Zachary Bloomfield

ACTAR Number 5005

I was hired by the Washington State Patrol in 2013. Became a commission trooper in 2014. Completed the Washington State Patrol (WSP) Collision Technical Specialist (CTS) program in 2016. Where I investigated serious injury, fatality, and high liability collisions. I was awarded top honors as the 2018 Washington State CTS of the year for my efforts in the program. I was accepted as a corporal to the WSP academy to work in the collision training program in 2020. I became the lead to the WSP collision training program in 2022 teaching and developing collision courses through the CTS level while assisting and facilitating Recon level collision courses. In this role, I also reviewed completed cases with mathematical analysis for completeness and accuracy. I completed IPTM's Collision Reconstruction program in 2022 as well as the Washington State Patrol collision reconstruction course in 2023. I completed the ACTAR process becoming accredited in 2024. I am currently the lead Collision Investigation Instructor within the WSP Academy and still actively working with the CTS program responding to cases, reviewing cases, and mentoring younger members of the program.