Accident Investigation Involving Recovery of Vehicles from Water  E-mail this product to a friend

Accident Investigation Involving
Recovery of Vehicles from Water
by Chris Wagoner

The author describes an actual case involving recovery of a vehicle from a canal where a number of critical mistakes were made in the initial investigation. After pointing out the errors and their consequences, he presents an approved method for dealing with similar cases.

Specific topics addressed include:

• Contacting a traffic homicide investigator immediately upon discovery of a vehicle under water
• Determining the type of recovery
• Recovering the vehicle
• Recovering and recording the evidence
• Preserving the evidence
• Working with the medical examiner and crime lab

Specifications: 7 pages; 8½”x11”; saddle stitched; Publisher: IPTM (November 1993)