Road Kill: An Investigator's Account of a Never-ending Toll

Road Kill: An Investigator's Account of a Never-ending Toll
ISBN-10
1921778393
ISBN-13
9781921778391
Series
Road Kill
Category
'The Nib" Waverley Library Award for Literature Nominations (2012)
Pages
276
Language
English
Published
2011
Publisher
Slattery Media Group
Author
Craig Hodge

Description

"It has been the best part of 12 years since I investigated a fatal accident and dealt with grieving relatives. It has taken me 12 years to have the strength to write about it, to put pen to paper and record what has caused me so much grief and anguish." So writes Craig Hodge, one of Victoria Police's leading investigators of fatal road accidents. A police officer for 20 years, eight of which he spent with the Accident Investigation Section (now the Major Collision Investigation Unit), Hodge attended the horrific scenes of more than 350 accidents that resulted in deaths and serious injuries. In ROAD KILL, Hodge recounts harrowing investigations and details the processes involved in finding out the causes of such tragedies, which often led to prosecutions. His story is a cautionary tale in which responsible driving messages loom large. ROAD KILL also provides a poignant account of the emotional and psychological impact such carnage has on all involved, not least of all on investigators like Hodge, who struggled at times to find a balance between being sensitive to victims and their families, while also trying to remain emotionally detached for his own sanity and wellbeing.

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