ACCIDENT RECONSTRUCTION LEVEL IV

(10 day school)

This 10 day course is designed for an experienced law enforcement officer who has had previous training in basic and advanced accident investigation. The student should be familiar with basic speed calculations, radius of curve calculations, critical speed, scale drawings, damage analysis, principle direction of force (thrust), damage measurement, traffic templates and coefficient of friction. Although reconstruction typically requires advanced mathematical calculations and a basic understanding of physics, it is much more than that. Reconstruction is a process of correctly analyzing data and evidence and then thinking about what it means. Topics will include mechanics, dynamics, airborne equations, vehicle and occupant behavior in accidents, articulated vehicles, trigonometry, motorcycle accident reconstruction, pedestrian accident reconstruction, night time visibility experiments, and conservation of linear momentum. Numerous case studies will be analyzed to arrive at reasonably accurate opinions.

Instructors: All ACTAR certified)

Henry P. Lipian (ACTAR #83) Introtech Crash Reconstructionist 15 yrs,;expert witness and consultant, former Ohio State Trooper, former Police Officer, retired U.S. Coast Guard officer.

Vince Cronin (ACTAR #2389) Ret'd Eastlake PD; Former Operations Commander for the Lake Regional Crash Reconstruction Unit; involved in countless investigations and reconstructions

Choya Hawn (ACTAR #1592): retired Ohio State Highway Patrol trooper , ACTAR accident reconstructionist. expert in collection and analysis of event data from airbg, power-train and roll-over modules