Mr Elliott is a highly respected and very experienced Forensic Collision Investigator specialising in the analysis and reconstruction of road traffic collisions, Driver Responses in emergency situations [Human Factors], night-time reconstructions, pedestrian conspicuity, CCTV & Dashcam video analysis.
Mr Elliott is a 1st Tier approved Expert for The Association of Personal Injury Lawyers and has over 31 years’ experience as an Expert Witness in all levels of Court, as a trained Single Joint Expert, a Court appointed Expert, in the UK and abroad..
PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS
Licentiateship of the City and Guilds Institute Motor Vehicle Inspections [LCGI]
Membership of the Institute of Traffic Accident Investigators [MITAI]
Member of the European Association for Accident Research and Analysis [EVU]
Member of the Chartered Society of Forensic Sciences [MCSFS]
Certificate of Professional Competence for Forensic Collison Investigation [CPC FCI]
The External Examiner for De Montfort University overseeing the UCPD, Cert HE, FdSc and BSc courses in Collision Investigation. [2020 - 2025]
Mr Elliott gained 14 years Police Service including 11 years as a Traffic Officer and Collision Investigator before entering private practice for the past 25 years.
Mr Elliott regularly carries out reconstructions as part of a collision investigation in terms of fields of view, lines of sight, night-time visibility, driver detection thresholds and pedestrian conspicuity. Has carried out many reconstructions, including night-time reconstructions.
Mr Elliott has also carried out a number of vehicular crash tests to establish consistency of damage and impact forces for low velocity rear end impacts.