Virginia Multi-disciplinary Crash Investigation Team Reports
TSTC encourages using these reports as guides in evaluating the effectiveness of existing transportation safety programs, as well as assessing the need for additional programs.
The conclusions and recommendations contained in these reports (in PDF format) are the opinions of the Crash Investigation Team and are not necessarily those of Virginia Commonwealth University.
TSTC welcomes your comments regarding these reports.
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Special Reports
Special Report No. 22: Pedestrian Crashes (August 2012)
Special Report No. 21: Teen Driver Fatal Crashes (June 2011)
Special Report No. 20: Child Safety Restraint Study (September 2006)
Special Report No. 19: School Bus Crash Evaluation Study (June 2005)
Special Report No. 18: Motorcycle Safety Helmet Effectiveness Study (December 2004)
Special Report No. 17: The Effectiveness Of Safety Belt Use In Traffic Crashes (January 2004)
Special Report No. 16: Event Data Recorder Study (August 2003)
Special Report No. 15: Driver Inattention and Driver Distraction Study (December 2001)
Special Report No. 14: Special Report on Young Drivers Involved in Fatal Crashes (January 2001)
Special Report No. 13: Motorcycle Crash/Helmet Use Study Volume 2 (January 2000)
Crash Team Reports
Crash Team Report No. 214: Two Fatal Crashes at Same Location (February 2011)
Crash Team Report No. 213: Multiple Vehicle Collision on Interstate--Three Fatalities (September 2010)
Crash Team Report No. 212: Pedestrian Fatality Involving a Transit Bus (July 2010)
Crash Team Report No. 211: Four Fatality Head-On Collision (June 2010)
Crash Team Report No. 210: Two Motorcycle Head-on Collision-Double Fatality (October 2009)
Crash Team Report No. 209: Tractor Trailer—Red Light Running Angle Collision (September 2009)
Crash Team Report No. 208: Fixed Object Collision--Infant Fatality (July 2009)
Crash Team Report No. 207: Single Fatality Motorcycle Crash--Non-compliant Helmet (January 2009)
Crash Team Report No. 206: Impaired Driver: Rear End Collision with School Bus (September 2008)
Crash Team Report No. 205: Impaired Pedestrian Fatal Crash (August 2008)
Crash Team Report No. 204: Underage Drinking Crash --- Four Fatalities (February 2008)
Crash Team Report No. 203: Two Single Vehicle Crashes –Multiple Fatalities (January 2008)
Crash Team Report No. 202: Triple Fatality Head-On Collision (September 2007)
Crash Team Report No. 201: Fatal Motorcycle Crash, Alcohol and Speed (September 2007)
Crash Team Report No. 200: Five Fatality Alcohol-related Collision (May 2007)
Crash Team Report No. 199: Work Zone – Double Trailer – Multi-Vehicle Crash (March 2007)
Crash Team Report No. 198: Aggressive Drivers in Merging Lanes – Triple Fatality (December 2006)
Crash Team Report No. 197: Wrong-way Driver – Double Fatality (May 2006)
Crash Team Report No. 196: Teen Crash – Four Fatalities (January 2006)
Crash Team Report No. 195: School Bus Fatality – Inattentive Driver on Rural Roadway (November 2005)
Crash Team Report No. 194: Street Racing – Double Fatality (November 2005)
Crash Team Report No. 193: Military Driver – Fatal Single Vehicle Crash (July 2005)
Crash Team Report No. 192: Older Drivers/Wrong-way and Rear-end Collisions (July 2004)
Crash Team Report No. 191: Older Driver/Complex Intersection Fatal Crash (October 2003)
Crash Team Report No. 190: Teen Fatal Crashes/Two Case Studies (May 2003)
Crash Team Report No. 189: Rural Crossroad Intersection Crash (May 2002)
Tech Alerts
Tech Alert No. 21: Restraint Use in Double Fatality Head-on Collision (April 2010)
Tech Alert No. 20: Two Fatality Single Vehicle Crash (October 2009)
Tech Alert No. 19: Five Fatality Single Vehicle Crash (November 2008)
Tech Alert No. 18: Six Fatality Two Vehicle Crash (February 2008)
Tech Alert No. 17: Four Fatality Rear-end Collision at Intersection (January 2008)
Tech Alert No. 16: Infant Seat/Airbag and Cell Phone (January 2007)
Tech Alert No. 15: Peer Pressure and Drift Racing (March 2006)
Tech Alert No. 14: Trailer Crash (January 2006)
Tech Alert No. 13: Teen Crash (July 2004)
