David C. Harris
Traffic Crash Reconstructionist
ACTAR 1565
Curriculum Vitae
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Graduate of Ravenswood High School
Graduate of Parkersburg Community College
(Now West Virginia University)
Degree: Associates in Applied Science
Major: Criminal Justice
Graduate of the West Virginia Corrections Academy
Graduate of the West Virginia State Police Academy
69th Basic Class
Over 27 years employment as a police officer with the St. Albans Police Department
Accident Investigation Level One
Taught by the West Virginia State Police
80 hours
Accident Investigation Level Two
Taught by the West Virginia State Police
80 hours
Traffic Crash Reconstruction
Taught by the Institute of Police Technology and Management at the West Virginia State Police Academy
80 hours
Advanced Traffic Crash Reconstruction
Taught by West Virginia State College
1 semester
Inspection and Investigation of Commercial Motor Vehicle Crashes
Taught by the Institute of Police Technology and Management at the North Florida University Campus, Jacksonville, Florida
40 hours
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Computer Aided Collision Diagramming
Taught by West Virginia State College
1 semester
Insurance Fraud Investigation
The Investigation of Staged Traffic Accidents
Taught by the West Virginia Chapter of the International Association of Special Investigation Units and the Parkersburg Police Department
1 day seminar
Pedestrian/Bicyclist Crash Investigation
Taught at Dublin Police Department
Dublin, OH.
Taught by IPTM
Crash Data Retrieval System Operator Course
Certified System Operator
Fairfax, VA
Taught by CSI, Rusty Haight
Vehicle Damage/Energy Crush Deformation
Taught at the Ohio Peace Officer Training Academy by:
Introtech Crash Reconstruction Services, Inc.
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Grade Crossing Collision Investigation
Taught by Norfolk Southern Railroad Police Department
Nitro, WV
Low Speed Impact/Occupant Restraint Inspection
Taught at the Ohio Peace Officer Training Academy by
Introtech Crash Reconstruction Services, Inc.
Instructor Development
Taught by MATTER at the South Charleston Police Department
40 hours
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Supervision of Police Personnel
Taught by Northwestern University Traffic Institute at the West Virginia State Police Academy
80 hours
Certified Secondary Breath Analysis Operator
Taught by the West Virginia State Police
ASP Tactical Baton
Taught by Sgt. David Smith
South Charleston Police Department
Drug Interdiction-Operation Pipeline
Taught through the U. S. Department of Justice
Understanding Body Movements in the Interview and Interrogation Process
Taught by the University of Delaware
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Basic Drug Enforcement-Narcotics Identification and Investigation Course
Taught by Northwestern University Traffic Institute sponsored by the West Virginia State Police
40 hours
Techniques for Surviving Sudden Life and Death Encounters
Taught by Van Meter and Associates, Inc.
Pressure Point Control Tactics Management Systems, Inc.
Taught by South Charleston Police Department
Eighth Medicolegal Investigation of Death Seminar
Taught by the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner
Crime Scene Workshop
Taught by David Weaver at the Nitro Training Center, Nitro, WV
Recent Developments in the Assessment of Child Sexual Abuse
Taught by W. Joseph Wyatt, Ph. D.
Traffic Crash Reconstruction Seminar, Pennsylvania State Police
Taught by various instructors
State College, Pennsylvania
2007, 2008, 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015
Participated in a Night-time visibility study with Dr. Jeffrey Muttart as both a tested subject and assisted in administering the testing, 2015
Participated in a cell phone study of perception and response times with Dr. Jeffrey Muttart, 2015
Investigation of ATV Crashes
Taught by Foutty Investigations
Forensic Mapping Utilizing a Sokia Total Station and the Pocketzone
Taught by Dave Rineholt, Maryland State Police
At Kanawha County Sheriff’s Department
Train the Trainer, WV Electronic Uniform Traffic Crash Report
Taught at the West Virginia State Police Academy
Taught by WV Highway Safety
DUI/Sobriety Checkpoint Supervisor
Taught by Chuck Sadler
West Virginia Governor’s Committee on Crime, Delinquency, and Corrections
Human Factors in Accident Reconstruction
Hanover, Maryland
Taught by Jeff Muttart, ACTAR #96, Accident Dynamics Research Center
Maryland Association of Traffic Accident Investigators
Advanced Reconstruction with CDR Applications
Taught at the Ohio State Highway Patrol Academy
Also at the Kentucky State Police Academy
Taught by Greg Russell and Brad Muir
Great Lakes FBI Leadership Seminar
Niagara Falls, New York
2015
Tire Analysis
Taught at West Chester Police Department
By Norris T. J. Tennant, Senior Tire Engineer for B. F. Goodrich
Dec 8, 2016
Trained Nationwide Insurance Company Claims Representatives from WV, Ohio, Indiana, and Michigan on Staged Traffic Crashes.
June, 2017 and November, 2017
Attended the South Carolina Association of Traffic Crash Reconstruction Specialists
Taught at Charleston, SC
July, 2017, July 2018, July 2019, July 2021
Using Pix4D in Collision Investigation
Taught at Hartland, Michigan
March, 2019
Taught by Accident Analysis and Reconstruction
C. Greg Russell
Presented to the West Virginia Prosecuting Attorney’s Seminar
Validating the EDR Data
Charleston, WV
December 2021
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Accreditations: ACTAR accredited, ACTAR 1565
Testified as an Expert Witness in Court:
Putnam County Circuit Court
Winfield, WV
Kanawha County Circuit Court
Charleston, WV
West Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles
Charleston, WV
Wood County Circuit Court
Parkersburg, WV
Greenbrier County Circuit Court
Lewisburg, WV
Harrison County Circuit Court
Clarksburg, WV
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Boone County Circuit Court
Madison, WV
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Fee Schedule
Hourly rate: $150 per hour
$50.00 per hour for assistant
Plus expenses
Download fee: $300.00 plus hourly fee (For vehicles covered with the Bosch Crash Data Retrieval System)
Kia and Hyundai Fees available upon request
Total Station/Scanning Fee: Available upon request
Retainer fee: $750 minimum
Deposition fee: $750
Testimony fee: $150 per hour, 5-hour minimum
Including standby time
6% West Virginia State Sales Tax and a 1% Municipal Sales Tax will be added to all invoices
