EDR Download and Data Analysis

Detailed Reconstruction Experts assists attorneys, insurers, motor carriers, and litigation teams with commercial motor vehicle crash reconstruction by evaluating the physical evidence, vehicle damage, roadway environment, driver actions, and available electronic data to determine how a crash occurred. Commercial vehicle cases often involve complex questions about speed, braking, following distance, lane position, visibility, stopping distance, driver perception-reaction time, mechanical condition, and whether the crash sequence is consistent with the evidence.

Commercial motor vehicle reconstruction may include analysis of roadway evidence, tire marks, gouge marks, debris fields, vehicle damage, final rest positions, scene photographs, inspection records, witness statements, surveillance video, dash camera footage, and body camera footage. When available, heavy vehicle event data recorder information, engine control module data, brake module data, telematics, or passenger vehicle EDR data can be compared against the physical evidence to evaluate speed, brake application, throttle input, cruise control status, sudden deceleration events, fault codes, and crash timing.

Detailed Reconstruction Experts can also use drone scene mapping, photogrammetry, scaled diagrams, and 3D modeling to preserve and analyze the crash location. These tools can help evaluate roadway geometry, grade, sight distance, intersection layout, lane positioning, vehicle paths, turning movements, and stopping-distance issues that are often critical in commercial vehicle crashes.

Commercial motor vehicle reconstruction can be especially important when speed is disputed, when a truck driver’s actions are questioned, when a carrier or vehicle maintenance issue may be relevant, when electronic data needs to be preserved, or when the crash involves a serious injury or fatality. By combining scene evidence, vehicle evidence, electronic data, video analysis, and accepted reconstruction methodology, DRE can help evaluate liability, causation, avoidability, and the strengths or weaknesses of a commercial vehicle crash case.

DRE’s commercial motor vehicle reconstruction services can support early case reviews, evidence preservation, vehicle inspections, settlement evaluations, mediation, deposition preparation, expert reports, and courtroom presentations. The goal is to explain the technical evidence clearly and provide attorneys and litigation teams with reliable analysis that helps identify the key issues in a truck or commercial vehicle crash.