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Bill expanding fatal-crash review authority advances after committee hearing; supporters stress prevention, some experts ask for drafting tweaks
Summary
House Bill 2192 would broaden the Washington Traffic Safety Commission's authority to conduct fatality reviews, designate the commission a limited public‑health authority for record access, and protect review materials from civil discovery; supporters said it will help prevent crashes, while some attorneys urged narrowing inadmissibility language to avoid impeding civil discovery.
Jennifer Harris and agency proponents presented House Bill 2192 to expand the Washington Traffic Safety Commission’s ability to convene fatality review committees and to designate the commission a public-health authority for limited research and prevention purposes. The proposal would allow the commission to collect certain medical and crash records for statistical and epidemiological analyses and to convene confidential fatality review committees whose…
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