Final position (Final rest) is the location where a traffic unit comes to rest after collision; determine whether the vehicle stopped where it was found or whether it had been moved after the collision.

Final position (Final rest) is the location where a traffic unit comes to rest after collision; determine whether the vehicle stopped where it was found or whether it had been moved after the collision.

• A. The initial contact between vehicles
• B. The point of impact
• C. The location where a traffic unit comes to rest after collision; does not include position moved after disengagement
• D. The last contact after disengagement

Answer: (C)

Final rest is the endpoint where a vehicle ends up after the crash, once all motion from the collision has ceased. It focuses on the true ending position resulting from the crash itself, not any position the vehicle is moved to afterward for clearing the scene or by responders. This is why it’s the best choice: it distinguishes the final resting place from moments like the initial touch between vehicles (the first contact) or the location where contact occurred (the point of impact). It also separates from the moment of last contact between bodies after disengagement, which may occur before the vehicle settles. Only the final rest captures the actual outcome of the crash in terms of where the vehicle comes to rest.

Final rest is the endpoint where a vehicle ends up after the crash, once all motion from the collision has ceased. It focuses on the true ending position resulting from the crash itself, not any position the vehicle is moved to afterward for clearing the scene or by responders.

This is why it’s the best choice: it distinguishes the final resting place from moments like the initial touch between vehicles (the first contact) or the location where contact occurred (the point of impact). It also separates from the moment of last contact between bodies after disengagement, which may occur before the vehicle settles. Only the final rest captures the actual outcome of the crash in terms of where the vehicle comes to rest.