Welcome to WATAI Online
Welcome to the web site of WATAI, the Washington
Association of Technical Accident Investigators.
WATAI was formed in 1979 and is the oldest of the technical
accident investigation organizations in the United States.
Twenty-five plus years since its inception WATAI remains
true to its original mission; “to promote education
and research in the field of accident investigation; to
encourage interdisciplinary communication between the practitioners
of accident investigation; and to cooperate and participate
with other organizations dedicated to the science of accident
investigations”.
To that end WATAI sponsors semi-annual conferences. The
Spring Conference usually takes place in May and the Fall
Conference generally in the month of October. Please look
elsewhere on our website to view a database
of previous conference topics and collected data plus
get a preview of upcoming conference agendas.
The Washington Association of Technical
Accident Investigators is comprised of 100+ members.
Current membership includes
present and former law enforcement personnel, professional
engineers, private investigators, forensic scientists, doctors,
lawyers, medical specialists and others closely aligned
to one of the aforementioned professions within the “collision
reconstruction” community. If you are already a part
of this community or have an interest in pursuing a career
within it and have not joined WATAI, please
consider doing so.
Each member of the WATAI
Board of Directors is committed to facilitating quality
training and testing opportunities related to the field
of collision reconstruction and providing a positive environment
for interactions amongst the association’s diverse
membership. We anticipate the continued numerical growth
of our association and expansion of our training topics
and test scenario database into the new millennium.
We invite you to browse these pages on occasion
to see what is happening within the collision reconstruction
community in the Pacific Northwest. If you have any questions
regarding membership, our upcoming meetings, or any other
matter, please drop us a line at info@watai.ws.
Thank you for visiting our web site!
Best regards,
Ron Sanders
WATAI President
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