(a) The department will classify motor vehicle crashes by the standards established in the following manuals available through the department web site at www.txdot.gov:
  (1) the Manual on Classification of Motor Vehicle and Traffic Accidents as adopted by the American Standards Institute, Inc.; and
  (2) the Minimum Model Uniform Crash Criteria (MMUCC) Guideline.
(b) For department reporting purposes, only a death caused by the crash that occurs within 30 days after the motor vehicle crash will be counted as a motor vehicle traffic crash fatality.

Source Note: The provisions of this §25.975 adopted to be effective October 16, 2008, 33 TexReg 8558; amended to be effective December 12, 2013, 38 TexReg 8928