The use of dashcams in vehicle accident reconstruction for insurance claims has become increasingly popular in recent years. Dashcams, or in-car cameras, are devices that record video and audio from inside a vehicle and are typically mounted on the dashboard …
Idling in a long highway line of slowed or stopped traffic on a busy highway can be more than an inconvenience for drivers and highway safety officers. It is one of the most vulnerable times for “secondary accidents,” which often …
Investigators said Monday they were examining “red flags” in a Washington state family’s past in hopes of explaining why their SUV went off a 100-foot cliff in an apparent suicide plunge. The wreckage was discovered last week on rocks along …
There are several factors that make reconstructing bicycle accidents more difficult than reconstructing car crashes, according to Tim Nelson, a biomechanical engineer with MEA Forensics and an experienced cyclist. During a recent panel discussion on the subject at the Combined …
In the brief and fleeting instant a vehicle accident occurs, so many things happen so quickly that it is virtually impossible for those involved, including witnesses, to fully process everything until after the fact. Each witness’ account of the accident …
Crane Engineering, a Midwest-based forensic engineering form, announced it has completed the acquisition of Safety Engineering Associates, a vehicle testing and accident reconstruction firm. With the close of the acquisition, Crane Engineering now provides one of the industry’s most comprehensive …
An accident has taken place at an accident reconstruction convention – but not intentionally. The Press of Atlantic City reports that a man participating in the annual convention of accident reconstructionists was hurt during a car crash re-enactment when a …
On Friday, August 9, Travelers and Northland Insurance, a division of Travelers with more than 65 years in the transportation industry, in partnership with the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute (VTTI), co-hosted a symposium where research on some of the top …
Laser Technology, Inc. (LTI) and Mike Allard, the Northampton Police Highway safety officer and senior collision reconstructionist are teaming up to co-host a Crash Scene Mapping Tools and Techniques Webcast May 29th at 10 am (MST). Live webcast attendees will …
Today’s crash forensics field is a high-tech industry with near-perfect accuracy capabilities. So why aren’t adjusters and insurers tapping into it more often? In most accidents Michael Merolli investigates, he’s able to tell you whether it was a 90-pound gymnast …