DESCRIPTION: The Alameda County Sheriff's Office will be presenting a Basic Traffic Collision Investigation course.  This POST certified 40-hour course is for individuals whose duties include traffic collision investigation. Topics for this course include, but are not limited to:

• Basic traffic laws
• California Highway Patrol Collsion Investigation Manual (HPM 110.5)
• Collision scene management
• Photo documentation of an collision scene
• Basic speed from skid equations
• Diagramming the collision scene

Students will be provided with a Collision Investigation Manual and other learning materials to provide for a successful experience.

This course meets the requirements of California Vehicle Code section 40600(a).

INSTRUCTORS: The instructors for this course are retired Police Officers (Livermore PD) with decades of traffic collision experience. Both of the instructors are also P.O.S.T. certified Emergency Vehicle Operations Instructors.

PREREQUISITE: Must be a current sworn/non-sworn member of a Law Enforcment Agency who's duties include traffic collision investigation.

PRESENTATION HOURS:  This 5-day course runs from 0800-1700 hours daily.

CERTIFICATION: P.O.S.T. PLAN IV Certification number 1010-33590

LOCATION:  This coruse will be held at the Alameda County Sheriff's Office Regional Training Center, 6289 Madigan Road, in Dublin, CA. If you choose to bring a lunch there are large refrigerators in the RTC breakroom as well as vending machines.  Otherwise, there are numerous restaurants with a couple miles of the RTC.

REQUIRED EQUIPMENT:  Students are required to bring a laptop and a California Vehicle Code (full version).  This course will include outdoor practical exercises; foul weather clothing is recommended.  Students should wear suitable clothing, such as long pants (no shorts or skirts), a comfortable shirt (with sleeves) and sturdy shoes. Athletic shoes are acceptable. No sandals, highs heels, open toes or dress shoes allowed. No gun belts or handguns are allowed on the course.  

PAYMENT:  Tuition is due and will be accepted on the first day of the course with either cash or check made out to the Alameda County Sheriff's Office. Credit Card payments can be made prior to the course, Tuesday through Friday 0800-1700 in the main office at the Regional Training Center.

For additional questions regarding this course, please contact Wes Morgan at wmorgan@acgov.org  or Glen Robbins at grobbins@acgov.org

CANCELLING REGISTRATION:  To cancel a registration for a course, please notify the Regional Training Center via e-mail or phone. E-mail cancellations can be directed to rtcinfo@sheriffacademy.com and phone cancellations to (925) 551-6970. In all cases, course cancellations less than 5 business days' prior to class start date, may be subject to a course cancellation fee equal to 50% of the course tuition. Students who fail to attend the course without cancelling prior to the start of the course (No Show) will be charged the full course tuition.