Free: the CR-3 Narrative Checklist
The five-part structure that keeps a crash narrative from getting kicked back — scene, units, sequence, impact, opinion. One page, built to keep in your notebook. No case data, training use only.
What it does
Crash Narrative keeps the existing crash-focused workflow: organize crash facts, identify missing information, support clearer narrative drafting, and keep the officer in control of final language.
Narrative drafting
Turns structured, officer-provided crash facts into draft narrative language the officer can review, edit, and approve before official use.
Missing-info review
Prompts for gaps such as location details, vehicle movement, road conditions, injury/property details, diagrams, witness statements, and unresolved crash sequence facts.
Training mode
Supports training, demonstration, and sanitized pilot workflows so agencies can review narrative quality using fictional training data only.
CR-3 support
Helps organize crash-report narrative details around CR-3-style training and review needs while agency policy and official reporting systems remain primary.
Reviewer workflow
Supports supervisor, FTO, trainer, or reviewer feedback on missing facts, unclear sequence language, and officer-edited narrative drafts.
Export path
Plans for clean copy/export into agency reporting or RMS workflows without claiming automatic submission or official report completion.
What it does not do
It does not replace officer judgment.
The officer remains responsible for verifying facts, editing language, and approving any narrative before official use.
The officer remains responsible for verifying facts, editing language, and approving any narrative before official use.
It does not override agency policy or CR-3 requirements.
Crash Narrative supports organization and draft review; official forms, policies, supervisor expectations, and reporting systems control final requirements.
Crash Narrative supports organization and draft review; official forms, policies, supervisor expectations, and reporting systems control final requirements.
It does not invent crash facts.
Draft language should stay tied to officer-provided facts, source notes, and reviewer-confirmed information.
Draft language should stay tied to officer-provided facts, source notes, and reviewer-confirmed information.
It does not submit official reports by itself.
Export/copy-to-RMS planning is a support path, not an automated official filing or approval workflow.
Export/copy-to-RMS planning is a support path, not an automated official filing or approval workflow.
Core workflows
Structured fact organization
Organize vehicles, people, location, crash sequence, contributing factors, injuries, property damage, diagrams, witness notes, and narrative facts before writing.
Organize vehicles, people, location, crash sequence, contributing factors, injuries, property damage, diagrams, witness notes, and narrative facts before writing.
Validation before export
Review gaps and unclear sequence language before the officer moves a narrative into an official reporting workflow.
Review gaps and unclear sequence language before the officer moves a narrative into an official reporting workflow.
Officer-reviewed disclaimer
Every draft is treated as officer-reviewed draft support, not a final report, automated conclusion, or replacement for supervisor/agency review.
Every draft is treated as officer-reviewed draft support, not a final report, automated conclusion, or replacement for supervisor/agency review.
Pilot focus and validation
Pilot and beta use should start with training or sanitized data. Validation should focus on whether the workflow makes crash narratives clearer, surfaces missing information earlier, and helps reviewers coach officers without weakening officer ownership.
Buy online, or talk first
Crash Narrative is $19/month or $190/year per user, purchased online through Stripe — your account and app access are set up in the same step. Pilots and academy classes run on fictional training data; if you want an agency rollout or a walkthrough first, use the contact form.
Safety disclaimers
Crash Narrative is drafting and review support for crash report narratives. It does not replace officer judgment, agency crash-report policy, CR-3 requirements, supervisor review, statutory requirements, or official reporting systems.
Crash Narrative officer-verification requirement. Crash Narrative helps prepare reviewable draft language only. The officer must verify every word, make any required edits, and approve the final wording before it is used in an official crash report. The product does not finalize, submit, approve, or complete the official report by itself. Beta and pilot workflows use fictional training data only. Field Notes Pro is not a CJIS system and real case information must never be entered.
Pair Crash Narrative with Case Builder
Crash Narrative helps with crash-specific narrative drafting. Case Builder helps organize broader case facts, people, evidence, timelines, and follow-up tasks.