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CONSULTANT
ACCIDENT RECONSTRUCTION; HIGHWAY DESIGN & SAFETY
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Consultant to attorneys, insurance companies and governmental agencies in the areas of highway design and safety, and accident reconstruction
• Over 30 years consulting experience (over 3000 cases)
• Expert testimony, including over 300 court appearances
• Court qualified in areas of highway design, construction and maintenance; traffic engineering; accident reconstruction, including vehicle dynamics, occupant kinematics, seatbelt analysis, injury correlation, and human factors
• 10 years research experience related to automobile accident investigation and highway safety for state and federal agencies
• 20 years university teaching experience in civil engineering
• Author of Manual of Uniform Minimum Standards for Design, Construction and Maintenance for Streets and Highways (Florida code)
• Instructor in accident investigation and reconstruction for governmental agencies
Education
Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering 1971 University of Miami
M.Sc. Civil Engineering 1966 University of Miami
B.C.E. Civil Engineering (5 year) 1961 Ohio State University
University Teaching Experience
1977-1985 Associate Professor, Civil Engineering, University of Miami 1971-1977 Assistant Professor, Civil Engineering, University of Miami 1965-1971 Instructor, Civil Engineering, University of Miami
Taught undergraduate and graduate courses in structural analysis and design, hydraulics, and highway design.
Research Experience
National Crash Severity Study. Co-Principal Investigator. U.S. Department of Transportation. Three contracts, involving 4000 accidents. $800,000. 1976-1980.
Evaluation of Guardrail Effectiveness. Principal Investigator. Federal Highway Administration. 1975-1976.
Single Vehicle Accident Study. Co-Principal Investigator. U. S. Department of Transportation. $230,000. 1973-1977.
Multidisciplinary Investigation of Automobile Accidents. Co-Investigator. U. S. Department of Transportation. $90,000. 1971-1973.
Development of Highway Safety Standards. Principal Investigator. Florida Department of Transportation. $30,000. 1972-1974.
Publications and Reports
Final, interim and case reports on all research projects. Submitted to funding governmental agency for publication.
Manual of Uniform Minimum Standards for Design, Construction and Maintenance for Streets and Highways. Written under contract with Florida Department of Transportation and after review by state-appointed committee adopted as Florida code, effective 6-1-76.
Morrow, B.W. and C. N. Kurucz. 1975 (October). “Single Vehicle Accident Causation Model.” Proceedings of the Motor Vehicle Collision Investigation Symposium. Buffalo, NY.
Teaching Experience in Accident Reconstruction Advanced Investigation/Reconstruction Courses (3 sessions). Baltimore, MD. Sponsored by Maryland State Police.
Accident Investigation Training Courses (3 sessions). Phoenix, AZ. Sponsored by Arizona Law Enforcement Officers’ Advisory Council.
Multidisciplinary Highway Collision Investigation Training Courses ( 8 sessions over 3 years), Phoenix, AZ. Sponsored by U. S. Department of Transportation.
Accident Investigation/Reconstruction Courses for local police agencies.
Related Professional Activities
Presentation on highway safety problems and solutions to Latin American Seminar on Urban Transportation, Guayaquil, Ecuador.
Past Advisor, Committee on Highway Design Standards, Florida Department of Transportation.
Past Project Leader, Transportation Action Committee, Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce
Past Member, Training and Research Committee, Dade County Citizens Safety Council.
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