Education

2023 - Associate in Engineering with Honors - Metropolitan Community College, Kansas City, MO

2023 - Monte Carlo with Excel for Reconstruction - 2 Hours Virtual Class

2023 - Evaluating Red Light Running Cases - 2 Hours Virtual Class

2023 - Heavy Vehicle Collision Mitigation Systems - 2 Hours Virtual Class

2023 - Input-Ace Workflows & Technical considerations, reports & demonstratives - 8 Hours Virtual

2023 - Heavy Vehicle Event Data Recorder Update  - 2 Hours Virtual Class

2023 - Video Analysis - 2 Hours Virtual Class

2023 - Human Factors - 2 Hours Virtual Class

2023 - National Traffic Incident Management Responder Training - Leawood, KS 4 Hours

2023 - Aerial Photogrammetry for Crash Reconstruction  2 Hours Virtual Class

2023 - EDR Update 2 Hours Virtual Class

2022 - Heavy Vehicle Bendix Pro Software 2 Hours Virtual Class

2022 - Vehicle Spin Analysis 2 Hours Virtual Class

2022 - Vehicle Dynamics 2 Hours Virtual Class

2121 - Heavy Vehicle EDR Use in Crash Investigation - Oklahoma City, OK 38 Hours

2018 - Forensic Mapping with Evidence Recorder & Map360 - Kansas City, KS 40 Hours

2018 - IATAI Annual Conference - Springfield, IL 20 Hours

2017 - WATAI Fall Conference - Burien, WA 16 Hours

2017 - WATAI Spring Conference - Burien WA 16 Hours

2017 - 2D/3D Basic & Advanced Diagramming - Everett, WA 40 Hours

2017 - Total Station - Everett, WA 40 Hours

2017 - Pedestrian & Bicycle Collision Reconstruction - WSCJTC - Burien, WA 40 Hours

2016 - Reid Technique of Interview & Interrogations ADV - Marysville, WA 32 Hours

2016 - Reconstruction Collision Investigation - WSP - Shelton, WA 160 Hours

2016 - WATAI Spring Conference - WSCJTC - Burien, WA 16 Hours

2015 - Child Passenger Safety Seat Technician - Everett, WA 32 Hours

2015 - Detective & Criminal Investigator - WSCJTC - Burien, WA 40 Hours

2015 - Technical Collision Investigation - WSP Academy - Shelton, WA 120 Hours

2015 - Bosch CDR Technician - Kent, WA 16 Hours

2013 - Distracted Driving & Cell Phones - Police Academy - Kansas City, MO 8 Hours

2012 - Advanced Collision Investigation - Seattle, WA 80 Hours

2012 - Reading Body Language - Arlington, WA 8 Hours

2012 - Arresting Communication - WSCJTC - Burien, WA 8 Hours

2012 - WA State DUI Symposium - Bellvue, WA 24 Hours

2011 - Radar/Lidar Operator - Everett, WA 16 Hours

2011 - Advanced Roadside Impaired Driving Enforcement - Marysville, WA 16 Hours

2011 - Basic Collision Investigation - Marysville, WA 40 Hours

2010 - Washington Lateral Officer Academy - Burien, WA 80 Hours

2008 - Metropolitan Major Case Squad School - Kansas City, MO 24 Hours

2008 - Foundations of Intelligence Analysis - Kansas City, MO 40 Hours

2006 - Crime Scene Processing - Police Academy - Kansas City, MO 40 Hours

2004 - Basic Law Enforcement Academy - Police Academy - Kansas City, MO 1024 Hours

Expert Witness

2023 Jackson County Missouri Circuit Court - Confidential arbitration

     Hon. Rich McLeod

2023 Johnson County Kansas District Court

   Martella v Gibson - Hon. Catherine Triplett

2020 Dallas County Missouri Circuit Court

   Wells v State Farm - Hon. Michael Hendrickson

Depositions List

2023  United States District Court Western Division

  Saia Motor Freight Line V Unique Transport Services et. al.

2023 Jackson County Missouri at Independence Circuit Court

  Starr v Donaho et. al.

2023  Jackson County Missouri at Independence Circuit Court

  Olson v Garozzo

2022 Johnson County Kansas District Court

  Matrella v Gibson

2022 Jackson County Missouri at Independence Circuit Court

  Lee v Scheutz

2021 Jackson County Missouri Circuit Court

  Thompson et. al. v City of Kansas City, Missouri et. al.

2021 Clay County Missouri Circuit Court

  McConnell v Allender

2021 Bates County Missouri Circuit Court

  Brawley v Elkhart Township and Burch

2020 Nodaway County Missouri Circuit Court

  Kirk v Wawrzyniak

2020 Jackson County Missouri District Court

  Keehn v Roberts

Professional

2021 - Assistant Instructor, Forensic Mapping - KCMOPD -Kansas City, MO

2019 - Assistant Instructor, Forensic Mapping - Overland Park PD - Overland Park, KS

2018 - Granted Membership, Illinois Association of Technical Accident Investigators

2018 - Certified Remote Pilot, Small Unmanned Aircraft System, #4177058

2018 - Granted Membership, International Association of Accident Reconstruction

2018 - Licensed Private Investigator - State of Kansas #D-5943

2018 - Accredited Accident Reconstructionist, ACTAR#3544

2015 - Certified as Child Passenger Safety Seat Technician

2015 - Granted Membership, Washington Associates of Technical Accident Investigators

Mr. Curt Haberlach is a former police officer and detective who specializes in vehicle accident reconstruction. Mr. Haberlach's experience comes from specialized education in accident reconstruction and from investigating hundreds of vehicle collisions since 2004.

Mr. Haberlach worked as a patrol officer and a detective for the Kansas City, Missouri and Everett Washington Police Departments.

Mr. Haberlach is experienced as a Forensic Mapping Technician using multiple methods such as total station, 3D Scanner and UAS photogrammetry. He has training and experience in recognizing and characterizing evidence at collision and crime scenes.

Additional Proficiency in:

  2D/3D forensic CAD drawings, maps, and models

  Event Data Recorder imaging and analysis

  Commercial vehicle crash investigation and reconstruction

  Post-crash inspections of passenger cars and commercial motor vehicles

  City and state criminal courtroom testimony

  Civil deposition

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Policy Statement:

McKinzie & Associates is dedicated to providing an accurate technical analysis of motor vehicle collisions based on credible data.  The most modern techniques in accident reconstruction; Crash Data Retrieval system, Heavy Truck ECM image and analysis, Total Station Forensic Mapping, Laser Scanning, UAS systems, Computer Aided Drafting, Crash 3, Virtual Crash Simulations, REC-TEC, VX4000DA-DX dynamometer data acquisition performance computer, Stalker Radar, Performance Time Traps and Gooch C.V. Brake analyzer are utilized to document evidence and substantiate the case. Finally, a profession courtroom presentation can include simple to understand analysis of the collision and reconstruction process, color scale drawings, or real-time animation.