Forensic Engineers and Consultants

Mark Turner

Mark Turner

Mark Turner

ACTAR Phone: 803.732.6600 Cell: 803.830.2376 LinkedIn Download CV

Expertise

  • Tractor Trailer Accidents
  • Vehicle Collision Reconstruction
  • Crash Data Retrieval
  • Forensic Mapping Technology
  • Accident Investigation
  • Accident Reconstruction
  • 3D Scan Imaging
Biography

Mark Turner, ACTAR, is a vehicle collision reconstructionist with Warren. Prior to joining Warren, he worked for 25 years as a South Carolina Highway Patrol Trooper including 10 years as a Multi-Disciplinary Accident Investigation Team (M.A.I.T.) leader (corporal). Mark is accredited as a Traffic Accident Reconstructionist by The Accreditation Commission for Traffic Accident Reconstruction (ACTAR). He investigated in excess of 900 vehicle accidents and incidents as a trooper. Then, as a member of M.A.I.T. for 10 years, he was involved in over 1000 detailed investigations and collision reconstructions. Mark has testified multiple times in state courts and has been court qualified as an expert in accident investigation and collision reconstruction.

His expertise focuses on the investigation and reconstruction of vehicle collisions involving single and multiple vehicles, animals, pedestrians, motorcycles, heavy trucks, and commercial vehicles. He is also a skilled user of forensic mapping technology and computerized collision diagramming software for collision scene analysis. Mark is experienced in the data download and analysis of airbag black boxes (Crash Data Retrieval Units) in automobiles, pickup trucks, and SUVs. He evaluates human factors as they relate to traffic collisions, occupant kinematics as well as vehicle occupant and witness interviews.

Mark is a member of the South Carolina Association of Reconstruction Specialists (SCARS), the International Association of Accident Reconstruction Specialists (IAARS), and the National Association of Professional Accident Reconstuctionists (NAPARS). He completed the Law Enforcement Basic Program at the South Carolina Criminal Justice Academy in Columbia, South Carolina.

Qualifications
25-year Law Enforcement Career with Multi-Disciplinary Accident Investigation Team (MAIT) Command Experience
National Association of Professional Accident Reconstruction Specialists (NAPARS)
Collision Reconstructionist
Certified, Accreditation Commission for Traffic Accident Reconstructionist (ACTAR)
Current Member, International Association of Accident Reconstruction Specialist (IAARS)
Experience in Vehicle Accident Investigation, Forensic Mapping, and Event Data Recorders
Current Member, South Carolina Association of Reconstruction Specialists (SCARS)
Publications
The Collision Reconstruction Matrix

It’s mid-January, the high today is 28 degrees with lows in the teens as the Carolinas are in the grip of a Canadian cold front and I’m on call tonight. The phone rings at 3:00 am; yes Sir, three cars with two fatalities, I-85 northbound, yes Sir, on the way. Despite the hurdles that lie […]

Recent Posts

What’s Up Doc? Collision Scene Documentation & Techniques

A proper collision scene documentation, lovingly referred to as a scene doc, will make or break the investigation… guaranteed! While not necessarily all inclusive, here are a few evidence collection / documentation techniques that have served me well over the years. Some, if not most, collision scene evidence is short lived, and tire marks

The 9-Cell Collision Matrix – The Environment

“Was a dark stormy night as the train rattled on…” Anybody? 1985? Scarecrow?  Come on… this was when Cougar was still a Mellencamp! Ok… it was called Grandma’s Theme… you’ll have to look that one up… but as I sat down to write this blog on the environment, that song kept running though my head. […]

The Collision Reconstruction Matrix – The Human

Murder, suicide, deceit, and intrigue… car crashes? You bet! In our next installment of the 9-Cell Collision Matrix let us dive a little deeper into the glue that binds all this together, the human element. Let’s begin with the most basic human element at the root cause of car wrecks, our old friend inattention. Inattention… […]

The Vehicle (EDR)

In a previous blog post, we began to delve a little deeper into the vehicle aspect of the 9-Cell Collision Matrix by taking a look at tires. Let’s now take a closer look at the very diverse and interesting topic of Event Data Recorder (EDR) data.

