Symposium on Traffic Safety May 18-21, 2026

Crash Reconstruction Techniques

• Back to Basics: Formula and Calculations Review for the Crash Investigator (Mike Flamm)

  - Mike Flamm, Delta V. Innovations, Inc.

• Beyond the Equation Book: Adding to Your Mathematical Toolbox (Kasey Marsland)

  - Detective Kasey Marsland, Tempe Police Department

• C.O.L.M. and Energy Methods: Facts and Myths (John Daily)
  - John Daily, MSME, Jackson Hole Scientific Investigations, Inc.
• Calculating Lateral Displacement from Yaw and Lateral Acceleration in Lane Change Events (Brown/Houman)
  - Weston Brown, Bjorn Houman, Weston Forensic Collision Investigations
• Identification of Counterfeit Airbags During Crash Investigations (Thomas Nichols)
  - Thomas Nichols, Brand Protection Specialist, General Motors / Automotive Anti-Counterfeiting Council (A2C2)
• Math and Physics Behind Accident Reconstruction Equations: Where They Come from and Using Computer Simulations for Verification (Jose Granda)
  - Jose J. Granda, PhD, Professor Mechanical Engineering, California State University, Sacramento
• The Tire Evidence You Need to Collect (T.J. Tennent)
  - T.J. Tennent, President, Tennent, Winkelman and Associates
• Vehicle Systems Forensics: When Cars Talk (Wesley Vandiver)
  - Wesley Vandiver, Director of Training, Berla Corporation
• Video Motion Analysis in Crash Reconstruction (Anthony Fairbanks)
  - Anthony M. Fairbanks, Delta V. Innovations, Inc.

Crash Scene Documentation

• Forensic Alternate Light Source Use in Pedestrian Crash Reconstruction (Mark DiCocco)
  - Mark DiCocco, MS, ACTAR, University of New Haven
• UAS Crime Scene Videography (Gerald Baum)
  - Detective Gerald P. Baum, Dallas Police Department

EDR

• Beyond EDR: Tesla's Data Sources, Analysis Methods, and Testing (Sundar Raman Nagarajan)
  - Sundar Raman Nagarajan, Automotive Collision Engineer, Forensic Rock
• EDR Case Studies (Andrew Rich)
  - Andrew Rich, Rich Consulting LLC
• EDR in Traffic Crash Reconstruction Update (Hamed Sadrnia)
  - Hamed Sadrnia, Engineering Consultant, Sadrnia Consulting
• Recovering Crash Data from Damaged EDRs: Applied, Theoretical, and Experimental Methods (Jason Zeitler)
  - Jason Zeitler, Senior Investigator and Engineer, National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB)

Human Factors

• Biomechanical Investigation of Injuries with and Without Helmet Usage (Valentina Ngai)
  - Valentina Ngai, Robson Forensic
• Conducting a Time/Distance Analysis for Driver Responses; Path Intrusions (Tim Maloney)
  - Timothy Maloney, Driver Research Institute
• Everything about Speed and Human Factors (Swaroop Dinaker)
  - Swaroop Dinaker, Driver Research Institute
• Forensic Visibility Analysis (Daniel Billington)
  - Daniel Billington, Great Lakes Forensic Experts
• Head-On Hazards: Why Traditional Response Time Assumptions Fail (Jeff Muttart)
  - Jeff Muttart, Ph.D., Driver Research Institute
• Occupant Kinematics in Rollover Crashes (Toby Gloekler)
  - Toby L. Gloekler, P.D., ACTAR, IPTM Adjunct Faculty, CRE, Inc.
• Were They Belted? Occupant Restraint Safety Systems (Cameron Trepeck)
  - Cameron Trepeck, PhD, PE, ACTAR, Quality Forensic Engineering

Crash Testing

• Instrumented Crash Testing

  Off-site crash testing will take place on Monday afternoon. Details to follow.

• Post-Crash Data Analysis and Review
  Our team of reconstructionists will present an in-depth analysis of the crash tests conducted on Monday afternoon in two identical sessions on Thursday.