High school students learn from police about crash scenes

Members of the police department's crash team set up a mock accident scene in the Middle Township High School parking lot and explained the steps they take when responding to a crash.

After a brief presentation by Novsak at the township's Performing Arts Center, the students were taken outside to the mock scene, where officers stressed the importance of the length of the skid marks and explained how they use lasers to recreate a crash on a computer screen.

The crash team, which responds to only about 12 of the most serious accidents per year, is composed of eight officers from the township Police Department who are trained to analyze evidence related to a motor vehicle accident.