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According to the National Law Enforcement Memorial Fund, in 2007, 83 law enforcement officers were killed in traffic related incidents, a 14% increase over 2006 and the leading cause of death for officers in the United States. 

The task of investigating these tragedies, and similar non-fatal ones, fall on departmental members.  It is no easy task and one that will be highly publicized and later scrutinized.  While crash investigators and reconstructionists will perform the necessary investigation into causation, it will be a supervisor, perhaps unskilled in this area, who will be assigned the overall task of making a report to the Chief or Sheriff.  To rely solely on the crash investigator's report is unacceptable as the investigations are separate and unique. This class will guide supervisors through the process as completeness is the only option.

Entry Level Standards:

This course is designed to assist those individuals that may be responsible for investigating a departmentally involved vehicle crash.  It is not a reconstruction course.  It will provide guidelines and common practices that will assist supervisors in performing a complete investigation.

Tools Required:

• Scientific Calculator (Required)

Workshop Content:

• Photographing vehicle damage and personal injuries;
• Gathering physical evidence from the roadway;
• Gathering physical evidence from the vehicle;
• Skid Marks vs Yaw Marks;
• Establishing drag factors;
• Determining speed estimates;
• Perception-reaction times;
• Crash avoidance
• Crash Data Recorder (CDR) retrieval from cruiser
• Structural damage observations;
• Media Relations
• Departmental Policies
• Group discussion
• Hands on activities and table top exercises