Gareth is the Managing Director and Principal Consultant of Focus Collision Investigation Ltd. An experienced Senior Forensic Collision Investigator with an exemplary record, who has a demonstrated history of working in the law enforcement industry. Specialising in the investigation of fatal and serious injury road traffic accidents, he was formerly responsible for a team of collision investigators within South Wales Police and the quality of the work produced, including validating technical reports and mentoring individuals.

Gareth is skilled in scene management, evidence retrieval and preservation, authoring technical reports, court presentation, emergency management, law enforcement, close protection, and personal security. Professional, robust and personable with excellent communication skills, Gareth is highly motivated and able to tailor services to a client’s needs.

Having attended hundreds of collision scenes, Gareth has authored and advised upon hundreds of technical reports, receiving commendations from Crown Court Judges, Coroners, Barristers and Lawyers for his exceptional quality of work and presentation of evidence.

Experience:

Gareth was a serving Police Officer from 1988. In 1996, he transferred to South Wales Police Traffic Department. From 1996-2007 he was engaged in traffic patrol duties; during this time patrolling motorway, urban and rural roads. In the course of these duties he gained a wide experience of all types of road traffic collisions. He joined the Forensic Collision Investigation Unit in Cardiff in 2007, retiring in 2018. The last four years of his service was spent as Senior Forensic Collision Investigator.

Gareth has been the holder of a full driving licence for motorcars since 1983 and motorcycles since 1992, with advanced class one police driving grades for cars and motorcycles.

Gareth is authorised to drive vehicles in category ‘D’ (PCV) and ‘C’ (LGV), and has undergone training in the driving of 4x4 vehicles off road. He has been licensed by the Driving Standards Agency as a motorcycle instructor; authorised to train and assess motorcyclists for the Certificate of Basic Training.

Gareth has passed examinations with the City and Guilds of London Institute in Accident Investigation and Reconstruction, standard and advanced. He is a full member of the Institute of Traffic Accident Investigators and a professional member of the Chartered Society of Forensic Sciences. He has attained a Certificate in Higher Education with distinction in Collision Investigation.

Qualifications and Courses:

• ABS Braking Systems Diagnostics (A.S. Automotive)
• Vehicle Electronics (AS Automotive)
• Forensic Photography (Lincoln University)
• Forensic Light Bulb Examination (Sheffield Hallam University)
• Pedestrian Collisions (AITS Ltd)
• Supplemental Restraint Systems (Allan Haddow Ltd)
• Motorcycle Dynamics (AS Automotive)
• Electronic Chassis Management (A.S.Automotive)
• Tyre Construction, Wear and Defects (Michelin)
• Authorised user of the Lion Intoximeter Equipment
• Authorised user of Vascar Speed Detection Equipment
• Vehicle Examination (City and Guilds of London Institute)
• Authorised user of the AiDamage software (A programme used to calculate speed of a vehicle from impact damage) (AITS Ltd)
• IMIAL Level 2 Award in Hybrid Electric Vehicle Operation and Maintenance
• I.M.I. Award in Basic Diagnostics (Autotrain Ltd)
• Surveying Course with (The Survey School)
• Riegl Scanner and Associated RiSolve Software (3D Mapping Services)
• LSS Software course in relation to Terrain Modelling (Land Survey Services)
• CCTV Analysis (AITS Ltd)
• Digital Tachograph Analysis and Drivers Hours (AITS Ltd)

Abbi graduated from Cardiff University in 2003 with a degree in Law following which she commenced employment with South Wales Police. She spent five years investigating and preparing files of evidence for Crown Court prior to taking up the post of Coroner’s Officer in 2008. She subsequently gained extensive experience in the investigation of sudden death, including deaths as a result of road traffic collisions, and the preparation of high quality files of evidence for inquest purposes. Abbi is a police trained statement taker with a keen eye for accuracy and detail.

From 2017 to 2019, Abbi was employed in the audit and compliance sector, where she gained invaluable experience. In 2019, she returned to an investigation role and is now an accredited investigator. Abbi is responsible for the administrative, accounting and compliance aspects of Focus Collision Investigation. She is a highly motivated individual who strives for perfection in every aspect of her professional career.