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Committee advances bill to require senior-officer consult before declining toxicology in fatal crashes
Summary
SB 226 (second substitute) would require that an officer consult with a more senior officer before deciding not to pursue testing that could support a warrant for toxicology in fatal crashes; the committee adopted the substitute and moved the bill out favorably after victim and agency testimony.
Senators and witnesses told the committee SB 226 is aimed at improving investigations of fatal motor-vehicle crashes by adding a required consult with a senior officer when an on-scene officer believes additional testing is not reasonable.
A sponsor described a tragic constituent case in Mountain Green in which a driver died after a head-on collision and "toxicology testing was not conducted." The sponsor said the bill—now in a second substitute—would…
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