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When is DOT post-accident testing required?
Is a DOT drug and alcohol test required? In this quiz, we are going to test your knowledge of the post-accident drug and alcohol testing requirements. Determine if each situation would require a post-accident drug and alcohol test. Click below to see answers.
- A fatal accident occurred on an access road that does not have signs or gates prohibiting the public from entering.
- The driver had a CDL but was operating a non-CDL vehicle at the time of an injury accident. The accident resulted in the driver being issued a citation for following too close at the scene.
- The driver was cited at the scene of the accident for doing an unsafe lane change. A passenger in the other vehicle was injured and transported to the hospital by ambulance. The other vehicle was towed due to the other driver being arrested for an outstanding warrant.
- A truck had to be towed out of the ditch after sliding off the road. Once out of the ditch, the driver drove the vehicle to our terminal for repairs. The driver was cited for driving too fast for conditions.
- The driver was cited for failure to yield one week after an injury crash.
When is post-accident testing required?: Answers
Answers:
- Required — This is a fatal accident on a public roadway.
- Not required — The driver was operating a vehicle that did not require a CDL to operate.
- Required — The post-accident testing is required due to the injury and citation.
- Not required — The vehicle did not have to be towed from the scene due to disabling damage.
- Not required — The citation was not issued within the testing time limits (be sure to document why the test wasn’t done if you are ever faced with this situation).
