NEWJERSEYNJTR-1CRASH
REPORTMANUAL
Revised:January1,2023
Edition:2.0
Introduction
Thiscomprehensivemanualwascreatedbyadedicatedgroupofprofessionalstohelpyouunderstandwhat
therequirementsareinfilingtheNJTR-1.Eachdataelementisexplainedindetailandprovidesyouwith
informationsupportedbylawandexpertopinion.
ThemostrecentmodificationstotheNJTR-lareeffectiveasofJanuary1,2023.ThepreviousNJTR-1report
formcollecteddatain149blocks;thenewreportsincludeanadditionalfourblocksforatotalof153blocks.
ChangestotheNJTR-1reportformandnewformcompletionguidancearereflectedthroughoutthismanual
andappearingreentext.
Thismanualcanbeconsideredalivingdocument.Newversionsofthismanualwillbecreatedasadditional
criterianeedtobeaddressedorupdated.TheNewJerseyStatewideTrafficRecordsCoordinatingCommittee
willbesolicitingquestionsaswellasgeneralcommentstobeincludedinfutureeditions.Theeditionnumber
canbefoundonthecoverpageofthismanual.
Wegratefullyacknowledgethefollowingindividualsformakingthismanualareality
EricHeitmannNewJerseyDivisionofHighwayTrafficSafety,Director
PatriciaOtt,PESTRCCChairperson–MBOEngineering
SteveChobordaNJDOT,BureauofTransportationDataSupport
PeterBrzostowskiNJDOT,BureauofTransportationDataSupport
MichaelCoxNewJerseyMotorVehicleCommission,CDLCoordinator
WilliamBeansMBOEngineering
Capt.RobertBabitzNewJerseyStatePolice,TrafficPublicSafetyOffice
SFCDavidGuinan