diff --git a/src/crashnotifier.js b/src/crashnotifier.js
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+'use strict';
+
+exports = module.exports = {
+    sendCrashNotification: sendCrashNotification
+};
+
+var assert = require('assert'),
+    mailer = require('./mailer.js'),
+    safe = require('safetydance'),
+    path = require('path'),
+    util = require('util');
+
+var COLLECT_LOGS_CMD = path.join(__dirname, 'scripts/collectlogs.sh');
+
+function collectLogs(program, callback) {
+    assert.strictEqual(typeof program, 'string');
+    assert.strictEqual(typeof callback, 'function');
+
+    var logs = safe.child_process.execSync('sudo ' + COLLECT_LOGS_CMD + ' ' + program, { encoding: 'utf8' });
+    callback(null, logs);
+}
+
+function sendCrashNotification(processName) {
+    collectLogs(processName, function (error, result) {
+        if (error) {
+            console.error('Failed to collect logs.', error);
+            result = util.format('Failed to collect logs.', error);
+        }
+
+        console.log('Sending crash notification email for', processName);
+        mailer.sendCrashNotification(processName, result);
+    });
+}