Accident Reconstruction on TV

The ARC Network has been placed on a media contact list and we are currenlty receiving calls for various programs in production dealing with accident reconstruction and investigation. The ARC Network would like to share this information with all our users. Both programs listed are looking for material for future episodes.

Extreme Evidence | Impact: Stories of Survival

EXTEREME EVIDENCE

Format: 30 minutes per episode, one topic per show.
Contact: Steve Durgin, supervising producer at LMNO Productions

Presently we are making some calls about a case that settled in Arlington Heights. IL... a patrol car hit by a hearse, the hearse driver claimed he'd passed out, the edr showed he was accelerating to 63 mph and hit the brake pedal one second before impact. Don't know yet if there was any reconstruction done before they settled out of court. I'm hoping there was more to the investigation. Visuals are important to us because its TV after all not a newspaper.

If anyone has any input for this show, or has worked any cases that may be of interest for future shows, please email Steve Durgin.

"Thanks for your interest, I hope we can stir up some interesting investigations!" -Steve Durgin

About Extreme Evidence
"Extreme Evidence" is a non-criminal investigative series, where detectives solve some of the world¹s most baffling riddles.

They aren¹t always cops, but a new breed of forensic detectives. They include scientists, engineers, chemists, computer animators, and accident reconstructionists. They examine puzzling accidents, disasters, and catastrophes. These are the men and women who answer the question, "What the hell happened?"

In the end, what may have seemed to be the obvious answer is just smoke and mirrors. The forensic experts detail what the science shows to be the real story.

The mystery stories told in "Extreme Evidence" are seen from the forensic angle, the viewpoint of the investigator. While the questions may be raised and answered in a courtroom, our focus is in the lab and out in the field with the investigators.

"Extreme Evidence" premieres on the Court TV Network on September 29th at 8:30pm.

IMPACT: STORIES OF SURVIVAL

LMNO Productions, in Encino, California, is beginning production on the second season of the popular Discovery Health Channel series “Impact: Stories of Survival.” The series will premier in December 2003.

“Impact: Stories of Survival” tells the stories of accidental “impact” victims, and follows their medical treatment and recovery. As the title suggests, the stories begin at the moment of impact, describing in detail the effect of the impact on the human body. The story continues by explaining how doctors were able to treat and rehabilitate the patient.

We are looking for stories involving patients ranging in age from late teens to late 50s. The accident could have happened anytime in the last decade or so. We are especially interested in doing stories where the medical treatment or rehabilitation is still in progress. The type of stories we are most interested in telling are those in which the injuries were severe, the medical treatment is complex and sophisticated, and the patient was not expected to make a full recovery. In other words, the more amazing, the better.

In addition, it is helpful to the telling of our story if there is video of the surgery or medical procedures. In some cases, the accident itself may have even been caught on tape. In the absence of such footage, and in the case of a great story, we may be able to make do with x-rays or other medical imagery.

“Impact: Stories of Survival” is a very positive program, profiling people who have overcome the odds and survived great trauma, featuring the amazing work of the physicians who treat these victims.

We will begin taping stories in July, and will continue production through November. If you have any stories you think might be appropriate for our program, please contact Chris Werber at 818.382-4361 or you may email Chris - cwerber@lmnotv.com.

We look forward to working with you on this program.

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