Collision report writing outline
Rohnert Park Department of Public Safety
Field Training Program Orientation
Crossroads Collision Reports Outline | 2 hours
1) Outline of RPDPS Policy #501: Traffic Collision Reporting
a) Responsibilities
b) Reporting Situations
c) Collisions with city employees/vehicles
d) Private property collisions
e) Traffic collisions on roadways/highways
2) Initiating a Crossroads report
a) Logging in
i) Username/Login = department badge number
ii) What options to choose (new collision, new supplemental, collision list)
b) New Collision – Face Page (CHP555)
i) Agency case number
ii) Location of collision
iii) Party 1 – always labeled to be the person at fault through your investigation.
iv) Party 2, 3, etc. – Other involved vehicles/drivers
c) New Collision – Coding Page (CHP555 – p.2)
i) Property damage: when any type of property is involved, list it here.
ii) Primary Collision Factor (PCF): The vehicle code section believed to have been violated that
cause the collision by Party 1.
iii) Coding of each category that is applicable (check box)
d) Narrative Page Options
i) Auto generate – breaks up the narrative into the categories that need to be written and can
auto-populate certain call information.
ii) Blank 556 – A blank writing document to write on.
iii) CHP Investigation Narrative Format – Categorized sections for the investigative portion
iv) CHP Report Narrative Format – Categorized narrative
e) Injured/Witness/Passenger
i) Any persons as listed above get put on this page with general information.
f) Sketch
i) Google Maps (will auto-populate based on streets or location listed on the face page
ii) Scene PD – Pre-sketched street and intersections of Rohnert Park that are cleaner than
google map images.
3) Crossroads Collision report writing exercise (if time allows and/or able)
Revised 3/6/23