Every member of the Department shall render reasonable assistance
to a sick or injured person and call a doctor and/or ambulance, if
necessary, in cases called to the attention to this Department. If
an ambulance or a doctor does not arrive in reasonable time, the officer
shall make another call to the Chief of Police. He shall obtain the
full name, date of birth, residence, occupation and full description
of the person injured and a statement of the attendant circumstances.
If disability occurs on a public street or any public place under
the jurisdiction of this Village, he shall carefully note contributory
conditions, if any, such as broken pavement, excavation, streetlights
not burning, snow and ice on the sidewalks, etc. He shall relay such
conditions to the Chief of Police.
When a member of the Department observes a defect in the highway
likely to cause an accident or damage, he shall promptly note the
nature of the defect and the location in his memo book and forward
such information to the Chief of Police, who shall record such defect
and immediately notify the Highway Department which is concerned with
such defect and location.
If a doctor is needed at an accident scene, the investigating
officer shall call and locate a doctor. If any doctor refuses or is
unable to answer such call, the investigating officer shall record
the doctor's name and reason for not being able to respond.
Every member of the Department, pursuant to § 603
of the Vehicle and Traffic Law, shall fill out Form MV-104A, as set
forth in certain accidents.
Whenever tow service is required, the investigating officer
shall ask the owner or operator of the vehicle involved in accident
to choose his own tow service. If such owner or operator is not familiar
with local service and so advises the officer, then the officer shall
request the next wrecker on the established rotation list.