Crash Investigation 1 is the foundation class for NUCPS’ Traffic Crash and Reconstruction courses. The course offers an in-depth study of the skills needed to investigate a traffic collision scene, thoroughly covering the techniques for recognizing and properly recording roadway and vehicle crash evidence, as well as information from involved parties and witnesses. Students learn to measure and photograph accident scenes and to create sketches and after-crash diagrams. Crash 1 also addresses how collected data are used to reconstruct traffic accidents and introduces the use of electronic devices for collecting and recording at-scene data.

Crash Investigation 1 Online offers the same course content as the classroom-based Crash 1 and, like the on-ground version, is the foundation class for NUCPS’ Traffic Crash and Reconstruction courses. Crash 1 Online offers an in-depth study of the skills needed to investigate a traffic collision scene, thoroughly covering the techniques for recognizing and properly recording roadway and vehicle crash evidence, as well as information from involved parties and witnesses. Students learn to measure and photograph accident scenes and to create sketches and after-crash diagrams. Crash 1 also addresses how collected data are used to reconstruct traffic accidents and introduces the use of electronic devices for collecting and recording at-scene data. Crash 1 Online is asynchronous and instructor led.

The third course in our essential five-class sequential series, Vehicle Dynamics expands from the skills in Math & Physics Review for Crash Reconstruction to cover the advanced physics and math concepts necessary for those who wish to attend Traffic Crash Reconstruction 1 and Traffic Crash Reconstruction 2. This course focuses on mechanics, the study of motion and forces, and the effects of such forces during a crash. Course curriculum covers Newton’s Laws of Motion and proper application of physics principles to equations of motion in order to solve for velocity, time, acceleration, and distances of travel. Following the presentation of these concepts, instruction continues to vehicle braking, drag factors, and the coefficients of friction and time-distance analysis.

This course is a Hybrid remote synchronous course offering. It will be both live in-person at the host agency, as well as live on Zoom for anyone wishing to attend remotely. Advance your understanding of the human role in vehicle crashes! This course focuses on a data-driven assessment and explanation of the human role in traffic collisions. Instructor Jeff Muttart covers the essential research for scientific crash investigations, which includes such topics as response and reaction times (and delays), recognition, perception, nighttime recognition and impairment, and more. Students obtain a better understanding of driver and pedestrian behavior in various crash scenarios and learn to compare and evaluate human actions. Participants also are introduced to the Driver Research Institute’s Response software, a cloud-based human factors analysis tool. Response is based on research from course instructor Dr. Jeff Muttart and other industry professionals. Students learn how to incorporate this software into their crash reconstructions. Attendees receive a 7-day trial of Response.

TCR1 Remote/Blended Learning provides the same curriculum as its on-ground counterpart, only in a live online setting. In Traffic Crash Reconstruction 1, students synthesize lessons from the previous courses in order to learn to determine how a crash occurred. Our up-to-date, authoritative curriculum focuses on analyzing and interpreting information collected during previous stages of an investigation in order to describe the crash and the events leading to actual impact. Students apply the lessons from daily lecture material to real-world case study situations — an instruction format that provides students with the training necessary to reconstruct traffic collisions. After successfully completing this course, students will have the ability to reconstruct crash situations using momentum and mechanics.

Learn or review the basic and intermediate mathematics and physics needed to advance to Vehicle Dynamics and Traffic Crash Reconstruction 1 & 2 with confidence and competence! This all-new course is designed for students who want to enroll in advanced reconstruction courses but must learn or refresh the math and physics required for these advanced curricula.

This course is a Hybrid remote synchronous course offering. It will be both live in-person at the host agency, as well as live on Zoom for anyone wishing to attend remotely. This advanced-level course is designed for traffic crash investigation and reconstruction professionals seeking to strengthen their ability to apply Crash Data Retrieval (CDR) information within comprehensive collision reconstructions. Instruction focuses on advanced analytical methods for incorporating CDR data into reconstruction methodology and interpreting vehicle event data within the broader context of physical evidence and engineering principles. Students will work through practical applications designed to strengthen analytical decision-making and improve confidence when incorporating event data into professional crash reconstruction.

Traffic Crash Reconstruction 2 builds upon the skills taught in Reconstruction 1 and focuses primarily on energy-based analysis. During this course, students learn the principles of energy and damage energy, occupant behavior, and momentum and energy analysis, and also receive an introduction to the concept of force balance.

