Air Brake System Failure Settlement SRI was hired by Jon Hollon (Kentucky Personal Injury Attorney) to assist on a severe traffic collision case where a truck’s air brake system failed. This case not only challenged our team but gave us the opportunity to do things that we’ve never done or considered before. In order to…
We are honored to be chosen as a guest speaker at the KJA Annual convention in Nashville, TN. We are working diligently to test ELD systems to give you one of the most informative sessions possible on the electronic data that is available from vehicles and trucks. Our team is working hard to gather every…
Soon SRI will be celebrating our 23rd year in business. When I formed this company my goal was to have the best trained investigators and to stay on the forefront of technology. 23 years later that is still our goal. Today Becca Stidham completed her fourth week of training to become a traffic collision reconstructionist.…
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We hope everyone had a safe, healthy and happy New Year! In honor of ringing in another year, we thought we would take a trip down memory lane recapping where we’ve been, where we are and where we are headed. From training and certifications to updated technology and programs, we are proud of the journey…
Congratulations, Joey! Joey Stidham, owner of SRI, passed his CDL testing and is now officially a Class A CDL driver! In this training, Joey learned the right way to operate a commercial motor vehicle. To our knowledge, there is not another traffic reconstructionist in the state of Kentucky who also has a CDL license…
At Stidham Reconstruction & Investigation, we work numerous cases with area attorneys that involve trucking companies. When working these cases, it is important to be aware of a beneficial program provided by The Federal Motor Carrier Association (FMCSA). The program is called the Pre-Employment Screening Program (PSP) and it allows trucking companies to check the…
SRI has maintained a fleet of drones since 2012 and utilizes drone technology on a daily basis to document evidence and assist in crime scene and traffic accidents reconstruction. As we’ve noted, we are always focused on staying on the cutting edge of not only technological advances but the training that is required to operate drones at…
by Joey Stidham I don’t often post directly to our blog myself but I felt urged to after the terrific day I had last Saturday. As part of serving on the Criminal Justice Advisory Board at Hazard Community College I was asked to speak to the Sophomore class at Perry County Central High…
This Is The First Part of a Continuing Series Of Material Provided To The KACDL News For Distribution In Their Monthly Newsletter. By: KACDL Member – Joey Stidham, SRI During the Annual KACDL conference in September I was asked to contribute to your newsletter. This request was a great honor to me. I know…
SRI has the capabilities to create forensically accurate realistic 3D animations to scale. We utilize Trimble Forensics Reveal Traffic Reconstruction software to create these animations which generate a forensic report for court purposes. SRI has been using this software and its prior generation, Visual Statement for nearly 20 years. The animations below are from a recently concluded case…
Traffic collisions are scary, costly and sometimes deadly. There are three factors that cause traffic collisions to occur. These factors are: In rural area of Kentucky our roads are so poorly marked that seeing the road at night while it is raining is almost impossible. This is an example of an environmental factor that causes…
SRI was established in 1998. Over the past 19 years there has been many changes in the way vehicles and commercial motor vehicles have been built. Recently the biggest changes are in the technology of the vehicles. At SRI we strive to stay on the forefront of that technology. In today’s digital world it’s almost impossible…
SRI is a full service private investigation and forensic reconstruction company with investigators trained in multiple disciplines. We know and understand that many of you identify us with traffic collision reconstruction, so we have prepared the following information video to help you understand our full scope of services. Every case is individual and confidential. We offer…
SRI has been conducting digital investigations for the past 18 years. Our digital investigator is routinely asked to image/investigate cell phones and computers for information. While we gladly help anyone with this issue, valuable data is missing from the analysis. Unless you disable the data recording service when signing up for an account, Google tracks…