Crash Investigation 2

Registration Deadline: January 23, 2026 

This course has been approved by ILETSB for the following mandates:
Civil Rights – 2.0
Constitutional Use of LE Authority – 3.50 
Legal Updates – 3.0 
Procedural Justice – 9.50
Lead Homicide Investigator – 80.0

Traffic crash data is useful only if it is properly collected, interpreted, and analyzed. Participation in Crash Investigation 2 increases the at-scene investigator’s professional skill set and enhances their credibility. 

Students who successfully complete Crash Investigation 2 develop skills in technically preparing crash investigation data and collecting follow-up data required by reconstructions, prosecutors, defense attorneys, claims adjusters, fleet supervisors, and highway safety engineers. 

Crash Investigation 2 builds upon topics examined in Crash Investigation 1 and provided students with greater knowledge of the information available at the crash scene, how to properly collect the data, and how to initiate its interpretation., Like Crash 1, the course is rooted in the lates edition of our authoritative text Traffic Crash Investigation and emphasizes vehicle behavior in crashes, technical report writing, and proper preservation of digital evidence collected form collision investigation. 

Instructors demonstrate use of such emerging technologies as mapping scenes and recording video with drones and/or total stations. Our CDR Systems Operator course is included as a unit within Crash 2, and students who complete Crash 2 are certified to download and preserve data from EDR’s. 

Prerequisites: Crash Investigation 1  

THIS IS NOT A PUBLIC MEETING