Police Officer Recognized For Car Accident Investigation

GREENWICH, CT — Greenwich Police Officer Siuyan Su Ah Sor was recognized last week with a Divisional Letter of Recognition for her quick actions and performance while investigating a serious car accident in July.

Su Ah Sor is also an Alternate Master Police Officer, meaning she has special training with regards to accident investigations, scene documentation and photography.

In July, Su Ah Sor responded to a fatal car accident in the mid-country and thoroughly photographed the scene. Her actions helped with the reconstruction and the investigation, which remains ongoing, said Capt. Mark Zuccerella.

"When we have a motor vehicle accident, especially a fatality, we need to preserve the scene. Many times during fatalities, there is emergency extrication that has to be done and valuable evidence can be lost; something as simple as moving a headlight housing that came off a car could screw up the calculations on how fast the car was going or the direction," Zuccerella said.

Su Ah Sor recognized the need to preserve the scene, so she took photographs immediately before the scene was disrupted.

"Her documentation of the scene helped the reconstructionists figure out exactly what happened. The photographs she took were excellent, considering how and when this incident was. It was something we'd typically see on more seasoned detectives/forensic types of photography. Many times, the officers will always go to help rather than take a step back and try to get the big picture," Zuccerella said. "Her photography, and the ability to take that one second and realize, 'What do I have here, what needs to get done,' was excellent. That's something we'd like all of our officers to do."