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Objective:
To explain exactly what happened during a traffic crash and how it relates to the law and could/should it have been avoided. Can we learn something so that it won't happen again?
Who is Murray Klatt?
Murray is a retired RCMP Sergeant who served for over 30 years with the RCMP in the Province of Saskatchewan. He has been in major traffic collision investigation as a Collision Analyst and Reconstructionist for over 25 years and for over 7 years was in charge of the Collision Analyst Program for the RCMP in Saskatchewan. He has attended in excess of 500 fatal, over 800 injury and over 800 property damage crashes.
Murray has instructed On-Scene Collision Investigation to Police Officers, insurance adjusters and Crown Prosecutors. He has also instructed on and co-ordinated an Advanced Collision Analysis (Level III) Course.
Murray has been qualified as an Expert in Collision Reconstruction in all levels of Courts in Saskatchewan in excess of 85 times.
Murray has made dozens of presentations to various interest groups on traffic safety. He has a genuine concern for the lives of those who ride in or operate vehicles and has an intimate knowledge of the laws as they pretain to the operation of vehicles.
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HISTORY OF EMPLOYMENT
Joined the Royal Canadian Mounted Police on October 9, 1973. Following Postings at Fort Qu'Appelle, Onion Lake, Pierceland, Weyburn, Southey, Melfort, Regina Detachment, Criminal Operations Reviewer, Division Traffic Collision Analyst and NCO in charge of Lumsden Detachment, retired on January 21, 2004. Created Collision Connections, Reconstructing, Consulting and Training on November 14, 2003.
TRAFFIC RELATED TRAINING
- Level I Basic Accident Investigation - 1973.74
- Level II - Accident Investigator=s - Apr. 1976.
- Level III - Advanced Collision Analysis - Apr. 1979 - North Western University.
- Level IV - Collision Dynamics Reconstruction - May 1988 - U of Alberta.
- Alert Calibrator's/Breathalyzer - Jan '79
- Radar Instructor - Instructor's - Aug '85.
- Alert Instructor's - Jun '91
- Bike/Pedestrian Involved Collision Investigation - Aug '91.
- AutoSketch Computer Drafting - Dec. '91
- Commercial Vehicle Accident Investigation - Aug '93.
- Laser Speed Detection Operator's - Mar '95
- Surveying Principles & Techniques - Jun '95 at B.C.I.T.
- Concepts of Day/Night Vision - Aug '95
- Radar & Alcotest Instructor's - Mar '99
- Basic Law Enforcement Thermographer's - Mar '00
- Evaluating Crashes for Injury Potential - Rusty Haight, Las Vegas, Nevada Jun '04
- Crash Data Retrieval System Operator - by Rusty Haight, Saskatoon Jan '05
INSTRUCTED COURSES:
- 15 - Accident Investigator's Courses
- 5 Radar Instructor's Courses
- Coordinated and Instructed on 9 Collision Analyst/Reconstructionist Workshops.
- 4 - AutoSketch users
- Coordinated and Instructed on Advanced Collision Analysis Course - Aug '02
PRESENTATIONS:
- Traffic Law Enforcement - May '80
- Special Problems - Criminal Aspect - Aug '89 at C.A.T.A.I.R. Conference.
- Traffic Law Enforcement Jan '93
- Video Incident Capture System - Jul '93
- Driver and Cellular Phone Use - Sask. Safety Council Feb '96
- Sask. Seat Belt Legislation - Child Injury Prevention Conference - May '96
- Driver Training Instructor's - Feb '97
- Practical Application of Math & physics to Sask. Teacher's Fed. - Jul '00
- Traffic Crashes & Causes - S.A.B.E.A. - Feb 01.
Traffic Crashes & Causes - Workman's Compensation Board May '01
- Practical Application of Math & physics to Sask. Teacher's Fed. - Jul '01
- Saskatchewan Traffic Focus - WCTA/SSC Conference Aug '01
- Traffic Crashes & Causes - Sask. Safety Council Symposium - Oct '01
- Traffic Crashes & Causes - Sask. Safety Council Industrial Conference - Feb '02
- Traffic Crashes & Causes - Sask. Emergency Planners Convention - Mar '02
- Traffic Crashes & Causes - Occupational Health & Safety, Apr '02.
