Curtis M Beloy, M.S., P.E.
Cottage Grove, WI 53527
Curtis Beloy, MS PE is a board-certified, full-time forensic engineering consultant specializing in accident analysis and vehicle defects. With more than 20 years of professional experience, he skillfully identifies evidence and solves forensic problems involving cars, motorcycles, trucks, powersports equipment, off-highway vehicles, bicycles, and other mobility products.
His professional experience includes product R&D in the automotive industry, accident analysis at multidisciplinary forensic engineering firms, and full vehicle design evaluations for major motorcycle/ATV manufacturers. A native of northern Minnesota, he has extensive life experience with operation and mechanics of all types of powersport vehicles. He is a former expert-level motorcycle racer, experienced mechanic, and has consulted the US Border Patrol on ATV/ UTV safety.
Mr. Beloy graduated with honors from Minnesota State University with a Master's Degree in Mechanical Engineering. He is a licensed Professional Engineer and a board-certified Diplomate in Forensic Engineering (DFE). He is a member of several industry societies where he keeps current with industry practices. His formal teaching experience includes roles as an Adjunct Physics Professor, STEM instructor, and graduate teaching assistant. He provides consulting services nationwide.
Services include:
-Rapid response to investigate incidents and document evidence
-Mapping of accident scenes with drone surveying and terrestrial LIDAR (Faro 3D laser scanning)
-Electronic crash data retrieval from cars, trucks, and motorcycles
-Mechanical inspections and forensic photography
-Photogrammetry and 3D-analysis of videos such as GoPro, telematics, and dashcam videos (videogrammetry)
-Motorcycle, ATV, UTV, snowmobile, personal watercraft (PWC) defects
-Crash analysis of electric mobility products (electric bicycles, electric motorcycles, electric skateboards, electric scooters)
-Engineering reports, animations, demonstrative videos, expert witness testimony
- Accident Investigation
- Accident Reconstruction
- All Terrain Vehicles (ATV)
- Bicycle
- Black Box/Data Recorder
- Motorcycles
- Products Liability
- Snowmobiles
- UTV (Utility Vehicles, Side by Sides)
- Video
- Q: Please list your professional accreditations, degrees, licenses, and certificates granted:
- A: Master of Science, Mechanical Engineering
Bachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering (Magna Cum Laude)
Licensed Professional Engineer
CESB Certified Diplomate in Forensic Engineering (DFE)
Crash Data Retreival (CDR) Technician and Analyst
FAA-certified drone pilot - Q: Please list your affiliations or memberships in any professional and/or industry organizations:
- A: Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)
National Academy of Forensic Engineers (NAFE)
National Association of Professional Accident Reconstruction Specialists (NAPARS)
National Society of Professional Engineers (NSPE)
American Motorcyclist Association (AMA)
The Institute of Traffic Accident Investigators (ITAI)
- Q: Please list any teaching or speaking experience you have had, including subject matter:
- A: Adjunct Physics Instructor- Blackhawk College, Janesville WI
AP STEM Instructor- AmFam Children's Hospital, Madison WI
Graduate Teaching Assistant- Minnesota State University Engineering Department
Crash Reconstruction using 3D Analysis Tools -National Academy of Forensic Engineers (NAFE) annual conference
Unique Aspects of Motorcycle Claims- NASP Conference Las Vegas NV
GPS Technology in Crash Reconstruction- Progressive Insurance Companies
Video Analysis and Photogrammetry in Crash Reconstruction- State Auto Insurance Company
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- Q: On how many occasions have you been retained as an expert?
- A: 400+
- Q: For what area(s) of expertise have you been retained as an expert?
- A: Traffic collision reconstruction- all types of vehicles including cars, heavy trucks, motorcycles, bicycles, pedestrians
Product defect investigations
Motorcycle, ATV, UTV, PWC, snowmobile, and other powersports equipment
Off-highway vehicle (OHV) incidents
Electric mobility incidents (electric skateboards, scooters, Onewheel, etc) - Q: On how many occasions have you had your deposition taken?
- A: 16+
- Q: On how many occasions have you testified as an expert in court or before an arbitrator?
- A: 20+
- Q: For how many years have you worked with the legal industry as an expert?
- A: 17+
- Q: What services do you offer? (E.g.: consulting, testing, reports, site inspections etc.)
- A: Crash site documentation and vehicle mechanical inspections, laser scanning and drone surveying, electronic crash data retreival, surveillance video analysis, photogrammetry, instrumented testing and data collection, computer simulations, design evaluations, engineering reports, engineering animations, expert witness testimony
"Curt, You were wonderful and I look forward to the next case together. Your fine work was a major driving force to settlement."
-National Coordinating and Trial Counsel, DHL Transportation litigation