The Vehicle – Tires

In a previous blog post, I gave an overall introduction to the 9-Cell Collision Matrix as an investigative tool used in collision reconstruction. Now let’s focus in a little at each element. They are called car wrecks, after all…so let’s start with a more comprehensive look at the vehicle component of the matrix.  This review […]

The Collision Reconstruction Matrix

It’s mid-January, the high today is 28 degrees with lows in the teens as the Carolinas are in the grip of a Canadian cold front and I’m on call tonight. The phone rings at 3:00 am; yes Sir, three cars with two fatalities, I-85 northbound, yes Sir, on the way. Despite the hurdles that lie […]

Mark Turner, ACTAR, is a vehicle collision reconstructionist with Warren. Prior to joining Warren, he worked for 25 years as a South Carolina Highway Patrol Trooper including 10 years as a Multi-Disciplinary Accident Investigation Team (M.A.I.T.) leader (corporal). Mark is accredited as a Traffic Accident Reconstructionist by The Accreditation Commission for Traffic Accident Reconstruction (ACTAR). He investigated in excess of 900 vehicle accidents and incidents as a trooper. Then, as a member of M.A.I.T. for 10 years, he was involved in over 1000 detailed investigations and collision reconstructions. Mark has testified multiple times in state courts and has been court qualified as an expert in accident investigation and collision reconstruction.

His expertise focuses on the investigation and reconstruction of vehicle collisions involving single and multiple vehicles, animals, pedestrians, motorcycles, heavy trucks, and commercial vehicles. He is also a skilled user of forensic mapping technology and computerized collision diagramming software for collision scene analysis. Mark is experienced in the data download and analysis of airbag black boxes (Crash Data Retrieval Units) in automobiles, pickup trucks, and SUVs. He evaluates human factors as they relate to traffic collisions, occupant kinematics as well as vehicle occupant and witness interviews.

Mark is a member of the South Carolina Association of Reconstruction Specialists (SCARS), the International Association of Accident Reconstruction Specialists (IAARS), and the National Association of Professional Accident Reconstuctionists (NAPARS). He completed the Law Enforcement Basic Program at the South Carolina Criminal Justice Academy in Columbia, South Carolina.

25-year Law Enforcement Career with Multi-Disciplinary Accident Investigation Team (MAIT) Command Experience
National Association of Professional Accident Reconstruction Specialists (NAPARS)
Collision Reconstructionist
Certified, Accreditation Commission for Traffic Accident Reconstructionist (ACTAR)
Current Member, International Association of Accident Reconstruction Specialist (IAARS)
Experience in Vehicle Accident Investigation, Forensic Mapping, and Event Data Recorders
Current Member, South Carolina Association of Reconstruction Specialists (SCARS)
The Collision Reconstruction Matrix

It’s mid-January, the high today is 28 degrees with lows in the teens as the Carolinas are in the grip of a Canadian cold front and I’m on call tonight. The phone rings at 3:00 am; yes Sir, three cars with two fatalities, I-85 northbound, yes Sir, on the way. Despite the hurdles that lie […]

What’s Up Doc? Collision Scene Documentation & Techniques

A proper collision scene documentation, lovingly referred to as a scene doc, will make or break the investigation… guaranteed! While not necessarily all inclusive, here are a few evidence collection / documentation techniques that have served me well over the years. Some, if not most, collision scene evidence is short lived, and tire marks

The 9-Cell Collision Matrix – The Environment

“Was a dark stormy night as the train rattled on…” Anybody? 1985? Scarecrow?  Come on… this was when Cougar was still a Mellencamp! Ok… it was called Grandma’s Theme… you’ll have to look that one up… but as I sat down to write this blog on the environment, that song kept running though my head. […]

The Collision Reconstruction Matrix – The Human

Murder, suicide, deceit, and intrigue… car crashes? You bet! In our next installment of the 9-Cell Collision Matrix let us dive a little deeper into the glue that binds all this together, the human element. Let’s begin with the most basic human element at the root cause of car wrecks, our old friend inattention. Inattention… […]

The Vehicle (EDR)

In a previous blog post, we began to delve a little deeper into the vehicle aspect of the 9-Cell Collision Matrix by taking a look at tires. Let’s now take a closer look at the very diverse and interesting topic of Event Data Recorder (EDR) data.

The Vehicle – Tires

In a previous blog post, I gave an overall introduction to the 9-Cell Collision Matrix as an investigative tool used in collision reconstruction. Now let’s focus in a little at each element. They are called car wrecks, after all…so let’s start with a more comprehensive look at the vehicle component of the matrix.  This review […]

The Collision Reconstruction Matrix

It’s mid-January, the high today is 28 degrees with lows in the teens as the Carolinas are in the grip of a Canadian cold front and I’m on call tonight. The phone rings at 3:00 am; yes Sir, three cars with two fatalities, I-85 northbound, yes Sir, on the way. Despite the hurdles that lie […]

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