About Us

 

Duane R. Meyers, ACTAR #344

dmeyers@crashanalysis.net

Duane Meyers has been a Wisconsin State Trooper since 1982. He has been specializing in collision reconstruction since 1988, and presently serves as the supervisor for the Technical Reconstruction Unit. He is accredited by ACTAR (Accreditation Commission for Traffic Accident Reconstruction) and has been specially trainined on the Bosch CDR (Crash Data Retrieval) System. He is heavily involved in teaching crash related programs at the State Patrol Academy, area technical colleges, and other institutions in the Midwest. Mr. Meyers has reconstructed numerous traffic collisions and has been qualified as an expert witness in numerous Wisconsin Circuit Courts as well as in Illinois.

Duane received his Bachelor of Science degree in Criminal Justice from Ferris State University in 1981 followed by his law enforcement training from the Wisconsin State Patrol Academy. He has attended specialized crash related training programs from Northwestern University, University of North Florida, Texas A&M University and other institutions. Duane is a current or past member of several professional organizations including the Society of Automotive Engineers. He has published several papers in the field of crash reconstruction. He has been involved in private consulting since 1992 and co-founded his current company, Great Lakes Crash Analysis, LLC, in 2002.

 

Timothy P. Austin, M.S. Engrg., ACTAR #1315

taustin@crashanalysis.net

Tim Austin has been involved in the investigation and reconstruction of motor vehicle collisions for over 14 years. Tim serves as a member of the Wisconsin State Patrol's Technical Reconstruction Unit, where he focuses on the investigation of serious and fatal crash incidents. Tim also instructs collision-related courses at the Wisconsin State Patrol Academy and Fox Valley Technical College in Appleton, Wisconsin. He has testified throughout the state as an expert in the field of collision analysis, and has been invited to teach and present and conferences in both the United States and Canada. Tim routinely attends training sessions and conferences, and he is actively involved in crash-related research. His recent work with heavy truck Electronic Control Modules has been published and is used in several national training curriculums.

Tim holds a bachelor's degree form Northern Michigan University, and a Master of Science in Engineering degree from the University of Wisconsin - Platteville. He is a member of several professional organizations including the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE), the Midwest Association of Technical Crash Investigators (MATAI), the National Association of Professional Accident Reconstruction Specialists (NAPARS), and the National Association of Traffic Accident Reconstructionists and Investigators (NATARI). Tim is also accredited by ACTAR, the Accreditation Commission for Traffic Accident Reconstruction.

 

References

Curriculum Vitae and references are available upon request.

    Publications

    GLCA personnel have been active in crash research and testing. The following are some of the publications authored or co-authored by our staff:

     

    ACCIDENT RECONSTRUCTION JOURNAL:

    1. "Commericial Vehicle Crash Investigation: Electronic Control Modules" Vol. 10, No. 2.

    2. "Heavy Duty Truck Electronic Control Module Field Guide" Vol. 19, No. 4.

     

    SOCIETY OF AUTOMOTIVE ENGINEERS:

    1. "Controlled Braking Experiments With and Without ABS" SAE Technical Paper Number 2010-01-0100.

    2. "Simulating the Effect of Collision-Related Power Loss on the Event Data Recorders of Heavy Trucks" SAE Technical Paper Number 2010-01-1004.

    3. "An Examination of Snapshot Data in Caterpillar Electronic Control Modules" SAE 2011 Technical Paper Pending.

    4. "Data Extraction Methods and their Effects on the Retention of Event Data Contained in the Electronic Control Modules of Detroit Diesel and Mercedes-Benz Engines" SAE 2011 Technical Paper Pending.


 

ACTAR Accredited

GLCA is fully accredited by ACTAR, the Accreditation Commission for Traffic Accident Reconstruction. Maintenance of this accreditation requires continued education and practice in the field of collision analysis.