will consist of law 
enforcement, engineer, safety, medical, and legal personnel. The board 
will determine principal factors leading to the accident and recommend 
measures to reduce the number and severity of accidents on and off the 
installation. (The Air Force will use Traffic Safety Coordinating 
Groups. The Navy will use Traffic Safety Councils per OPNAVINST 
5100.12D.)
    (d) Data will be shared with the installation legal, engineer, 
safety, and transportation officers. The data will be used to inform and 
educate drivers and to conduct traffic engineering studies.
    (e) Army traffic accident investigation reports will be provided to 
Army Centralized Accident Investigation of Ground Accidents (CAIG) 
boards on request. The CAIG boards are under the control of the 
Commander, U.S. Army Safety Center, Fort Rucker, Alabama 36362-5363. 
These boards investigate Class A, on-duty, non-POV accidents and other 
selected accidents Army-wide. (See AR 385-40.) Local commanders provide 
additional board members as required to complete a timely and accurate 
investigation. Normally, additional board members are senior equipment 
operators, maintenance officer, and medical officers. However, specific 
qualifications of the additional board members may be dictated by the 
nature of the accident.
    (f) The CAIG program is not intended to interfere with, impede, or 
delay law enforcement agencies in the execution of regulatory 
responsibilities that apply to the investigation of accidents for a 
determination of criminal intent or criminal acts. Criminal 
investigations have priority.
    (g) Army law enforcement agencies will maintain close liaison and 
cooperation with CAIG boards. Such cooperation, particularly with 
respect to interviews of victims and witnesses and in collection and 
preservation of physical evidence, should support both the CAIG and law 
enforcement collateral investigations.