Crash Investigation 2 Online is asynchronous and instructor led. At-scene traffic crash data collection is useful only if all appropriate data is properly collected, interpreted, and analyzed. Officers and investigators who successfully complete Crash Investigation 2 develop skills in technically preparing crash investigation data and collecting follow-up data. Building upon topics examined in Crash 1, students delve further into the information available at a crash scene, how to properly collect it, and how to initiate its interpretation. Like Crash Investigation 1, the course is rooted in Baker and Fricke’s Traffic Crash Investigation and emphasizes vehicle behavior in crashes, vehicle damage analysis, advanced measuring and mapping, properly downloading and preserving digital evidence from collision investigations, examining road marks and tire damage, and more.

Teaches crash investigation and reconstruction professionals advanced methods for applying CDR data in their collision reconstructions. Emphasis is placed on teaching students how correctly use the ?v data to determine impact and post-impact velocities in various types of collision scenarios. In addition to advanced ?v equations, other covered skills include reconciling pre-crash and post-crash CDR data as well as analyzing the data within the context of crash reconstruction.

Crash Investigation 1 Online offers the same course content as the classroom-based Crash 1 and, like the on-ground version, is the foundation class for NUCPS’ Traffic Crash and Reconstruction courses. Crash 1 Online offers an in-depth study of the skills needed to investigate a traffic collision scene, thoroughly covering the techniques for recognizing and properly recording roadway and vehicle crash evidence, as well as information from involved parties and witnesses. Students learn to measure and photograph accident scenes and to create sketches and after-crash diagrams. Crash 1 also addresses how collected data are used to reconstruct traffic accidents and introduces the use of electronic devices for collecting and recording at-scene data. Crash 1 Online is asynchronous and instructor led.

Learn or review the basic and intermediate mathematics and physics needed to advance to Vehicle Dynamics and Traffic Crash Reconstruction 1 & 2 with confidence and competence! This all-new course is designed for students who want to enroll in advanced reconstruction courses but must learn or refresh the math and physics required for these advanced curricula.

TCR1 Remote/Blended Learning provides the same curriculum as its on-ground counterpart, only in a live online setting. In Traffic Crash Reconstruction 1, students synthesize lessons from the previous courses in order to learn to determine how a crash occurred. Our up-to-date, authoritative curriculum focuses on analyzing and interpreting information collected during previous stages of an investigation in order to describe the crash and the events leading to actual impact. Students apply the lessons from daily lecture material to real-world case study situations — an instruction format that provides students with the training necessary to reconstruct traffic collisions. After successfully completing this course, students will have the ability to reconstruct crash situations using momentum and mechanics.

Crash Investigation 2 Online is asynchronous and instructor led. At-scene traffic crash data collection is useful only if all appropriate data is properly collected, interpreted, and analyzed. Officers and investigators who successfully complete Crash Investigation 2 develop skills in technically preparing crash investigation data and collecting follow-up data. Building upon topics examined in Crash 1, students delve further into the information available at a crash scene, how to properly collect it, and how to initiate its interpretation. Like Crash Investigation 1, the course is rooted in Baker and Fricke’s Traffic Crash Investigation and emphasizes vehicle behavior in crashes, vehicle damage analysis, advanced measuring and mapping, properly downloading and preserving digital evidence from collision investigations, examining road marks and tire damage, and more.

Traffic Crash Reconstruction 2 builds upon the skills taught in Reconstruction 1 and focuses primarily on energy-based analysis. During this course, students learn the principles of energy and damage energy, occupant behavior, and momentum and energy analysis, and also receive an introduction to the concept of force balance.

Crash Investigation 1 is the foundation class for NUCPS’ Traffic Crash and Reconstruction courses. The course offers an in-depth study of the skills needed to investigate a traffic collision scene, thoroughly covering the techniques for recognizing and properly recording roadway and vehicle crash evidence, as well as information from involved parties and witnesses. Students learn to measure and photograph accident scenes and to create sketches and after-crash diagrams. Crash 1 also addresses how collected data are used to reconstruct traffic accidents and introduces the use of electronic devices for collecting and recording at-scene data.

Crash Investigation 1 Online offers the same course content as the classroom-based Crash 1 and, like the on-ground version, is the foundation class for NUCPS’ Traffic Crash and Reconstruction courses. Crash 1 Online offers an in-depth study of the skills needed to investigate a traffic collision scene, thoroughly covering the techniques for recognizing and properly recording roadway and vehicle crash evidence, as well as information from involved parties and witnesses. Students learn to measure and photograph accident scenes and to create sketches and after-crash diagrams. Crash 1 also addresses how collected data are used to reconstruct traffic accidents and introduces the use of electronic devices for collecting and recording at-scene data. Crash 1 Online is asynchronous and instructor led.