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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:
Adjuster General CE Hours:
Adjuster Ethics CE Hours:
Attorney General CLE Hours:
State's Course ID:
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

Crash Scene Safety & Equipment
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Lesson Content

1) Introduction
2) Safety When Arriving at the Scene
a) Personal Protection
b) Directing Others
3) Equipment Needed at the Scene
a) Steel Tape & Measurement Methods
b) Roll-A-Tape
c) Compass & Sun/Moon Data
d) Binoculars
e) Digital Camera
4) Recap

Tractor-Trailer Involvement
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Lesson Content

1) Approaching the Tractor-Trailer Scene
a) Cargo Placards
b) Bill of Lading
c) Chemical Identification Numbers
d) Photo Tips
e) Notifying Other Parties
2) Hazardous Materials & Your Safety
3) Interviewing the Driver
4) Tractor-Trailer Inspection
5) Wrecking & Towing Services
a) Caging the Brakes
b) ECM Crash Data Retrieval
6) Recap

Pedestrian Involvement & Investigating the Scene
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Lesson Content

1) Pedestrian Involvement
a) Estimating Vehicle Speed & the Pedestrian Position During Impact
b) Night Driving Considerations
c) Total Stopping Distance
2) Conducting the Investigation
a) Collecting Short-Lived Evidence
b) Analyzing Longer-Lived Skid Marks
c) Field Diagrams & Measurement Documentation
3) Types of Physical Evidence
4) Recap

Collecting Evidence I
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1) Analyzing Evidence at the Scene
2) Types of Evidence to Record
a) Debris
b) Vehicle Parts
c) Vehicle Body Damage
d) Vehicle Lights
e) Vehicle Fluids
f) Blood & Tissue
g) Tire Marks & Speed Measurements
3) Recap

Collecting Evidence II
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Lesson Content

1) Skid Mark Classifications for Documentation
a) Pavement Grinding
b) Tire Grinding
c) Erasing Marks
d) Squeegee Marks
e) Marks at the Scene of an Accident
f) Smear of Soft Material
g) Smear of Bituminous Material
h) Tire Smear
i) Furrow
2) Skid Mark Characteristics to Identify
a) Skid Mark Deviation & Newton’s First Law
b) Skip or Hop
c) Scuff Marks
3) Recap

Collecting Evidence III
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Lesson Content

1) Skid Mark Characteristics Continued
a) Tire Scuffs & Striations
b) Acceleration Marks
c) Tire Prints
2) Other Tire Markings to Identify
3) Types of Gouges
4) Fixed Object Damage
5) Final Resting Place & Measurements
6) Collecting, Analyzing, & Documenting the Physical Facts of the Roadway for Claim Success
7) Final Thoughts & Resources
8) Recap

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