Driving Expert Witnesses

Gulfport, Mississippi

Law Enf & Criminal Justice - Training, False arrest, Best Practices Law Enforcement, False imprisonment, Use of force, Wrongful conviction, Driving, SWAT, Deadly force, Illegal search, Interview and interrogation, In custody death, Corrections, Security

Sgt. Russell Lockard has over thirty years of law enforcement experience and is a twenty-five-year veteran of the Franklin, Tennessee Police Department. He has been assigned as a Tennessee Certified Instructor in vehicle operations, use of force, firearms, defensive tactics and served as a General Departmental Instructor for the City of Franklin Police Department Sgt. Lockard has extensive expertise in the management of police training and documentation. Sgt Lockard has been called an expert in court as per rule 702FRE in police emergency vehicle operations. Sgt. Lockard has received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Management (Williamson College). Sgt. Lockard obtained his Juris Doctorate from Nashville School of Law in 2018. Sgt. Lockard continues his career in law enforcement in southern Mississippi.

Windsor, Ontario

Human Factors, Transportation - Driver distraction, Distracted driving, automated, autopilot, fatigue, cellphone, accident, behavior, perception reaction times, trucking, reaction times, Mobile, multitasking, driving, drowsiness, autonomous driving, self-driving, behaviour, PRT, attention

Dr. Francesco Biondi is a Human Factors specialist and expert witness with extensive experience analyzing how attention, perception, cognitive workload, and decision‑making influence driver behavior and accident outcomes. His work spans distracted driving, human‑machine interaction, driver monitoring, and the behavioral mechanisms that contribute to crashes in both manually driven and partially automated vehicles. A core area of Dr. Biondi’s research focuses on driver distraction and over‑reliance on partially automated driving systems, including Tesla Autopilot and other Level 2 systems. His studies investigate how automation affects driver attention, situational awareness, hazard detection, trust, misuse, and fallback performance. He frequently evaluates cases where questions arise about automation complacency, driver disengagement, system alerts, and human‑factors expectations in automation‑related crashes. Dr. Biondi has served as an expert witness in both Canada and the United ...

New Kent, Virginia

Police Practices & Procedures, Police Practices & Procedures - Police Pursuit, Pursuit, Emergency Driving, Emergency, Police Emergency Driving, EVOC, Emergency Vehicle Operators Course, EVOT, Emergency Vehicle Operators Training, Road Blocks, Police Road Blocks, PIT, Precision Immobilization Technique, Pursuit Management, Police Driving Instructor, Driving, Pursuit Policy, Hot Pursuit, Accident

Career law enforcement professional and public-safety trainer with 33 years of service at the Henrico County Police Division and a continued focus on training, driver safety, and operational readiness as Training Coordinator for the Virginia Division of Capitol Police. Served in progressively responsible operational, investigative, supervisory, and training assignments, with a reputation for building practical programs aligned with Virginia DCJS requirements and field realities. Henrico assignments included patrol, street crimes and narcotics investigations, community policing/crime prevention, and multiple leadership and training roles—Sergeant/Patrol Sergeant, Criminal Investigations Sergeant (SVU), Field Training Sergeant/Coordinator, Training Academy Sergeant, and Assistant Training Director. Since 2007, I have provided litigation support to law firms on police pursuit matters and have been recognized as a Subject Matter Expert in the Circuit Court of the County of Roanoke. My w...