Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes
75 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 3754 (2026)
Accident prevention investigations.
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§ 3754. Accident prevention investigations.
(a) General rule.--The department, in association with the Pennsylvania State Police, may conduct in-depth accident investigations and safety studies of the human, vehicle and environmental aspects of traffic accidents for the purpose of determining the causes of traffic accidents and the improvements which may help prevent similar types of accidents or increase the overall safety of roadways and bridges.
(b) Confidentiality of reports.--In-depth accident investigations and safety studies and information, records and reports used in their preparation shall not be discoverable nor admissible as evidence in any legal action or other proceeding, nor shall officers or employees or the agencies charged with the development, procurement or custody of in-depth accident investigations and safety study records and reports be required to give depositions or evidence pertaining to anything contained in such in-depth accident investigations or safety study records or reports in any legal action or other proceeding.
(Dec. 11, 1986, P.L.1530, No.166, eff. 60 days)
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 27
cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1986–2024 · leading case: Com., Dept. of Transp. v. Taylor, 841 A.2d 108 (Pa. 2004).
Com., Dept. of Transp. v. Taylor, 841 A.2d 108 (Pa. 2004). “Appellee then petitioned the trial court to issue a subpoena duces tecum directing Penn DOT to produce the very items that are covered by § 3754(b): Reports submitted to the Department of Transportation pursuant, [sic] to 75 Pa. C.S. § 3754(a), pertaining to motor vehicle…”
Commonwealth, Dep't of Transp. v. Taylor, 746 A.2d 626 (Pa. Super. Ct. 2000). “Consequently, we hold that PennDOT must produce "in-depth accident investigations and safety reports and information, records and reports used in their preparation," see 75 Pa.C.S. § 3754, when the trial court orders such production, with appropriate safeguards, in a criminal…”
Pennsylvania State Police v. Off. of Open Records, 5 A.3d 473 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 2010). “§ 9102 (relating to definitions) and utilized or maintained by the Pennsylvania State Police, local, campus, transit or port authority police department or other law enforcement agency or in a traffic report except as provided under 75 Pa.”
Dep't of Transp. v. Off. of Open Records, 7 A.3d 329 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 2010). “The Department argues that the records are exempt from disclosure pursuant to Section 3754 of the Vehicle Code, 75 Pa.C.S. § 3754. The Department also argues that these documents are records relating to noncriminal investigations and are, therefore, exempt from disclosure under…”
Gustine Uniontown Assocs., Ltd. v. Anthony Crane Rental, Inc., 842 A.2d 334 (Pa. 2004). “2d at 112 , 2004 WL 86273 , at 4 (construing statutory privilege set forth in 75 Pa.C.S § 3754(b) in context of criminal case; “the fact that the statute does not ‘explicitly state’ that it applies to criminal cases does not clothe the statute in ambiguity.”
Pennsylvania State Police v. Grove, 119 A.3d 1102 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 2015). “§ 9102 (relating to definitions) and utilized or maintained by the Pennsylvania State Police, local, campus, transit or port authority police department or other law enforcement agency or in a traffic report except as provided under 75 Pa.C.S. § 3754(b) (relating to accident…”
Pennsylvania Pub. Util. Comm'n v. Gilbert, 40 A.3d 755 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 2012). “However, in Department of Transportation , this court addressed whether the evi-dentiary privilege in section 3754 of the Vehicle Code, 75 Pa.C.S. § 3754, exempts from disclosure the sight distance measurements and traffic studies conducted by the Department of Transportation…”
Shoyer Et Ux. v. City of Phila., 506 A.2d 522 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 1986). “DOT responded and stated it would produce none of the documents, citing 75 Pa. C. S. §3754, which provides: (a) General rule.”
Ariondo v. MUNSEY, 553 A.2d 94 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 1989). “Christy’s testimony was not inadmissible pursuant to 75 Pa. C. S. §3754. DOT also argues that 75 Pa.”
Keim v. Commonwealth, Dep't of Transp., Bureau of Driver Licensing, 887 A.2d 834 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 2005). “Keim responds to the assertion that manufacture of a controlled substance necessarily implies possession by stating, without citation, that courts have defined possession as “conscious dominion and control.”
Commonwealth v. Hall, 744 A.2d 1287 (Pa. Super. Ct. 2000). “75 Pa.C.S. § 3754. ¶ 10 As is evident on the face of the statute, section 3754 is composed of two subsections, both of which apply specifical *1290 ly to “in-depth accident investigations and safety studies.”
Gable v. Remington Arms Co., 510 A.2d 153 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 1986). “DOT objected to the questioning or discovery of any accident data, records, or accident studies associated with the in-depth accident investigations kept by DOT.”
— 75 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 3754(a) — 2 cases
Com., Dept. of Transp. v. Taylor, 841 A.2d 108 (Pa. 2004). “Appellee then petitioned the trial court to issue a subpoena duces tecum directing Penn DOT to produce the very items that are covered by § 3754(b): Reports submitted to the Department of Transportation pursuant, [sic] to 75 Pa. C.S. § 3754(a), pertaining to motor vehicle…”
Commonwealth v. Hall, 744 A.2d 1287 (Pa. Super. Ct. 2000). “75 Pa.C.S. § 3754. ¶ 10 As is evident on the face of the statute, section 3754 is composed of two subsections, both of which apply specifical *1290 ly to “in-depth accident investigations and safety studies.”
— 75 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 3754(b) — 17 cases
Com., Dept. of Transp. v. Taylor, 841 A.2d 108 (Pa. 2004). “Appellee then petitioned the trial court to issue a subpoena duces tecum directing Penn DOT to produce the very items that are covered by § 3754(b): Reports submitted to the Department of Transportation pursuant, [sic] to 75 Pa. C.S. § 3754(a), pertaining to motor vehicle…”
Pennsylvania State Police v. Off. of Open Records, 5 A.3d 473 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 2010). “§ 9102 (relating to definitions) and utilized or maintained by the Pennsylvania State Police, local, campus, transit or port authority police department or other law enforcement agency or in a traffic report except as provided under 75 Pa.”
Commonwealth, Dep't of Transp. v. Taylor, 746 A.2d 626 (Pa. Super. Ct. 2000). “Consequently, we hold that PennDOT must produce "in-depth accident investigations and safety reports and information, records and reports used in their preparation," see 75 Pa.C.S. § 3754, when the trial court orders such production, with appropriate safeguards, in a criminal…”
Gustine Uniontown Assocs., Ltd. v. Anthony Crane Rental, Inc., 842 A.2d 334 (Pa. 2004). “2d at 112 , 2004 WL 86273 , at 4 (construing statutory privilege set forth in 75 Pa.C.S § 3754(b) in context of criminal case; “the fact that the statute does not ‘explicitly state’ that it applies to criminal cases does not clothe the statute in ambiguity.”
Pennsylvania State Police v. Grove, 119 A.3d 1102 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 2015). “§ 9102 (relating to definitions) and utilized or maintained by the Pennsylvania State Police, local, campus, transit or port authority police department or other law enforcement agency or in a traffic report except as provided under 75 Pa.C.S. § 3754(b) (relating to accident…”
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