Danny Roberts

Danny Roberts

Sr. Accident ReconstructionistMotorcycle & Tire Specialist

Based in
Huntsville, AL
Experience
30+ years

Mr. Roberts joined Kerley Reconstruction LLC in 2025 and serves as a Senior Accident Reconstructionist and Motorcycle Collision Reconstruction Specialist. He is a former professional motorcycle racer with national and international competition experience and a 22-year career in tire development and testing with Dunlop Tire Corporation. Mr. Roberts specializes in motorcycle and ATV/UTV collision analysis, tire performance, vehicle handling, and loss-of-control events. His reconstruction work also includes passenger vehicles, commercial vehicles, and heavy vehicles.

Mr. Roberts began working as a full-time development test rider for Dunlop in 1995 and later served as Senior Manager of Testing. He led development testing for on-road, off-road, racing, and ATV/UTV tires. His work included original-equipment tire fitments, joint testing with vehicle manufacturers, and training development engineers in evaluation techniques, safety, and technical reporting. He began accident reconstruction consulting in 2018, applying his racing and testing experience to collision investigations, product liability testing, and vehicle handling analysis. His complete CV is available upon request.

Reconstruction and certifications

  • Specialized analysis of motorcycle and ATV/UTV collisions, including tire performance, rider influence, braking, steering stability, and loss-of-control sequences.
  • Scene examinations, vehicle and tire inspections, tire and roadway evidence analysis, speed determination, and electronic vehicle data retrieval.
  • Evaluation of tire condition, construction, maintenance, selection, and original-equipment fitment.
  • Controlled tire and vehicle performance testing, including wet and dry handling, traction, durability, and low- and high-speed stability.
  • Presenter on “Motorcycle Tires in Accidents” for WATAI, SATAI, and the North Alabama Bar Association.

Education

  • Advanced Motorcycle Crash Analysis, Motorcycle Collision Modeling, and FTG Motorcycle Crash Reconstruction.
  • Training in time-distance analysis, audio-based speed determination, tire examinations, motorcycle rider protective equipment, and two- versus three-wheeled vehicle accident investigation.
  • Bosch Crash Data Retrieval (CDR) Tool Technician and FAA Remote Drone Pilot.
  • Tire development, engineering, and manufacturing training with Sumitomo (Dunlop) engineers in Kobe, Japan; high-speed stability training at the Japan Automobile Research Institute; and ATV original-equipment tire performance training with Global Suzuki.

Career highlights

  • Danny Roberts Consulting LLC, Accident Reconstruction Consultant / Motorcycle and ATV/UTV Specialist, 2018–2025.
  • Dunlop Tire Corporation, Senior Manager of Testing, 2012–2017; Associate Test Engineer / Development Test Rider, 1995–2012.
  • Professional Motorcycle Racing, 1983–1995, including national and international competition and Team USA appearances.

Professional associations

  • National Association of Professional Accident Reconstruction Specialists (NAPARS)
  • Coalition of Accredited Accident Reconstruction Specialists (CA2RS)
  • Washington Association of Technical Accident Investigators (WATAI)
  • American Motorcyclist Association (AMA), Lifetime Member