3D Virtual Crash Simulations

Detailed Reconstruction Experts provides 3D accident simulation and demonstrative exhibit services for attorneys, insurers, and litigation teams handling serious vehicle crash cases. By combining crash scene mapping, EDR/HVEDR data, vehicle dynamics, physical evidence, and reconstruction analysis, we create visual tools that help explain complex crash events in a clear and understandable way.

A crash simulation uses evidence-based inputs, vehicle dynamics, mapped scene geometry, and reconstruction analysis to test or illustrate crash movement. An animation is primarily a visual demonstrative. Both should be tied to the evidence and should not replace the underlying reconstruction work.

Inputs used in a 3D crash simulation may include scene mapping, EDR/HVEDR data, vehicle damage, final rest positions, roadway evidence, vehicle dimensions, sight distance, video evidence, and witness statements. These inputs help evaluate vehicle speed, movement, timing, visibility, impact configuration, and whether the available evidence is consistent with the claimed crash sequence.

Our 3D accident simulations can assist with case reviews, mediation, settlement negotiations, deposition preparation, expert reports, and courtroom presentations. Whether the issue involves disputed speed, driver visibility, impact location, time-distance analysis, or crash causation, Detailed Reconstruction Experts uses 3D simulation as part of a broader accident reconstruction process designed to explain the evidence accurately and effectively.

In the case study video below, the police found the left turning vehicle at fault for the crash. After our review and mapping of the scene, coupled with the EDR data, we were able to show that not only was the other vehicle speeding excessively, but the left turning driver was not able to see the vehicle when he began his turning maneuver. As a result, liability was shifted to the other driver and the traffic citation was dropped.