Cotswold Accident Reconstruction Services

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Cotswold Accident Reconstruction Services was founded by Peter Edwards, a retired Police Officer, who served 30 years with the Gloucestershire Constabulary. For 26 years he served as a Traffic Officer policing all types of road environments including the Motorway. Peter became an Accident Investigation Officer in 1983 and served in this specialist capacity until his retirement.



During the final six years of his service Peter was a founding member of the Force’s full time Collision Investigation Unit from its creation in 1999. He served as Senior Collision Investigation Officer for the Force from 2002 until 2005. As SCIO he was responsible for representing the Force at Regional and National Levels. He also had close liaison with the County Highways and Fire Service.

During his career Peter has been involved in the investigation of many hundreds of accidents largely of a serious or fatal nature. As a result he has given evidence numerous times as an Expert Witness in Crown, Magistrates, Civil and Coroner’s Courts. He also has experience of criminal investigation into assaults involving motor vehicles. He has further been involved in the investigation of low speed whiplash injuries and fraudulently staged accidents for the insurance industry.

Peter has lectured in the field of Accident Investigation to various bodies including the emergency services, in particular, being involved in training programmes of the Fire and Rescue Service, including lectures at the National Fire College, Moreton in Marsh.