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Using Commercial Vehicle Black Boxes

Posted on April 18, 2012 by admin

As digital microcontrollers took the place of analog methods within engine control modules (ECMs), they enabled the ability to record the data inputs that they were measuring in order to control the engine. This function of an ECM is commonly … Continue reading →

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Crashteams attends Southwest Ohio Trial Lawyers Association Spring Conference

Posted on April 13, 2012 by admin

Crashteams Associates Dave Wessling and Steve Ashton attend the Southwest Ohio Trial Lawyers Association Spring Conference yesterday afternoon.  The majority of the 50-75 Conference attendees were trial attorneys from the Greater Cincinnati, Ohio area.  This provided Crashteams Southern Ohio and … Continue reading →

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Calculating Speed From Skid Marks

Posted on January 12, 2012 by admin

This is a common task often initially performed by the investigating police officer, or afterward by the accident reconstructionist. Unfortunately, some “experts” have fundamental misunderstandings about skid mark analysis that result in huge calculation errors, which often go unnoticed. If … Continue reading →

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“I never saw him!”

Posted on December 7, 2011 by admin

This common statement is often made by the driver of a vehicle who has just failed to yield the right of way to a motorcyclist. In fact, in one study 62% of accidents involving another vehicle were contributed to by … Continue reading →

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Driving with Winter Conditions: a tip from race car drivers

Posted on November 22, 2011 by admin

With winter fast approaching, it is time to adjust our driving habits to compensate for the worsening conditions. This commentary looks at the effect friction has on the handling abilities of our cars. First of all, we all know that … Continue reading →

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Heavy Vehicle High Speed Testing

Posted on November 18, 2011 by admin

Crashteams CEO Tim Leggett, PE just returned from dynamic limit testing of a commercial vehicle in order to ascertain its extreme boundaries. With him were  local Crashteams reconstructionist  Martin Boisvert, and trucking expert James Sloan. The tests included a wide range … Continue reading →

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New Tech: Using Point Cloud Data in Forensic Animation

Posted on April 27, 2011 by admin

The problem: an accident reconstructionist needs to have a complete scale diagram of the incident location, along with any points of interest. This needs to be completed at a minimum of time, and of cost. The Current Solution: measuring the … Continue reading →

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Ohio Update

Posted on March 7, 2011 by admin

As previously discussed, in January, Crashteams Global was in discussion with a tv production company to delve into the details surrounding an accident that occurred in Dayton, Ohio.  Now, Tim Leggett has just gotten back from the film shooting. In case … Continue reading →

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Tim Leggett and Story House Productions

Posted on January 21, 2011 by admin

Last month Crashteams Ohio and Forensic Dynamics Inc collaborated to help Story House Productions investigate a pedestrian accident involving Scot Tegtmeyer. That story is still in production (no pun intended), but will be aired soon. Meanwhile, Story House Productions has … Continue reading →

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Seatbelt Science

Posted on January 20, 2011 by admin

Seatbelt Science The typical conclusion reached when a windshield fracture like this is seen is “that guy was not wearing his seatbelt.”  Before coming to this conclusion please contact your local Crashteams Expert to examine the seatbelts for evidence of … Continue reading →

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