(a) General rule.--Every coroner or medical examiner in this Commonwealth shall report in writing to the department within five days of certification the death of any person resulting from a vehicle accident, giving the time and place of accident and the circumstances relating thereto. These reports shall be made on forms prepared by the department. Every coroner or medical examiner shall retain a copy of the reports in his office for a period of two years.
(b) Blood and urine samples.--The coroners or medical examiners of each county in this Commonwealth shall take blood or urine samples or both from the bodies of all drivers and of all pedestrians over 15 years of age who die within four hours following an accident and shall, within ten days of the accident, transmit the samples to the Governor's Council on Drug and Alcohol Abuse. This subsection shall be applicable to all occupants over 15 years of age if the driver of the vehicle cannot be determined.
(c) Regulations for testing samples.--The Governor's Council on Drug and Alcohol Abuse shall establish and promulgate rules and regulations for the testing of the blood and urine samples authorized to be taken from dead bodies under this section.
Governor's Council on Drug and Alcohol Abuse. The Governor's Council on Drug and Alcohol Abuse is now known as the Pennsylvania Advisory Council on Drug and Alcohol Abuse and is designated as the advisory council to the Department of Health for drug and alcohol programs. See section 3 of the act of April 14, 1972 (P.L.221, No.63), known as the Pennsylvania Drug and Alcohol Abuse Control Act.
Structure Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes
Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes
Chapter 37 - Miscellaneous Provisions
Section 3701 - Unattended motor vehicle
Section 3701.1 - Leaving an unattended child in a motor vehicle
Section 3702 - Limitations on backing
Section 3703 - Driving upon sidewalk
Section 3704 - Obstruction to driving view or mechanism
Section 3705 - Opening and closing vehicle doors
Section 3706 - Riding in house trailers, mobile homes or boats on trailers
Section 3707 - Driving or stopping close to fire apparatus
Section 3708 - Unauthorized driving over fire hose
Section 3709 - Depositing waste and other material on highway, property or waters
Section 3710 - Stopping at intersection or crossing to prevent obstruction
Section 3711 - Unauthorized persons and devices hanging on vehicles
Section 3712 - Abandonment of vehicles
Section 3712.1 - Restitution of property owners
Section 3712.2 - Stripping abandoned vehicles
Section 3713 - Railroad trains not to block crossings
Section 3714 - Careless driving
Section 3715 - Restriction on alcoholic beverages (Repealed)
Section 3716 - Accidents involving overturned vehicles
Section 3717 - Trespass by motor vehicle
Section 3718 - Minor prohibited from operating with any alcohol in system
Section 3719 - Passengers in open trucks
Section 3720 - Snow and ice dislodged or falling from moving vehicle (Repealed)
Section 3722 - Off-road vehicles in urban municipalities
Section 3723 - Theft of catalytic converter
Section 3731 - Driving under influence of alcohol or controlled substance (Repealed)
Section 3731.1 - Operators of commercial vehicles (Repealed)
Section 3732 - Homicide by vehicle
Section 3732.1 - Aggravated assault by vehicle
Section 3733 - Fleeing or attempting to elude police officer
Section 3734 - Driving without lights to avoid identification or arrest
Section 3735 - Homicide by vehicle while driving under influence
Section 3735.1 - Aggravated assault by vehicle while driving under the influence
Section 3736 - Reckless driving
Section 3741 - Application of subchapter
Section 3742 - Accidents involving death or personal injury
Section 3742.1 - Accidents involving death or personal injury while not properly licensed
Section 3743 - Accidents involving damage to attended vehicle or property
Section 3743.1 - Spilled cargo
Section 3744 - Duty to give information and render aid
Section 3745 - Accidents involving damage to unattended vehicle or property
Section 3745.1 - Accident scene clearance
Section 3746 - Immediate notice of accident to police department
Section 3747 - Written report of accident by driver or owner
Section 3749 - Reports by coroners and medical examiners
Section 3750 - Reports by garages
Section 3751 - Reports by police
Section 3752 - Accident report forms
Section 3753 - Department to compile, tabulate and analyze accident reports
Section 3754 - Accident prevention investigations
Section 3755 - Reports by emergency room personnel