Binghamton Conference

Nearly all of the Associates of John Desch Associates attended a joint conference hosted by the New York Statewide Traffic Accident Reconstruction Society (NYSTARS) in Binghamton, New York in October, 2007. Dynamic vehicle crashes was just one of the featured events. JDA sponsored a luncheon for all attendees to enjoy at the crash site.

NYSTARS Seminar

JDA's Senior Accident Reconstruction Specialist John C. Scott recently presented a full-day seminar to the New York Statewide Traffic Accident Reconstructionist (NYSTARS) titled Investigating and Reconstructing Bicycle Accidents.  The seminar was attended by more than 70 accident reconstructionists including police officers and engineers. Mr. Scott discussed numerous topics such as analyzing damage, bicycle dynamics, and bicycle laws. Bicycle acceleration and deceleration testing was also performed using a variety of cycling skills and bicycle types. Upon completion of the seminar, accident reconstruction professionals were well informed of accident investigation tactics when bicycles are involved.

Recent Certifications For Tthe Vetronix/Bosch Crash Data Retrieval System

JDA is pleased to announce the recent certifications of three Senior Reconstructionists for the Vetronix/Bosch Crash Data Retrieval System.   Steven N. Emolo, John G. Karpovich and John C. Scott have the most current certification to download crash data using the Vetronix/Bosch system on supported vehicles that may contain information about a collision event.  Mr. Scott is also fully certified on the latest vehicle event data recorder technology as a Crash Data Retrieval Analyst, which assists JDA in understanding vehicle collisions.

Rich Stuart

Rich is the latest associate here at John Desch Associates to achieve full accreditation status with the Accreditation Commission for Traffic Accident Reconstruction (ACTAR). Rich’s successful completion of the ACTAR comprehensive exam enables JDA to continue to lead the profession with the most accredited accident reconstructionists of any company or government agency in the country.