Accident Reconstruction
Founded on physical evidence.
Know What Happened
Aperture reconstructs how a crash occurred and explains it clearly, from a desktop review to complex analysis, supported with diagrams, 3D models, simulations, and courtroom animations. Our reconstructionists support attorneys and insurers from the scene through trial, and our Rapid Response Teams are available 24/7 to preserve evidence early.
Reconstruction & Analysis
Determining how and why a crash happened, grounded in physical evidence and the full range of available data. We collect evidence using laser scanners and drones, quantify impact severity and vehicle speeds, perform physically accurate simulations, analyze image and video data through photogrammetry, and run full-scale crash tests. We also recover and interpret vehicle event data recorders, personal-device data, video, and fleet tracking.
What We Reconstruct
Virtually any incident, including vehicle-pedestrian and vehicle-bicycle collisions, passenger cars, commercial trucks, tractor-trailers, buses, trains, construction and industrial equipment, motorcycles, scooters, e-bikes, RVs, and ATVs.
The Full Picture
Reconstruction is often only part of the story. We tie in human factors and biomechanics to account for the human element, how a driver perceived and responded, and whether the forces are consistent with the injuries, and we draw on digital forensics to go deeper into data sources such as cell phones and damaged devices. Together, these give a complete picture of what happened.
Related practices: Integrates Digital Forensics for vehicle and device data, Biomechanics for injury causation, and Human Factors for avoidability. For exhibits, see Graphics & Animations.
Our Capabilities
Key Experts
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Frequently Asked Questions
As early as possible when physical or digital evidence may change, disappear, or be overwritten. Aperture’s accident reconstruction teams can respond from the scene through trial, and Rapid Response Teams are available to help preserve evidence. Early involvement may allow the expert to document roadway conditions, vehicle damage, debris, video, electronic vehicle data, and other information before repairs, weather, traffic, or routine data retention affects it.
Depending on the incident, the analysis may include scene measurements, vehicle damage, photographs, surveillance or dash-camera video, event data recorders, heavy-truck data, cell-phone or personal-device information, fleet tracking, witness accounts, laser scans, drone imagery, and physical evidence. Aperture’s experts can also use photogrammetry, simulations, 3D models, and full-scale testing when those methods are appropriate to the questions in the case.
An accident reconstruction expert can often estimate speeds, impact severity, vehicle movements, and the sequence of events by combining physical evidence with available electronic and visual data. The strength and precision of any opinion depend on the quality of the evidence. Aperture grounds its reconstruction work in measured scene data, vehicle evidence, event data recorders, photogrammetry, testing, and physically accurate simulation rather than relying on a single source.
Sometimes. Accident reconstruction addresses the physical sequence of the incident. Biomechanics evaluates whether the forces are consistent with the claimed injuries, while human factors examines perception, visibility, reaction, and avoidability. Aperture can coordinate these disciplines when the case requires a fuller picture. The final expert team should be based on the disputed issues so that each witness stays within the scope of their qualifications.
Yes. Accident reconstruction findings can be translated into diagrams, 3D models, simulations, and courtroom animations that help counsel, insurers, judges, and jurors understand the sequence of events. The visual should be built from the same measurements, evidence, and engineering analysis that support the expert’s opinions. Counsel should also plan early enough to address disclosure deadlines, foundation, and any court-specific requirements for demonstrative evidence.