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, vehicle examinations, damage consistency reports, light bulb examinations, the forensic examination of tyres, CCTV & Dashcam analysis.
Mr Elliott is a 1st Tier approved Expert for The Association of Personal Injury Lawyers and has over 30 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 current External Examiner for De Montfort University overseeing the UCPD, Cert HE, FdSc and BSc courses in Collision Investigation.
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.