Crash Video Analysis

Detailed Reconstruction Experts assists attorneys, insurers, and litigation teams with crash video analysis by evaluating surveillance video, dash camera footage, body camera footage, traffic camera video, and other recorded evidence to help determine how a collision occurred. Video evidence can be extremely valuable in accident reconstruction, but it must be analyzed carefully because camera angle, frame rate, lens distortion, perspective, distance, lighting, and video quality can all affect how the crash appears.

Crash video analysis may include frame-by-frame review, speed estimation, time-distance analysis, vehicle positioning, pedestrian or motorcycle movement, traffic signal timing, sight-line evaluation, and comparison of the video evidence to the physical evidence at the scene. When appropriate, video evidence can be compared with roadway measurements, drone scene mapping, EDR/HVEDR data, vehicle damage, final rest positions, and witness statements to determine whether the recorded footage is consistent with the claimed crash sequence.

Detailed Reconstruction Experts can use camera calibration, perspective correction, scene measurements, photogrammetry, and 3D modeling to evaluate movement and timing shown in crash videos. This can help answer important questions such as how fast a vehicle was traveling, when braking began, where the impact occurred, whether a driver or pedestrian was visible, and whether either party had time and distance to avoid the collision.

Crash video analysis is especially important when witness statements conflict, when speed is disputed, when a party claims they did not see another vehicle or pedestrian, or when the video appears misleading due to camera placement or perspective. By combining video evidence with accepted reconstruction methods and physical scene evidence, DRE can help identify the strengths, weaknesses, and limitations of recorded crash evidence.

DRE’s crash video analysis services can support early case reviews, evidence preservation, settlement evaluations, mediation, deposition preparation, expert reports, demonstrative exhibits, 3D simulations, and courtroom presentations. The goal is to explain the video evidence clearly and provide attorneys with reliable analysis that helps evaluate liability, causation, visibility, timing, and avoidability.