Event Data Recorder 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” ...

White Lake, Michigan

Accident Reconstruction - Accident Reconstruction, Event Data Recorder, Pedestrian Accident, Bicycle Accident, Truck Accident, Simulation, Animation, Motorcycle Accident, Scene Mapping, Crash Data Retrieval, Black Box, Bosch CDR, EDR, Drone, Collision Analysis, Crash Reconstruction

Over 26 years of experience as a Deputy Sheriff with the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office (Michigan) serving more than 1.2 million residents with 15 years of primary duties as a crash reconstructionist. Reconstructed or assisted in the reconstruction of at least 375 fatal and serious injury traffic crashes including cars, heavy trucks, motorcycles, pedestrians, bicycles, and trains. Accredited by the Accreditation Commission for Traffic Accident Reconstruction (ACTAR). Completion of over 1,800 hours of certified coursework in traffic crash reconstruction. Qualified as an expert in traffic accident reconstruction, providing sworn testimony in multiple Courts. Reconstruct traffic accidents including motorcycles, passenger cars, light trucks, bicyclists, pedestrians and commercial vehicles.

Fairlawn, Ohio

Accident Reconstruction, Mechanical Engineering - Event Data Recorder, Mechanical Inspection, Pedestrian/Bicycle Accidents, Scene Mapping, Damage (Crush) Analysis, Computer Diagramming, EDR, Simulation, Animation

Mechanical engineering degree, summa cum laude ACTAR accredited accident reconstructionist Experienced testifying at deposition and trial Experienced accident reconstruction/EDR instructor Involved in crash research Many peer-reviewed published works Over 2500 investigations