Cyber Bullying and Harassment – Can Deleted Data be Recovered?
Bullying and harassment are often found to be easier to do online as opposed to in-person, not only because it is not face-to-face, but because it can be done anonymously.…
Pile-Up Collisions
For multi-vehicle collisions, which often occur on limited access highways in poor weather / roadway conditions, the typical questions that are asked of the reconstructionist are which vehicles came in…
Prudent Pool Protection: Keeping Aquatic Facilities Safe
Tom Griffiths, Ed.D., Aquatics Safety Expert When it comes to swimming pool accidents and litigation, aquatic facilities often commit two serious mistakes: not having rescue equipment conspicuous and accessible, and…
The Runaway Tug: Missing Parts Contribute to Malfunction
Incident Description: An airline worker was retrieving a bag from a luggage conveyer when another worker arrived on a baggage tug to retrieve baggage. The arriving worker stopped the tug…
Should Only Adopted Codes and Standards Be Used to Evaluate a Case?
Lt. Col. Bryan J. Smith, P.E., Construction Site Safety Expert I have often been asked during depositions and trial testimony “was that standard adopted by the municipality”? Sometimes, after answering…
The Accident Reconstruction Videogrammetry Accuracy Sandwich
Laurence R. Penn, CFVT, Senior Forensic Animation/Video Specialist Videogrammetry, the measurement of distance and scale using video footage, is a powerful tool for forensic video analysis and reverse projection photogrammetry,…
Google and its Garden of Earth-ly Tools
When a new case is opened by our office, we typically start our investigation by looking at Google Earth aerial and Street View images to get a sense of the…
Contractor Fall
Incident Description: A contractor was hired to repair a chimney’s water leak. The repairs required the contractor to access the second-floor roof of the house. He did this by placing…
Where’s Waldo and How Did He Get There?
Timothy R. Primrose, Mobile Forensic Analyst ETA data can provide forensic investigators with more information than just the estimated time of arrival. Before cell phones and GPS devices, people relied…
