Accident Reconstruction

Since 1983, our engineers have investigated close to 5000 accidents involving all types of vehicles and different accident scenarios. We can provide our clients with a very extensive breadth of practical experience in this demanding field. Some of the accidents that we investigate are simple low speed "whiplash" collisions; while others have involved the very complex analysis of multi-vehicle collisions. Road design and condition, weather and visibility conditions, human factors, and mechanical components can all play their parts in accident causation. And, as in every other field of endeavour, experience and training are key components in solving these complex problems.

New technology has provided many important tools for accident reconstruction engineers, and we use the best available computer programs in analysing motor vehicle collisions. We can also provide animations of the accident reconstruction, which are of particular benefit in courtroom presentations. Accident reconstruction engineers must, from time to time, give evidence as expert witnesses, and our engineers have testified in Canadian courts over one hundred times. This experience can also be of great assistance to our legal clients. Our engineers have provided expert testimony in the field of seat belt effectiveness, and most of the early cases in which the Seat Belt Defence was accepted in the Courts in Alberta, reflected our evidence in this area.