Webinar Summary

Transportation forensics applies engineering principles to investigate crashes, traffic incidents, roadway design issues, work zone maintenance of traffic design, and other transportation-related events. Transportation engineers serving as forensic experts may assist attorneys, insurance companies, public agencies, and courts by analyzing evidence, evaluating engineering practices, and providing expert opinions.

This Back to Basics webinar provides a foundational overview of transportation forensics and expert witness services. Participants will learn the role of transportation engineers in forensic investigations, the differences between fact and expert witnesses, common types of transportation-related cases, and the general process of conducting engineering analyses and communicating findings. The session will also discuss ethical considerations, the litigation process, and potential career pathways for transportation professionals interested in forensics and the expert witness field.  

Registration Includes

• Live webinar access 30-day on-demand recording
• PDH/CM credit available for an additional fee.

Instructions provided on the corresponding pages for this webinar on the ITE Learning Hub.

This webinar is jointly led by the ITE Younger Member Committee and TFARM.

Webinar Overview

Transportation forensics applies engineering principles to investigate crashes, traffic incidents, roadway design issues, work zone maintenance of traffic design, and other transportation-related events. Transportation engineers serving as forensic experts may assist attorneys, insurance companies, public agencies, and courts by analyzing evidence, evaluating engineering practices, and providing expert opinions.

This Back to Basics webinar provides a foundational overview of transportation forensics and expert witness services. Participants will learn the role of transportation engineers in forensic investigations, the differences between fact and expert witnesses, common types of transportation-related cases, and the general process of conducting engineering analyses and communicating findings. The session will also discuss ethical considerations, the litigation process, and potential career pathways for transportation professionals interested in forensics and the expert witness field.

Learning Objectives

By the end of this webinar, participants will be able to:

• Differentiate between fact witnesses and expert witnesses and describe their respective roles in transportation-related legal proceedings.

• Explain the basic process of a transportation forensic investigation, including evidence collection, engineering analysis, report preparation, and testimony.

• Identify common types of transportation cases that utilize forensic engineering expertise and recognize opportunities for transportation professionals to contribute to expert witness services.

   

Moderator

Myles Overall, EIT, Graduate Research Assistant | Purdue  University | West Lafayette, IN, USA

Myles is a graduate research assistant at Purdue University and graduated from Michigan State University with both his bachelors and masters in Civil Engineering. His research focuses on using connected vehicle data for traffic safety & operations, traffic incident management, work zones, and roundabouts. Myles is involved with several professional organizations, including ITE and ASCE, where he leads several committees involving younger members and is involved in other various technical committees. Myles is also a member of the TRB committee on Traffic Incident and Emergency Operations Management and currently serves as the chair of the West Lafayette Traffic Commission.

Presenters

Troy Rother, P.E., Transportation Engineer, Expert Witness | Kittelson, LLC | College Station, TX, USA

Troy is a transportation engineer with extensive knowledge in the application of the standards for signage, striping, and construction zone deployment as well as the evaluation of traffic signals, multi-way stops, sight-distances, and roadway geometrics. He is a licensed Professional Civil Engineer in Texas and Louisiana as well as a certified Professional Traffic Operations Engineer. After receiving his Bachelor of Science from Texas A&M University in 1997 followed by his Master of Engineering in 1999 from Texas A&M University, he started his career with Wilbur Smith Associates in Houston, Texas. After two years in Houston, he moved back to College Station to work for TxDOT. He was with TxDOT for approximately three years before becoming the City Traffic Engineer for the City of College Station. During his tenure with the City he designed and reviewed numerous traffic impact analysis studies and traffic control plans for roadway projects, developments, and special events. He managed a $4.5 million project to overhaul the entire traffic signal system for the City of College Station which included purchasing and installing all new signal equipment, central system software, communication systems, pan-tilt-zoom cameras at the intersections, and building a traffic management center. Within the traffic management center, automated traffic signal performance measures (ATSPM) software was also installed so the operation of each traffic signal could be monitored and optimized. After retiring from the City of College Station in 2022, he became a full-time expert witness working for Adamson Engineering and now Kittelson, LLC in College Station.

Rock Miller, P.E., Proprietor | Rock E. Miller & Associates | CA, USA

Rock is a registered Civil Engineer and Registered Traffic Engineer in California with over 45 years of experience in traffic engineering. He has specialized in innovative design of facilities for pedestrians and bicyclists as well as traffic safety and development of design standards. He has designed unique bikeway facilities in Southern California and across much of North America. He has also led pedestrian safety studies with a special focus on uncontrolled street crossings.

Registration Fees

ITE Members: Free

Non-Members: $79

Registration includes access to the live webinar and the on-demand recording for 30 days.

Non-members must create an ITE account to register.

Log-On Instructions

On the day of the webinar, login to your ITE Learning Hub account, navigate to your Learning Center, then find the webinar and click 'Attend.'

PDH / CM Credit Certificate

Participants may earn 1.5 PDH/CM credit for this webinar for a $20 processing fee, regardless of membership status.

Instructions and the purchase link will be provided at the conclusion of the live event

For the on-demand recording, instructions will be provided at the end of the recording

PDH Credit Certificates may be purchased and downloaded while access to the recording is active

Once on-demand webinar access expires, the certificate opportunity is forfeited

Recording Access

All registrants will receive access to the recording for 30 days after it is posted

Additional attendees viewing a recording at one location are not eligible to earn PDH credit

Additional Attendees (Live Viewing Only)

Additional attendees watching the live webinar at one location may earn credit.
The primary registrant must share the PDH evaluation purchase link with additional attendees so they can purchase their own certificate in their own ITE account.

Presentation Materials

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Policies

The on-demand webinar is available for registration for 60 days for anyone who wishes to register. After 60 days, this on-demand webinar will be removed and archived.

PDH credit certificates must be purchased and retrieved before individual webinar access expires

No refunds

Last Day to Register On-Demand: We will post that date here after the live webinar concludes.