This presentation was rescheduled from October 28, 2026
1 WSBA CLE Credit confirmed.
via Zoom - login instructions will be emailed to registrants
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Non Members: $40
Presented by Connor Smith, Managing Accident Reconstructionist
Essential Elements of Accident Reconstruction
This presentation introduces accident reconstruction for attorneys handling litigation involving traffic collisions and complex incidents. Connor Smith walks through the reconstruction process and details the core analyses used to determine vehicle speed, collision dynamics, and avoidability. The session maps these methods onto common case types (roadway design, barrier and guardrail performance, sight-obstruction, work-zone collisions, and intersection claims) and illustrates them through real case studies featuring scene scans, evidence mapping, sight-line and vehicle damage analysis, and crash simulations.
Connor Smith has 10 years of accident reconstruction experience, plus additional experience in manufacturing and design engineering. Mr. Smith’s unique understanding of the visualization component of accident reconstruction bridges engineering analysis and the development of animations and graphics.
Mr. Smith has investigated crashes involving passenger vehicles, commercial vehicles, buses, motorcycles, and pedestrians. Mr. Smith is proficient in scene and vehicle inspections, evidence documentation and preservation, and has conducted instrumented vehicle testing of passenger vehicles, commercial vehicles, and motorcycles.
