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title: Cole Young
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![Cole Young](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/media/zoo/images/Young-Cole-web_8f505c5675c521da5aef8bab48f2dade.jpg)

# Cole Young

Mr. Cole Young is a project engineer and a member of *MEA Forensic’s* Collision Reconstruction group. Cole holds Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Minnesota and the University of California at Irvine. A registered professional engineer in California, he examines vehicles, inspects crash locations and analyzes the physical evidence. He is also a Certified Forensic Video Technician through Law Enforcement & Emergency Services Video Association (LEVA). Cole has learned how to extract information such as vehicle speed from security camera, dashcam, and cell phone video. He has testified in court as a collision reconstruction expert and as a video expert.

### Articles written by this author:

[![Biomechanics and 3D reconstruction in shooting cases](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/media/zoo/images/Gardiner-Young-Fig3_7f2d9f2ce834497e6a51394940c77474.jpg)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2021-february/biomechanics-and-3d-reconstruction-in-shooting-cases "Biomechanics and 3D reconstruction in shooting cases")

## [Biomechanics and 3D reconstruction in shooting cases](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2021-february/biomechanics-and-3d-reconstruction-in-shooting-cases "Biomechanics and 3D reconstruction in shooting cases")

Ballistics and other physical evidence can answer the key questions of the most likely location and posture of individuals who were shot by police

[Cole Young](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/cole-young "Cole Young")
[John Gardiner, PhD PE](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/john-gardiner-phd-pe "John Gardiner, PhD PE")

[2021 February](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2021-february)

## [Biomechanics and 3D reconstruction in shooting cases](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-june/biomechanics-and-3d-reconstruction-in-shooting-cases-2 "Biomechanics and 3D reconstruction in shooting cases")

A biomechanical analysis of the evidence can be key to uncovering what really happened

[Cole Young](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/cole-young "Cole Young")
[John Gardiner, PhD PE](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/john-gardiner-phd-pe "John Gardiner, PhD PE")

[2024 June](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-june)