Officer Involved Shootings
Challenge
How to develop an accurate reconstruction of an event when key pieces of physical evidence (such as a skid mark) were poorly measured but are documented in a photograph?
Solution
Reconstruction of physical evidence that is missing from the accident, fire or crime scene is often required to create a complete reconstruction. Using photogrammetry, 3-D laser scanning and a proprietary software analytical system, PSI can accu- rately place within a computer generated working model of the scene evidence that exist on a photograph, but is no longer at the scene.
When we decided to get PSI involved in producing an annimation we had no idea they'd have the impact they would. We were amazed.
Larry Spelling, esq. Wietrab & Wietrab
Results: The defense attorney, assisted by the expert's comprehensive reconstruc- tion, and PSI's computer generated simulation, was able to determine that the physical evidence corroborated the peace officers' version of the inci- dent and conclusively established that the officers' use of deadly force was reasonable. The animation was shown at the settlement conference and the opposing attorney withdrew the case.
