The Traffic Unit ensures that the City of Burlington Police Department provides professional investigative services in the aftermath of vehicular crashes. Typically, most vehicle collisions only require patrol response for investigative and safety purposes. The responding officer(s) will complete all necessary aspects of the vehicle collision investigation, and involved parties are provided with a case number used to access all related police reports documenting the collision. Traffic Unit members, on the other hand, participate in ongoing police investigations of substantial vehicular crashes and/or hit and run collisions. The unit is called upon to investigate every serious injury and fatal accident that occurs in our jurisdiction. They have various levels of training from basic at scene accident investigation through accident reconstruction. Due to their knowledge and experience, members of this unit are called upon to testify as expert witnesses in court.