Actar Expert Witnesses

Saint Cloud, Florida

Accident Reconstruction - Event Data Recorder, EDR, Crash Analysis, ACTAR, Black Box, Crash Reconstruction, Pedestrian Crash, Motorcycle Crash, Truck Crash, Veteran Owned, Retired Police

West Crash Forensic Consulting Group, llc. is a veteran owned company specializing in Traffic Crash Reconstruction. Our lead reconstructionist is Brian West, a retired police officer with over 25 years of law enforcement experience. Brian has been responding to and investigating traffic crashes since 1995 and began working as a Traffic Homicide Investigator in 1997. He has responded to every type of crash imaginable from parking lot backing crashes to multi-vehicle crashes involving multiple fatalities. Brian’s experience goes beyond just investigating and reconstructing traffic crashes. He has responded to thousands of crashes. He’s been on the scenes, interviewed drivers and witnesses, collected the evidence and built prosecutable cases from scratch. As those cases have gone through the courts, Brian has attended countless depositions, pre-trial hearings, jury trials and has testified before grand juries. Brian has experience conducting crash reconstructions using “old school” ...

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Accident Reconstruction, Transportation - Commercial Vehicle Accident, Truck ECM Imaging, Trucking Accidents, Certified DOT Inspector, Bus Accidents, Passenger Vehicles, Pedestrian/Bicycle Accidents, Motorcycle Reconstruction, Bosch/Hyundai/Kia Crash Data Retrieval, Occupant Kinematics, Aerial Drone Forensic Mapping, 3-D Animation, ACTAR Accredited, Infotainment

Daniel P. Connolly is an ACTAR (# 2286) accredited Crash Reconstructionist with over 21 years of experience in handling active crash investigations and reconstructions. Our firm specializes in Heavy Truck and Commercial Vehicle crash reconstruction. We are equipped to image and evaluate Engine computer data (ECM) as well as Infotainment Systems, Airbag Control Modules utilizing the Bosch CDR Tool, Tesla ACM Tool and the Hyundai/Kia Tool. Our firm is staffed with a certified DOT Inspector and State Inspection Mechanic. Each investigation and reconstruction includes an inspection of the involved vehicles to document damage and check for mechanical failures. Proper scene documentation and measuring is essential to a through crash reconstruction. Our 24 hour quick response team will respond and document the crash scene before evidence disappears. Our FAA Licensed Drone Pilot will provide aerial documentation to be utilized in 3-D scale modeling. PCARS also utilizes the Leica RTC 36...

Austin, Texas

Accident Reconstruction - ACTAR, Automotive, Pedestrian, Commercial Vehicle, Motorcycle, Event Data Recorder Retrieval/Analysis, 3D Animation, Bicycle, Crush Analysis, Speed Determination, Time/Distance Analysis, Accident Site Mapping

Larry W. Busby is the owner and manager of Primary Investigations, a private investigation firm (TX #A17699), established in 2012. Larry was certified by the Accreditation Commission for Traffic Accident Reconstruction in 2015 and has extensive training, from the Northwestern Center for Public Safety, the Institute of Police Technology and Management, the University of Tulsa in the reconstruction of automobile, pedestrian, bicycle and commercial vehicle accidents. Larry is a member of several professional organizations including TAARS, IATAI, NAPARS, TALI, CALI, and FALI and is certified in Bosch event data recorder retrieval and analysis. Primary Investigations can produce high quality 3D animations based on laser scan data from the accident scene depicting the accident, sight obstructions and other features unique to the accident. Additionally, as the owner of Delta Land Surveying and as a Registered Professional Land Surveyor licensed in NM, TX, CO and OK Larry is uniquely qu...