Crash Fatality Reporting

FLHSMV must be notified within 24 hours of any traffic crash fatality or any serious bodily injury (SBI) crash where a blood sample was drawn from any driver.

Per federal guidelines, reportable motor vehicle traffic fatality must meet the following criteria for Injury Severity (5) - Fatal (within 30 days):

1. The death must occur within 30 days (720 hours) of the motor vehicle crash.

2. The death must be a direct cause of the crash and not the result of natural causes, heart attack, suicide, homicide, or overdose.

3. The death must occur on a public roadway.

If there is a death and this criteria is not met, Injury Severity (6) - Non-traffic fatality should be used.