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HISTORY
EXPERTISE
In 1984 Jim Durden started his career with the Florida Highway Patrol. He has investigated hundreds if not thousands of traffic crashes over his career. He was one of the first instructors for the patrol on the new computerized reporting of crashes and crash diagrams. He retired in 2011 as a Lieutenant in Special Operations. He then began Coastal Crash Consultants and continued his education on traffic crashes at the Institute of Police Technology (IPTM). Finally becoming accredited through ACTAR as an accredited reconstructionist.
With a long career in traffic safety Jim has developed vast knowledge of traffic crash investigation and reconstruction. While with the Highway Patrol he served on the traffic incident command team and supervised many critical incidents on the highway. His continued education after retirement includes new technology such as EDR (Blackbox) downloads, Drone Photography and 3D Animation.