The instructor-led version of Accident Investigation 1 Online presents the same techniques that are taught in the on-campus version of the course, and uses the same textbook and course materials.

The moments immediately following a motor vehicle crash are crucial. You must work quickly and confidently to preserve significant physical results before the crash scene is altered or evidence disappears. You must anticipate what information will be needed for enforcing traffic laws, planning accident prevention, and litigating accident cases. In addition, you must properly document the data because once the scene is cleared of the results, this data may never be recovered again.

Accident Investigation 1 Online is based on the newest edition of J. Stannard Baker's traffic accident investigation manual, Traffic Collision Investigation, and is an in-depth study of the skills needed to systematically investigate a traffic accident by being able to recognize critical evidence at the accident scene, and to preserve and record that evidence promptly. You will learn to make measurements, sketches, after-accident diagrams, and photographs of the accident scene. Students will also learn how the collected data are used to reconstruct accidents.

Officers/investigators who have successfully completed this training session will significantly improve their qualifications to handle all aspects of the majority of traffic accidents occurring within their jurisdictions.

Participants who successfully complete this program or its equivalent are eligible to enroll in the Center for Public Safety's next level of accident investigation, Accident Investigation 2.

What is Instructor-Led Online Learning?
The instructor-led version of Accident Investigation 1 Online is taught using Blackboard, a password-protected online course management system. The course can be accessed anywhere a computer and internet connection are available. Students will be provided with login information and instructions for accessing the online course site prior to the first day of class.

The course is asynchronous, which means that there are no specific times at which students must login to the course site; however, students are expected to participate on a regular basis, and must complete weekly course activities and contribute to weekly course discussions in order to successfully complete the course.

Who Should Attend?
It is strongly recommended that all police officers who investigate accidents take at least this first-level course.

• Preparation for traffic collision investigation
• Information from and about people
• Information from vehicles
• Information from roads
• Measuring and mapping the collision scene
• Photographing the collision scene and damaged vehicles