ABSTRACT
At the onset of the investigation, the legal investigator should receive or request, and review, the following (not all are applicable and the list is not all inclusive):
• Preliminary medical and social histories (all parties to the civil or criminal action) • Witnesses and statements • Vehicle maintenance and recall records • Roadway records (design and maintenance, including tra‹c control devices) • Weather reports • Operator driving records (including court records) • Law enforcement records (including handwritten eld notes) • Evidence (including reports and records) • Scene photographs and diagrams • 911 call incident and activity reports • Emergency medical services response • Hospital, clinic, and medical provider(s) records • Outpatient and physical therapy records • Autopsy reports (including toxicology reports)
A·er the initial review of the presented facts and information, the preferred method of reviewing a case is to have access to all of the evidence and involved persons. ‚is demonstrative case compilation scenario includes records and reports reviews, scene investigation, scene photography and videography, witness contacts and interviews, neighborhood canvas, discovered witness contacts and interviews, and documentation of information that supports, mitigates, and contradicts reported information and the position of the client (could be the plainti€ or defendant). ‚is scenario focuses on the methodologies and procedures of motor vehicle collision investigation. In the following scenario compilation, specic dates and times are not included. Similarly, this compilation does not detail all persons to be contacted or investigative procedures to be completed. As demonstrated in this investigative protocol, the investigation and investigative report will be compiled of multiple reports, logs and attachments, and associated examples. ‚is will support and prove the completed investigative process.
