Gorski Consulting
Gorski Consulting is a forensic motor vehicle accident reconstruction firm offering expert analysis and opinion to the legal, insurance, and private plaintiff/defendant communities for the resolution of civil and criminal litigation issues.
Since 1980, Zygmunt Gorski, the principal of the firm, has worked in the safety research and accident reconstruction fields. He has provided reconstruction analysis and expert opinions and testimonies for hundreds of vehicle accidents.
Recent Posts
“Tires were smoking and engines were screaming” – But did it happen?
Evidence at trials can be complicated and not always accurate. A trial is taking place involving a dangerous driving charge against a young Cambridge woman, Jasmine Henning, with respect to a collision that reportedly occurred on June 11, 2017 on Water Street in...
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Rear-Ended Taxi Could Result in Fatalities
OPP have just uploaded the above photo on their Twitter account showing a taxi that was rear-ended, at an undisclosed location, by a pick-up truck. Given the extent of crush at the rear of the taxi, the difference is speed between the vehicles was likely "at highway...
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New Road Data Available For Highways Near London Ontario
The Road Data webpage of this Gorski Consulting site has been updated with new data from testing along Veterans Memorial Parkway, Highway 401 and Highbury Ave in London, Ontario. As expected the data indicates the relatively smooth surface conditions along southbound...
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Fire & Fatality Involving School Bus Near Simcoe Ontario
Fires continue spread in an unusually high number of incidents over recent years. News media report these outcomes as simple footnotes without much concern. The most recent fire occurred on Windham Road 12 near Simcoe, Ontario. It was reported that an 80-year-old...
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Embarassingly Sarnia Observer Newspaper Is Correct That Highway 401 in Sarnia is Closed
Yes, the Sarnia Observer Newspaper is correct when the title to its news item read: "Highway 401 closed in Sarnia following crash". The obvious error is that Highway 401 does not travel near Sarnia. The news item was with respect to the rollover collision of a truck...
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Did OPP Say 800 % Increase in Fatal Truck Collisions?
It is an eye-popping number. But there is the headline: There was an 800 percent increase in fatal, heavy truck collisions in the North-East region of Ontario compared to last year. Wow that is frightening, a crisis is at hand. At least that is the number attributed...
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New Test Data From Veterans Memorial Parkway in London, Ontario
Roads can be the cause or influence of some collisions. Objective evidence is needed to compare the characteristics of a road to what should be expected and accepted. Gorski Consulting has been conducting testing of various road surfaces and road features for the past...
read moreHumboldt Broncos Truck Driver Charged With Dangerous Driving
The truck driver in the Humboldt Broncos crash in Saskatchewan that killed 16 members of the hockey team has been charged with "dangerous operation of a motor vehicle causing death". The driver, Jaskirat Singh Sidhu, had been travelling westbound and failed to stop at...
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Testing the Aggressiveness of Speed Bumps
A new article has been posted by Gorski Consulting that discusses the results of testing of an aggressive section of speed bumps located on Edmonton Street in London ,Ontario, Canada. A test vehicle was driven over the bumps at moderate speeds of about 30 km/h and the...
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Bicyclist And Pedestrian Safety In Jeopardy Along Latest Path In London Ontario
It is as if designers of bicycle paths have never ridden a bicycle before. Such appears to be the case at the latest addition to a multi-use path being completed in East London, Ontario. The extension of the multi-use path system in London has to be hailed as a...
read moreCanadian Association of Journalists Support Aylmer Express Journalists
The London Free Press has reported that the Canadian Association of Journalists is condemning the Ontario Provincial Police for their actions in charging two Aylmer Express journalists with respect to an incident that occurred in June of 2017 involving the death of a...
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Highway 401 Median Cross-over Fatal Collision Near Chatham Ontario
A high-tension cable barrier will be installed along the 119 kilometer stretch of Highway 401 between Tilbury and London, Ontario. This decision has already been made and construction is already underway. Its effectiveness however will remain questionable on a highway...
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