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accident reconstruction skills
in-depth and cutting edge as far as forensic goes,” Hadfield added. “All the cases are also added that the traffic accident investigation course is intended to enhance the
basically a puzzle of evidence and you have to be able to put that puzzle together and investigative skills of the military and civilian police on the instillation.
be accurate. You have to understand what happened and explain what happened.”
“The purpose of this class helps us to identify some of the causal factors in an
Staff Sgt. Jon Gullion, 18th Military Police Detachment, said, “Increasing the accident. Things like determining fault, determining contributing factors like road
baseline skill set of the police enhances the safety of the military community.” He conditions, tire conditions — it helps us with those factors,”Gullion said.

a vehicle Spc. David Heredia, left, and Spc. Colt Thomas, both with the 18th Military Police Detachment, measure the ground alongside a wrecked car while conducting a mock investigation at the
per hour Sierra Vista Police Department impound lot. The officers were assigned previously crashed vehicles and told to report on their findings as part of their training.

when it Jason Harris, a Fort Huachuca civilian police officer, inspects light bulbs on a vehicle at the Sierra Vista Police Department impound lot. Officers are able to see if brake lights were on and
working during the time of an accident.