CCSO Reconstructive Team
There are two Certified Accident Reconstructionists within the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office, which are Sgt. David Hall and Deputy Andrew Hanna.
The Unit handled 16 reconstructions, 22 mappings, 1 consultation and responded to 2 others that ended up not being reconstructed. Completing a proper Reconstruction report can require a minimum of 20 hours to complete, with a possibility of as many as 40 or more hours in many cases.
Along with our reconstruction duties, we also have a Forensic Mapping Station. With this equipment we are able to produce a scaled diagram of a crash scene. The equipment also allows us to measure points of interest and store them in a data collector which enables us to then down load the points into a Map Scenes Program, which is contained our lap top computers. Once the points are downloaded we are able to produce a scaled diagram of the crash scene. A scaled diagram can require a minimum of 2 hours to complete, with a possibility of as many as 5 or more hours in some cases.
We covered these accidents in 13 different Towns involving 3 different Counties. A break down of the accidents follows:
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Standish: In the Town of Standish there were a total of 4 reconstructions and mappings completed.
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Casco: In the Town Of Casco there were a total of 2 reconstructions.
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Harrison: In the Town of Harrison there was 1 reconstruction.
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Harpswell: In the Town of Harpswell there was 1 reconstruction.
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Bridgton: In the Town of Bridgton there were 3 reconstructions.
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Gorham: In the Town of Gorham there were 3 reconstructions.
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Kennebunk: In the Town of Kennebunk there was 1 reconstruction.
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Buxton: In the Town of Buxton there was 1 reconstruction.
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Porter: In the Town of Porter there was 1 reconstruction.
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Saco (Turnpike): In the City of Saco on the Maine Turnpike there was 1 accident that required our mapping services.
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Windham: In the Town of Windham there were 2 accidents that required our mapping services.
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Portland: In the City of Portland there was 1 accident that required our mapping services.
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Westbrook: In the Town of Westbrook there were 2 accidents that required our mapping services.


