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| Product Information | |||
| Date published | October 2011 | ||
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| Pages | 254 pages | ||
| Format | Paperback | ||
| Size | 153mm x 20mm x 234mm | ||
| Weight | 400 g | ||
| ISBN | 978-1-921778-39-1 | ||
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Road Kill
Craig Hodge
- Overview
- The Author
- Media
Overview
“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.
About the author
Craig Hodge
Craig Hodge is a 47-year-old divorced father of three living in suburban Melbourne. He was a member of Victoria Police from January 1980 until he resigned due to ill health in January 2000. He was an integral part of the Accident Investigation Section from 1990-96 and 1998-2000.
Road Kill is his first book.
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MTR1377, The Steve Price Breakfast Program, Monday, November 14, 2011
Craig Hodge, author of Road Kill, speaks with Steve Price. The two discuss the recent tragedy on Victorian roads.
The Standard, Warrnambool, Monday, October 10, 2011
"Every day," he said when asked how often he thought about those affected by road crashes. "You could use the word haunted, I suppose." Craig Hodge speaks with The Standard in Warrnambool about his experiences in the AIS, and a particular case he worked on in Hamilton.
Police Association Journal, October edition 2011
Craig Hodge, author of Road Kill, opens up to the Police Association Journal about his book, and life in 'the job.'
Sunday Herald Sun, Agenda, Sunday, October 9, 2011
'Compulsory driver training can save lives' the Sunday Herald Sun run an extract from Craig Hodge's new book Road Kill.
MTR1377 & 2GB, The Chris Smith Afternoon Show, Tuesday, September 27, 2011
Craig Hodge speaks with Warren Moore about his new book Road Kill, and his experiences whilst on the job. The main message which Craig and Warren try to get across is that you don't have to be idiot, who is irresponsible, to become a victim of road tragedy – it is quite often everyday people, doing everyday things that suffer the effects.
The Courier, Ballarat, Saturday, September 24, 2011
In Road Kill, 'Craig Hodge writes in graphic detail about how a section of the Glenelg Highway, near Sebastopol, become an especially sad place for him, where he attended three collisions which killed seven people, all within 12 months and five kilometres of each other.' The Courier, Ballarat, look at a particular component of Hodge's new book which looks at multiple accidents right in their backyard.
2UE, Legal Matters, Sunday, September 25, 2011
Craig Hodge has an in-depth chat with 2UE Legal Matter's Tim Shaw about his new book Road Kill. The two discuss the incidents which Craig investigated during his time in the Accident Investigation Section, most of which were everyday people doing everyday things.
Speed FM, Tuesday, August 30, 2011
Speed FM have Craig Hodge on to discuss his new book Road Kill. The jobs which affected Hodge most and the ways in which he dealt with the stresses of the job are discussed, as well as the real killers on the road and the effectiveness of current deterrents for speeding (speed cameras, TAC ads etc).
Gold 104.3, Grubby and Dee Dee in the Morning, Monday, September 26, 2011
Craig Hodge speaks with Grubby and Dee Dee about his new book Rood Kill. Hodge touches on the choice of title, the effect the job had on him and his health, and the feelings a recent conversation with one of the victims in the book evoked.
Wyndham Leader, Tuesday, September 20, 2011
'Driving a matter of life and death' – the Wyndham Leader looks at Craig Hodge's new book Road Kill, a book which recounts some of the 350 fatal road collisions which Hodge attended during his time with the Accident Investigation Squad (now the Major Collision Unit), as well as his suggestions for reducing the road toll.