Police documentation of drug use in injured drivers: Implications for monitoring and preventing drug-impaired driving

Conclusion Police seldom document drug involvement in drivers who were in a crash after using cannabis, other recreational drugs or potentially impairing medications. This finding raises serious concerns about the ability of the police to effectively enforce current drug-impaired driving laws and public health officials’ continued reliance on police crash reports to monitor the prevalence of drug-impaired driving.
Source: Accident Analysis and Prevention - Category: Accident Prevention Source Type: research