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The “Vehicular Crash Scene Investigation” course is designed to help adjusters enhance their knowledge, understanding, and professional competence of vehicle crash scene investigation principles. The module is presented by Stan Oglesby of Midwest Accident Reconstruction Services, L.C.
This course begins first and foremost with an overview of safety practices when arriving at the scene of an accident. It then reviews the basic equipment an adjuster may need to investigate and document the scene. It discusses use of the equipment for measurements, diagrams, and data collection. Next, the course delves into the specifics of investigations involving tractor-trailers, including hazardous material identification, interview techniques, and proper equipment handling. Then course then moves into the details of pedestrian-involved accidents, including tools to estimate vehicle speed and pedestrian position during impact. The latter half of the course is dedicated to the identification, collection, and analysis of evidence. The overview includes vehicle damage, parts, and fluids, tire marks and spatters, gouge marks, and fixed object damage. It then demonstrates speed calculations using collected data examples. The course concludes with practical tips and resources for vehicular crash scene investigation.
After completing the course, the attendee will be able to appreciate basic safety principles when approaching a crash scene; outline the equipment needed to investigate a scene; develop a practical field diagram of an accident scene; identify the unique circumstances of tractor-trailer involvement, including the hazards, equipment, and evidence spoliation concerns; understand how to evaluate crash scenes involving pedestrians; comprehend how to properly measure, document, and collect evidence at a crash scene; describe and define the six basic types of physical evidence found at a vehicular crash scene; identify the final resting place and areas of impact relevant to crash scene investigation; evaluate skid mark classifications and types of metal gouges; discover online resources that provide useful data to support the investigation; and apply techniques and calculations to collected data to reconstruct an accident and help determine causation.
The course is designed for insurance professionals working in the area of casualty adjusting.
What CE Credit is available?
Note: To qualify for credit, you must submit completion (including a passed final exam if required) within five days of completing the last quiz. No partial credits will be awarded.
State:
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Adjuster General CE Hours:
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Adjuster Ethics CE Hours:
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Attorney General CLE Hours:
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State's Course ID:
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NH | 2.0 | 482382 | ||
TX (classroom equivalent) | 2.0 | 110087 | ||
NC | 2.0 | 207682 | ||
FL * ( Provider Number: 364169 ) | 2.0 Optional | 1182374 | ||
IL | 2.0 | 473549 | ||
WY | 2.0 | 28375 | ||
OK | 2.0 | 6000013563 |
* This course has been approved by the Florida Department of Financial Services for insurance continuing education credit.
Course Content
At 87% you qualify for TX/NH credit or a PLRB/CPCU certificate. For the other states offered, you must complete a final exam. Submit within 5 days to get CE Credit or Certificate of Completion.