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ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION AND ITS DYNAMICS
CCIDENT INVESTIGA
Academics-cum-Forensic Science Department
Dr. Sally Lukose
Professor and Dean of School of Allied at the College of Traffic Management, Insti-
Health Sciences, Sharda University tute of Road Traffic Education (IRTE), Farid-
abad. Dr. Sally started the session by breaking
down the meaning behind the word “accident”
and then proceeded to discuss the statistics of
road accidents as given by the World Health
Organization and also gave certain solutions
on how to prevent such accidents from occur-
ring. The delegates were given an explana-
tion regarding the ABC of Accident Investi-
The resource person for this session was Dr. gation which was further broken down into 5
Sally Lukose, Professor and Dean of School levels - reporting, at-the scene investigation,
of Allied Health Sciences in Sharda Univer- technical follow-up, accident reconstruction
sity, Greater Noida and is also the Head of and cause analysis. Towards the end of the
session, Dr. Sally spoke about a very useful
BULLET TRAJECTORY AND BLOOD
BULLET TRAJECTOR Y AND BLOOD technology called PC Crash which helps in
SPATTER ANALYSIS IN 3D
SP A TTER ANAL YSIS IN 3D 3D reconstruction of an accident scene which
Mr. Brad Joice will help investigators to have a better under-
Detective Sergeant, York Regional Police standing about the happenings of an accident.
Ontario, Canada
The resource person for this session Mr. Brad
Joice is a Detective Sergeant, York regional
Police, Ontario, Canada. He used the session
to help the delegates gain some knowledge
on bullet trajectory and blood spatter analy-
sis in different cases handled by him in the
past. The session focused on roles played Hemostat from 2006, can be a very time con-
by a Crime Scene Investigator, the changes suming and lesser efficient approach in com-
brought about in the field of Forensic Sci- parison with the currently available devices
ence with this advancing technology and and methods. The importance of shooting re-
emphasized on the accuracy of 3D technol- construction to determine the bullets’ area of
ogy in ballistics and blood pattern analysis. origin was put to light. Usage of different tools
like trajectory rods, string lines and lasers to
Techniques used in the earlier times can be visualise angles and motions in the trajectory
perceived as orthodox and less accurate meth- were introduced. To young Forensic Science
ods of documentation when compared to 3D students, the session taken up by Mr. Brad
mapping. Reminiscing the scenes from the was not just engaging but also an interest-
famous series-Dexter, blood pattern analysis ing learning platform that opened their eyes
was put to light by Mr. Brad, focusing on how to how important it is to adapt and adopt to
the string line method and older software the changing times keeping in mind the basic
programs like Backtrack from 1987 to principles that are part of regular curriculum.
