At-Scene Traffic Crash/ Traffic Homicide Investigation

This course will arm you with the necessary skills to conduct a thorough traffic crash investigation and properly document your findings for courtroom presentation.

We will show you the proper procedures for measuring, scale diagramming, and photographing in order to record physical evidence and essential facts available only at the crash scene. You will learn the fundamentals of mathematics, physics and engineering as they pertain to crash investigations and the proper mathematical equations to apply for the type of crash being investigated. Finally, you will learn to analyze the information to determine what happened before, during, and after the collision.

registration and fees

Full payment must accompany all registrations. You may register online at www.IPTM.org and pay with your Visa, MasterCard, Discover or American Express credit card, or you may download a registration form and mail it to IPTM with a check.

course confirmations

A minimum number of registrations must be received for a class to run as scheduled. When the minimum criterion has been met, written confirmation will be mailed, faxed, or emailed to you.

Please do not make airline reservations until you receive written notification confirming that the course will run as scheduled.

IPTM’s At-Scene Traffic Crash/Traffic Homicide Investigation will prepare you for a variety of advanced and specialty courses in traffic crash investigations.

Topics include:

• Physical evidence from the roadway
• Physical evidence from the vehicle
• The human element and occupant kinematics
• Mathematical principles and equations
• Skid marks and vehicle speeds
• Crash scene photography
• Traffic templates
• Measuring and scale diagramming
• Driver and witness interviews
• Information analysis and case preparation

Audience: Law enforcement and private traffic crash investigators, claims adjusters, engineers, attorneys, safety officers, military investigative personnel, animators and graphic designers