A SCIENTIFIC APPROACH TO DOCUMENTING EVIDENCE FOR ACCIDENT RECONSTRUCTION

Accident investigators have not had a consistent method of viewing accidents to gather the necessary information to allow other forensic scientists, particularly those who specialize in reconstructing accidents, to render as accurate and complete an opinion as possible. This paper presents a step-by-step procedure for examining and documenting the accident scene for both rural and urban accidents, as well as impacts to the exterior of the vehicle and interior damage caused by secondary occupant impacts. Diagrams of camera angles and scene configurations are also shown, along with a detailed description of how to use them to record accident data. A check list for accident data for reconstruction is also presented.

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  American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM)

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• Authors:
  • Kirk, D J
• Publication Date: 1984-7

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 806-815
• Serial:
  • Journal of Forensic Sciences
  • Volume: 29
  • Issue Number: 3
  • Publisher: Blackwell Publishing
  • ISSN: 0022-1198
  • EISSN: 1556-4029
  • Serial URL: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1111/(ISSN)1556-4029

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Crash investigation; Crash reconstruction; Documents; Forensic medicine; Forensic science; Location; Traffic crashes
• Uncontrolled Terms: Building sites; Documentation
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Highways; Safety and Human Factors; I80: Accident Studies;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00396516
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Report/Paper Numbers: HS-037 560
• Files: HSL, TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Aug 31 1985 12:00AM