Major Injury and Fatal Collisions TrainingMAJOR INJURY/FATAL
COLLISIONS, FOR PATROL
05/19/2021
TUSTIN / HEIM
MULTIDISCIPLINARY ACCIDENT
INVESTIGATION TEAM (“M.A.I.T.”)
o WHO ARE WE AND WHAT DO WE DO?
o WHAT DO WE TYPICALLY NOT DO?
•ARRIVE EARLY
MULTIDISCIPLINARY ACCIDENT
INVESTIGATION TEAM
(“M.A.I.T.”), (CONT’D)
o MOTORS STAFF 4 SHIFTS
•MON-THUR, 0600-1600
•TUE-FRI, 0600-1600
•TUE-FRI, 1000-2000
•SAT-TUE (WEEKEND MOTORS), 0800-1800
MAIT STATS
o 2019 –PRESENT
•17 FATALS (NOT INCLUDING MAJOR INJURY/NEAR-FATAL)
•12 OF THESE OCCURRED WITH A MOTOR “T-8”
•9 OCCURRED IN THE EVENING (1800-0500)
•4 OCCURRED IN THE MORNING (0500-1200)
•4 OCCURRED IN THE AFTERNOON (1200-1800)
PATROL PRIORITIES
o ASSESS INJURIES / DETERMINE FATALITIES
o SECURE & COMMAND THE SCENE
o PATROL IS THE HANDLE, UNTIL MAIT ASSUMES THE INVESTIGATION
PATROL PRIORITIES (CONT’D)
o START BIG, WE CAN ALWAYS MAKE OUR SCENE SMALLER
o INNER/OUTER PERIMETER
o SIG ALERT
o HARD CLOSURES
o VEHICLES
o OTHER PHYSICAL EVIDENCE
o WITNESSES
o DRIVERS/PASSENGERS
•SPONTANEOUS STATEMENTS
WHAT CAN I DO NEXT?
o WITNESSES IN “MAIT” CRASHES ARE KEY
•GET A STATEMENT
•GET THEIR 968 INFO + TELEPHONE NUMBER
•WITNESSES ARE TECHNICALLY ALLOWED TO LEAVE (BUT WE DON’T WANT
THEM TO)
•WHO ID’D THE DRIVER?
WHAT CAN I DO NEXT? (CONT’D)
o ASSESS DRIVERS, DETERMINE IMPAIRMENT OR SOBRIETY (DUI & DRE)
o WHO IS THE MOST PROFICIENT DUI COP ON SCENE? START THE INVESTIGATION
o CSI, UAV, DRE, SECOND LANGUAGE, ETC… REMAIN T-97, WE MIGHT NEED
YOU.
o CANVAS THE AREA FOR CAMERAS