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Your crash causes no injuries, but the other vehicle must be towed away. Under federal rules, does this crash trigger post-accident drug and alcohol testing for you as the commercial driver?
- A.Only the other driver is ever tested
- B.No testing is ever required without injuries
- C.Testing is required for every parking-lot scratch
- D.It depends on the citation: a tow-away crash triggers testing when you receive a citation for a moving violation in connection with it; tow-away alone, without a citation, does not by itself trigger federal testing
Correct answer
D. It depends on the citation: a tow-away crash triggers testing when you receive a citation for a moving violation in connection with it; tow-away alone, without a citation, does not by itself trigger federal testing
Why
Federal post-accident testing turns on three crash outcomes combined with a citation: a fatality, an injury treated away from the scene, or a vehicle towed away. A fatality requires testing regardless of citation, while the injury and tow-away triggers require both the outcome and a citation to the commercial driver.
Manual topic: Accidents - Post-Accident Testing · From the General Knowledge practice bank (GK-156).