Protecting eyewitness evidence: what can the Self Administered Interview (SAI©) contribute to the investigation of road traffic incidents

In the aftermath of a traffic accident, the key priority for emergency responders will be to recover injured victims and secure the scene for subsequent investigations. However, at the the scene there maybe a number of witnesses who hold important information about the collision - bystanders, pedestrians, drivers and passengers of vehicles not involved in the incident etc. All too often such witnesses simply leave the scene of traffic incidents and are lost to the subsequent investigation.