Rapid Response Across the Midwest
Time plays a critical role in serious collision investigations. Tire marks fade, vehicles are repaired or disposed of, electronic crash data is overwritten, and video systems record over footage.
Rapid response allows our experts to document critical evidence before it disappears. We respond quickly to inspect scenes and vehicles, and preserve electronic and environmental data, including critical crash data that captures conditions before, during, and after impact.
Acting early preserves key physical evidence, vehicle data, and surrounding conditions, supporting a more complete accident investigation and reliable reconstruction of the event.
Because these conditions can occur in any environment, timely response is critical. As a Midwest-based accident reconstruction firm, we support cases throughout the region and across the country. We regularly work throughout the Midwest, including Illinois, Wisconsin, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, and Ohio, while also providing nationwide support in states such as Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee, Georgia, Florida, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Arizona, California, Montana, Wyoming, North Carolina, South Carolina, Maryland, Maine, and Rhode Island.
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Forensic Documentation
Forensic documentation preserves the physical evidence needed to analyze a collision long after the scene has cleared and vehicles have moved.
Our accident reconstruction experts document scenes and vehicles using ground-level photography, aerial drone imagery, forensic measurements, and detailed observations. This process captures roadway evidence, including tire marks, debris distribution, environmental damage, and lighting conditions. Beyond the scene itself, our crash analysis incorporates historical weather data and imagery to evaluate conditions at the time of the collision and develop a more complete picture of the event.
Vehicle inspections document damage patterns, electronic systems, and mechanical components that influence the circumstances of a collision. We evaluate braking and lighting systems, safety features, cargo loading and securement, and available telematics data to understand vehicle movement, interaction, and final rest positions.
Collision Event Data
Modern vehicles record extensive operational data before and during a crash. Event data recorders, crash data retrieval systems, engine control modules, and telematics platforms capture information such as vehicle speed, braking inputs, throttle position, and safety system activation.
Our accident reconstruction experts preserve, extract, and analyze this data to support accident investigation and collision analysis, evaluating driver inputs and vehicle behavior leading up to impact. This electronic evidence is critical in cases involving passenger vehicles, commercial vehicles, and motorcycles, often revealing key details about timing, vehicle speeds, and driver behavior preceding an event.
Video Analysis
Video recordings frequently capture critical portions of a collision through traffic cameras, dash cameras, body cameras, security systems, and mobile devices.
Using forensic video analysis techniques and Amped FIVE software, our experts evaluate video evidence to determine vehicle speeds, positions, driver perspective, and driver response. When combined with physical evidence and electronic data, this analysis helps confirm key aspects of the reconstructed sequence of events.
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Accident Reconstruction & Simulation
Accident investigation and reconstruction combine physical evidence, electronic data, and forensic analysis to determine how a collision occurred.
Our reconstructionists evaluate vehicle dynamics, driver behavior, roadway conditions, and environmental factors to establish the sequence of events before, during, and after impact. This analysis translates complex data into a clear, fact-based explanation of the collision. Computer simulations and visual reconstructions further illustrate these findings, helping decision-makers understand how the evidence supports the analysis.
Vehicle-Specific Accident Investigation & Reconstruction
Light Vehicle Collisions
Initial police reports do not always capture the full scope of a passenger vehicle collision. Our investigators evaluate physical evidence, vehicle damage, driver behavior, and available electronic data to determine how the collision developed.
Detailed documentation and reconstruction analysis clarify disputed facts and identify the factors that contributed to the incident. This process provides a clear, evidence-based understanding of how the collision occurred.
Motorcycle Collisions
Motorcycle collisions involve unique vehicle dynamics, braking systems, and rider inputs that require specialized understanding. These factors, including stability, visibility, and rider response, directly influence how the incident develops.
Evaluating these elements requires both technical expertise and real-world riding experience. Founder and Principal Reconstructionist, Andrew W. Thomas, spent years as a motorcycle officer, developing a practical understanding of motorcycle operation, rider behavior, and roadway interactions that differ significantly from those of passenger and commercial vehicles. This perspective, coupled with a detailed understanding of the available technical literature, informs how motorcycle collision are evaluated and shapes the approach taken by our entire team.
In practice, our investigators assess scene conditions, motorcycle damage, rider position, and available data sources to determine how the collision developed, how vehicles interacted during impact, and how the event progressed afterward. When available, video evidence often provides additional insight into the actions of riders and drivers.
Heavy Vehicle & Commercial Fleet Collisions
Collisions involving commercial vehicles introduce additional technical and regulatory considerations. Investigators evaluate braking and lighting systems, cargo loading and securement practices, driver records, and onboard telematics systems to understand the factors that influence the event.
These vehicles generate significant operational data through engine control modules, fleet telematics platforms, and event data recorders. Our team retrieves and analyzes this information to determine vehicle speed, braking activity, and driver response throughout the sequence of events, drawing on specialized tools and established industry relationships to access critical data when it is not readily available.
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Expert Witness Testimony
Accident reconstruction analysis often becomes central to litigation.
Our reconstructionists evaluate collision evidence and develop opinions grounded in documented facts and accepted forensic methodology. In depositions and during testimony, they clearly explain how the evidence supports their conclusions, presenting complex technical findings in a way courts and juries can understand.
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Professional Training & Presentations
Collision Analytics provides training and educational presentations for professionals involved in collision investigation, litigation, insurance claims, and transportation operations.
As instructors in Northwestern University’s Center for Public Safety and through continued involvement in ongoing education, our reconstructionists remain actively engaged in advancing the field. Drawing on real-world case experience, they deliver training in accident investigation techniques, electronic vehicle data, and reconstruction methods that inform modern collision cases. These sessions provide practical insights into how evidence is documented, preserved, and analyzed, with a focus on strategies attendees can carry forward into their professional practice.
Training is offered in person or virtually, with each program tailored to the audience and designed to provide relevant, experience-based insight.
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