{"id":37838,"date":"2025-04-14T09:00:38","date_gmt":"2025-04-14T08:00:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawkins.biz\/?post_type=news&#038;p=37838"},"modified":"2025-04-14T10:47:58","modified_gmt":"2025-04-14T09:47:58","slug":"hawkins-welcomes-collision-reconstruction-expert-siobhan-oconnell","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.hawkins.biz\/news\/hawkins-welcomes-collision-reconstruction-expert-siobhan-oconnell\/","title":{"rendered":"Hawkins Welcomes Collision Reconstruction Expert, Siobh\u00e1n O&#8217;Connell"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"37838\" class=\"elementor elementor-37838\" data-elementor-post-type=\"news\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-04b1898 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-eae-slider=\"61087\" data-id=\"04b1898\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d0632f7\" data-eae-slider=\"85321\" data-id=\"d0632f7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e92cda6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e92cda6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">We are delighted to welcome, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hawkins.biz\/expertise\/road-traffic-collisions\/collision-reconstruction\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Collision Reconstruction Expert<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hawkins.biz\/experts\/siobhan-oconnell\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Siobh\u00e1n O\u2019Connell<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> to our London team.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Siobh\u00e1n has over eight years\u2019 experience investigating road traffic collisions and researching improvements in road safety. After graduating with a first-class MEng (Hons) in Medical Engineering, Siobh\u00e1n joined the UK\u2019s Transport Research Laboratory (TRL) as a graduate researcher within their safety group, conducting studies into the vulnerable road user, bus and heavy goods vehicle sectors. <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Using relevant literature, collision databases, and police files, Siobh\u00e1n calculated casualty reduction benefits associated with the implementation of new passive and active safety measures and contributed to regulation and directive updates and proposals. In 2017, she became a collision investigator, attending live collision scenes, using forensic investigation techniques to identify the root cause of collisions and injuries sustained. This provided Siobh\u00e1n with experience in occupant and vulnerable road user protection, injury biomechanics, and investigating vehicle crashworthiness.<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Siobh\u00e1n later joined Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary as a Forensic Collision Investigator, leading investigations at live scenes of fatal and life-threatening <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hawkins.biz\/expertise\/road-traffic-collisions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">road traffic collisions<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, obtaining and evaluating evidence to reconstruct the collisions. She is experienced in both physical and desktop-based <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hawkins.biz\/forensic-investigation\/road-traffic-collisions\/collision-reconstruction\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reconstructions<\/a>, CCTV analysis, and collisions involving Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS). Siobh\u00e1n has produced numerous reports for use in Court proceedings and has given evidence as an Expert Witness in both Coroner\u2019s and Crown Court. <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">It is a pleasure to welcome Siobh\u00e1n on board.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We are pleased to welcome Collision reconstruction expert Siobh\u00e1n O\u2019Connell to Hawkins. 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