Over the past 30+ years, we have performed over 1800 accident reconstructions, providing services to lawyers, insurance companies and private individuals. We are competent in analysis of accidents involving passenger vehicles (cars), pedestrians, motorcycles, bicycles, and articulated vehicles (trucks). 

Our involvement in a case is always at the discretion of the client, but we do recommend our level of involvement which we determine will best serve client interests. After a preliminary case evaluation, we make a thorough study of the existing record, visit the accident scene and resurvey it to ensure the accuracy of existing diagrams, inspect and measure vehicles (if they are available), assist the client in discovery, formulate an opinion of the event based on our own analysis and ultimately offer testimony either through deposition or trial testimony.

 

"Without your expertise, this matter would not have resolved the way it did"

"George, without you we could not have accomplished all that we did"

"You were always available at any time of the day or night to discuss any aspect of the case, be it cross examination of the opposing experts or the legal analysis with regard to the negligence per se."

We maintain an extensive library of information on various subjects related to accident reconstruction. The library is continually updated from sources such as the Transportation Research Board, Society of Automotive Engineers, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, and others.

We use Total Station laser instruments for scene measurements and electronic acceleration devices for braking and acceleration studies.

We have standardized our collision analysis utilizing a program known as "Simulation Model for Automobile Collisions" (SMAC) originally developed by Raymond McHenry and others at Calspan for the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Several versions are available for the reconstructionist, but we use the version licensed by McHenry Software (the original developer) and receive updates on a regular basis as the program is refined.

We have the capability to download information from event data recorders now found in many vehicles, most notably General Motors and Ford Motor Co.. We have been certified twice in the use of this equipment.

Our drafting and imaging software supports our reconstruction work. We have terrain modeling software which when coupled with AutoCAD allows us to model the roadway and its surroundings in three dimensions. We also use Light Wave, which allows us to couple roadway scenes along with vehicles to present our findings as animations, that are particularly useful as demonstrative evidence at trial.

We are competent in all areas of reconstruction including:

  Speed estimates based on

• Momentum balances
• Energy balances
• Crush damage
• Skidding distances
• Yaw marks
• Trajectory analysis

Road friction as affected by

• Surface type
• Dry or wet conditions
• Speed
• Tire type
• Season and temperature
• Contaminants

Visibility and conspicuity
Braking capability of various types of vehicles
Time distance studies
Highway defects
Signing, striping, and motorist information needs
Mechanical analysis of vehicles
Human factors
Special problems associated with highway Construction and maintenance.