IPTM Special Problems in Accident Reconstruction – April 19-24, 2009

Crash Test 1 – 1999 Pontiac Grand Am frontal collision into end of ” Jersey Barrier” – Impact speed ~ 39 mph

Crash Test 2 – 1997 Pontiac Grand Am frontal collision into end of ” Jersey Barrier” Impact speed ~ 45 mph.

Crash Test 3 – 2002 Ford Taurus angled frontal collision into side of ” Jersey Barrier” Impact Speed ~ 41 mph

Crash Test 4 – 1997 Chevrolet Lumina frontal collision into end of ” Jersey Barrier” – Note vehicle rotation after impact. Impact speed ~ 44 mph

Crash Test 5 – 1998 Ford Taurus into rear of 1998 Ford Taurus which then hits the rear of 2000 Mercury Sable. Collision simulates vehicle at stop sign or traffic signal (Sable) with another vehicle about 8 feet behind it (98 Taurus) waiting for cross traffic to clear, when a third vehicle (98 Taurus) comes up ” at speed” while not paying attention to traffic in front of it.” – Initial Impact speed of first impact V1-to-V2 ~ 44 mph, second impact V2-to-V3 ~ 20 mph

Expert VIN DeCoder, Expert AutoStats, and 4N6XPRT StifCalcs data printouts for the vehicles involved in the above Crash tests