Reconstruction Of Accident

An accident reconstruction expert is someone who uses their knowledge of physics and engineering to analyze how a collision occurred. They can determine things like the speed of the vehicles involved, the angle of impact, and whether or not the use of lights and turn signals could have prevented the accident.

The following 10 steps briefly summarize the procedure for investigating and reconstructing an automobile accident, even though not all steps are performed in each accident case:

Our teams provide technically superior accident reconstruction analyses and clearly and effectively communicate our findings. Our consultants apply the appropriate methodologies for the situation and provide in-depth technical solutions. These methodologies include computer simulation, animation, and full-scale crash testing. The experience gained from over 50 years of testing and research programs at LawFX gives us unique technical knowledge and insight to provide rigorous scientific analyses to evaluate vehicle dynamics, impacts, and occupant kinematics.

Quantify product performance, analyze system and component failures, and address claims of defects.

An accident reconstruction expert witness reviews various types of evidence such as police reports, witness statements, photographs, videos, and physical evidence to determine the cause and sequence of events leading to the accident.

Most vehicles today have a black box (Event Data Recorder) which records information such as speed, throttle position, braking, seat belt usage prior to and during a crash event.

LawFX engineers provide detailed, evidence-based analyses of complex motor vehicle collisions, accident investigations, and incidents involving heavy equipment and machinery on or off-road. We convey our findings with clear and powerful demonstratives, including well-documented reports, presentations, and animations so that our clients understand the methodology and basis for our conclusions and are equipped to communicate the findings to less technical audiences.

Witness statements and expert testimony can assist the re-constructionist in determining how or why the accident happened. These documents are reviewed and considered when forming conclusions. Accident reconstruction is looking at all the data available.

Another significant part of the accident scene investigation is determining if the roadway contributed to the cause of the accident. We inspected the roadway for safety concerns such as a lack of traffic control devices and signage, lack of roadway maintenance, limited sight distance, lack of roadway maintenance, poor lighting, poor roadway design, poor stormwater drainage and other roadway defects.