Motor vehicle accident reconstruction involves the application of engineering principles to the interaction between the vehicle, the road and the driver. Accident reconstructionists use the relationships between time, distance, velocity, acceleration, mass and force to recreate the locations of vehicles and pedestrians in the moments leading up to the impact. Our Accident Reconstruction Team utilizes extensive interviews, vehicle examinations, impact dynamics, occupant dynamics and biomechanics to determine the likelihood that the impact/injuries occurred as reported. Our assessment, based on the evidence, typically includes:
Motorcycle controls require the use of both hands and feet. Reacting to hazards requires different physical motions than in a car. Braking is perhaps the most significant difference of interest to the accident reconstructionist. Our Accident Reconstruction Team includes experts in animation, AutoCAD, and human factors who can convey the unique aspects of motorcycle accidents in a clear and powerful manner when serving as expert witnesses. One of the unique strengths of Giffin Koerth Forensic Engineering and Science is our combined expertise in accident reconstruction and road design/maintenance. Unfortunately, the words "expert" and "certified" seem to be loosely tossed around in the accident reconstruction field. There is a wide spectrum of people doing this type of work. Recently, defense attorneys have begun retaining accident reconstruction and biomechanical engineering experts to support this defense. The natural reaction when receiving defendant's accident reconstruction/biomechanical engineering report is to laugh and scoff in the belief that this is just another hired gun which the defense has hired to convince plaintiff to accept less. With hard work, the opinions of most accident reconstruction experts in low impact-collision can be diffused and eliminated. The prosecution's evidence in response to the defense motions included the findings of two accident reconstruction experts, physical evidence from the crash site, a computer simulation reconstructing the accident, and 14 eyewitness accounts that included 5 sworn statements Moreover, the defense was provided with its own accident reconstruction expert and an independent investigator to assist in preparing a defense and evaluating the Government’s evidence.
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