Location of Training:       New Haven Police Department

                                             826 Woodward Avenue

                                             New Haven, CT 06512

Dates:                                 December 10-14, 2007

Registration/Check-in:   Monday, December 10, 2007 

                                             7:30AM - 8:00AM                  

Class Hours :                    8:00AM - 4:00PM

Recommended Hotel:    TBA

Directions:                        Please use www.mapquest.com 

NOTE:  This class will be dedicated to the memory of New Haven Police Officer Dan Picagli, 38, who died on Saturday, October 21, 2006 of injuries he sustained after being struck by a vehicle while directing traffic on Tuesday, October 17, 2006.  A portion of the proceeds of this class will be donated to his wife and children.

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Pedestrian and Bicycle crashes are often investigated poorly. This course is designed to instruct police officers in specific disciplines of investigation and documentation of evidence from these types of collisions.  Specific factors related to this special type of crash will be discussed.  There will be detailed instruction on identification of roadway markings, vehicle damage, pedestrian/cyclist injuries and bicycle damage and how they apply to the reconstruction.  Specific mathematical models and formulas will be demonstrated, defined and practiced.  Human factors will be discussed and reviewed as to their relationship to the causation of the collision.  Ultimately, the officer will have a comprehensive understanding of how to collect, interpret and reach reasonable conclusions based upon their reconstruction of the events.

Officers should have completed SRR’s Basic Crash Investigation or its equivalence and have basic math skills.  Officers will also need to have the ability to draw scaled diagrams based upon field measurements of crash scenes and vehicles. The following subjects, plus many more will be discussed:

• Improper Investigation
• Improper Enforcement
• Vehicle Shapes
• Vehicle Damage
• Cyclist Trajectories
• Speed Calculations
• Time and Distance
• Human Factors
• Perception Reaction Time
• Effects of Braking
• Run-Overs
• Area of Final Rest  
• Collision Sequence Overview
• Head Strikes
• Windshield  Damage
• Bumper Damage
• Body Fractures
• In-Field Dummy/Car Crash Tests
• Crash Test Analysis
• New Techniques for Evidence Documentation
• Software
• Digital Photography

"Both instructors were excellent.  ' 5 ' "  Chief Curtis McKenzie, Monson, MA Police Department

"The instructors were excellent and the material was presented in an easy to grasp manner." 

Officer Greg Pepper, Salem, NH Police Department

"Both Instructors were knowledgeable and well prepared.  The course was interesting and the instructors were entertaining." 

Officer Richard Jolly, Woburn, MA Police Department

*This course has been approved for 30 ACTAR CEUs