The purpose of the Saint Paul Police Department Traffic and Accident Investigation Unit is to perform technical investigation of all fatal and serious injury crashes, crashes involving department vehicles, hit and run crashes and follow-up investigation on felony and gross misdemeanor arrests or other traffic related cases as required.
Specific Duties Include:
- Timely response to serious crash scenes when required (listed above).
- Thorough investigation of fatal and serious injury crashes for evidence of criminal negligence or other violations.
- Investigation of hit and run crashes in order to identify the driver, secure criminal prosecution, where possible, and assist the injured or aggrieved party in gaining civil restitution.
- Case preparation for prosecutorial review and assistance at trial.
- Review of crash reports for quality control in terms of completeness, accuracy, legibility, and compliance with Department policy.
- Provide information to operations personnel regarding unusual occurrence or crash trends for enforcement action and/or preventative measures.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Revised June 8, 2017