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WQ.214/2019
WRITTEN QUESTION TO THE MINISTER FOR HOME AFFAIRS BY DEPUTY J.M. MAÇON OF ST. SAVIOUR
ANSWER TO BE TABLED ON TUESDAY 21st MAY 2019
Question
Will the Minister provide an explanation of the circumstances surrounding each of the 17 reported incidents of Road Traffic Accidents (R.T.A.s) involving a dog (as reported in the comments of the Comité des Connétable s on P.30/2019); and state whether the States of Jersey Police attended all of these incidents in person and, if not, why not?
Answer
The States of Jersey Police are required to create and maintain a record of each incident of a Road Traffic Accident involving a dog, provided it meets the criteria of a recordable Road Traffic Collision.
The majority of the 17 incidents involved dogs running into the path of a car. Out of the 17 incidents reported to the States of Jersey Police, 6 incidents were attended. The Police did not attend the other 11 incidents because no one was injured and the dog owners and the drivers exchanged contact details, as required under Article 52 of the Road Traffic (Jersey) Law 1956.