- Traffic Crashes & Causes - Occupational Health & Safety - May '02
- Practical Application of Math & physics to Sask. Teacher's Fed. - Aug - '02
- Traffic Crashes & Causes - Sask. Building Officials Assoc. - Oct '02
- Traffic Crashes & Causes - Sask. Emergency Medical Services Interphase - Nov '02
- Traffic Crashes & Causes - Manitoba Safety Council Annual Traffic Conference - Dec '02
- Traffic Crashes & Causes - Occupational Health and Safety - Jan '03.
- Stopping Distances - Seatbelt Safety - Sask. Safety Council Industrial Conference - Feb '03
- Stopping Distances - Seatbelt Safety - Manitoba Assoc. of School Bus Operators - Mar '03
- Collision Reconstruction & First Responders Mar '03, Apr '03 & Oct '03
- "What's Holding You Back" - Sask. Safety Council Symposium - Oct '03
- Traffic Crashes & Causes - Occupational Health & Safety, Jun '04.
- Traffic Crashes & Causes - Occupational Health & Safety - Sep '04
- "What's Holding You Back" - Sask. Safety Council
Industrial Conference - Feb '05
COLLISION RELATED TESTING:
- Slide to Stop - about 2500 tests - involving cars of all sizes with conventional and ABS brakes; semi-trailers - singles and AB@ train (loaded, unloaded and bob-tailing); Greyhound bus; tandem truck loaded and unloaded; 5 ton tow truck on wet and dry pavement; full size and mini vans with conventional and ABS brakes; all sizes of cars with fully inflated, partially inflated and flat tires; pickup trucks with conventional and ABS brakes plus all types of tires; high speed braking with ABS (with and without steering input); motorcycles of all sizes upright and sliding on their sides; human bodies; snowmobiles on loose and packed snow; full size car pulling a trailer with no brakes on the trailer on wet and dry pavement; a 1 ton tow truck pulling a Crown Victoria on wet and dry pavement; full size van trailer, a full size school bus, a tanker trailer on their side and a full size car on it=s roof .
- Critical Speed Curves - about 1125 - involving various passenger vehicles and pickup trucks, with and without ABS.
- Vault - about 25 tests - involving cars, pickup trucks and a suburban.
Falls - about 20 tests - involving dropping a bag of sand and bottles of water.
CRASH TESTS OBSERVED:
2 - car vs car sideswipes
4 - car vs bicycle crashes
13 - car or truck vs pedestrian crashes
8 - car vs car crashes
1 - car vs pickup crash
2 - mini van vs full size pickup crashes
14 - motorcycle vs barrier or car crashes
1 - car vs. pole
1 car vs train
1 school bus vs train
15 barrier tests of low speed rear impact crashes, some with occupants and some without occupants - one with an airbag deployment.
11 - barrier tests of low and medium speed crashes
10 - vehicle to vehicle low speed rear impact crashes to assess injury potential.
COLLISION SCENES ATTENDED:
about 1400 Property Damage traffic crashes
about 875 Injury traffic crashes
about 550 Fatal traffic crashes
MEMBERSHIPS CURRENTLY HELD IN PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS:
Canadian Association of Technical Accident Investigators and Reconstructionists - C.A.T.A.I.R. - 2005
Saskatchewan Safety Council - 2004/5
Canadian Association of Road Safety Professionals - C.A.R.S.P. - 2005
AWARDS:
1989 - Volunteer Award, Melfort, Sask.
1993 - RCMP 20 year Long Service Medal
1998 - RCMP 25 year Bronze Bar
2002 - Queen=s Jubilee Medal
2002 - Sask. Safety Council Annual Traffic Safety Award.
2003 - RCMP30 year Service award
PUBLICATIONS:
Set of 4 pamphlets:
- What every Driver Needs To Know About Stopping on a Dime?
- Drugs, Alcohol, Driving and the Law.
- Automobile Restraint Systems and You!
- AArrive Alive@ - Why We Must Obey the Law!
CHARTS:
- Stopping Distances on various surfaces.
- Stopping Distances on pavement for different vehicles at different speeds.
TIMES QUALIFIED AS AN EXPERT IN SASKATCHEWAN COURTS:
Queen=s Bench Judge & Jury 4
Queen= Bench Judge alone 10
Preliminary Hearing 23
Provincial Court 37
Traffic Safety Court 7
Coroner's Inquest 3
Civil Court 3
TOTAL (as of Feb. 15, 2005) 87
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