David Harris

ACTAR Number 1565

David C. Harris

Curriculum Vitae


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



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.


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


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


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

Commercial Vehicle Data Systems Masters Series
February 28 to March 1, 2023
Pleasant View, TN
Taught by the Forensic Training Group

Techniques in Commercial Vehicle Reconstruction
May, 2023
Charleston, WV
Taught by the Forensic Training Group



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


Boone County Circuit Court
Madison, WV