Biography:  Stan Oglesby The background for Stan as related to crash investigation and reconstruction started in 1976 with the completion of the degree requirements in Criminal Justice Administration from Central Missouri State University in Warrensburg, Missouri.

On August 1, 1978, he started training as a trooper with the Missouri State Highway Patrol. After completion of the training, he was stationed at Troop A, which is the west central portion of Missouri. He was employed by the Missouri State Highway Patrol for 13 years, in which he served as a road officer and investigated, or assisted in investigating, in excess of 2,000 collisions.

Stan completed Accident Reconstruction training in 1990 and later attended the Commercial Motor Vehicle School. He was one of the few troopers to be certified by the Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Alliance to inspect commercial motor vehicles and drivers in accordance with the Federal Regulations. He also attended the Arkansas State University Commercial Vehicle Accident and Reconstruction School presented by the National Transportation and Safety Board.

In September of 1994, he received his ACTAR accreditation #62. In 1985, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration provided a grant to develop national guidelines for the standardization of training in the field of Traffic Accident Reconstruction. A task force of accident reconstructionists, engineers, police officers, educators, and attorneys met and developed a report entitled Minimum Training Criteria for Police Traffic Accident Reconstructionists. In that report, the task force addressed certification of individuals in the field and recommended that "a certification board be formed" to accredit accident investigators and reconstructionists. Five years later, twelve professional accident reconstruction associations with worldwide representation met to explore the possibility of forming an internationally recognized accreditation program open to both police and civilian accident reconstructionists. ACTAR was the result of that coalition. One of the many goals of ACTAR is to assist the legal and scientific community in weighing the suitablilities of individuals offering their services as accident reconstructionists. Stan served on the Governing Board of Directors of this international organization as a representative from Central Missouri State University.  Stan was Chair of this organization from October 2000 through April 2004.

Stan was the lead instructor of the Traffic Crash Investigation and Reconstruction classes at the Missouri Safety Center at Central Missouri State University. The Missouri Safety Center was founded on July 1, 1967 under the same legislation as the establishment of the Governor’s Highway Safety Office. The Safety Center was Missouri’s response to the 1966 Highway Safety Act. The Safety Center has four basic charges in its mission statement, the first of which is instruction, compromising about 80 percent of the Center’s activities. Additionally, the Safety Center is charged with research publications and public service. The Missouri Safety Center has provided training for over 300,000 people. It has administered over 15 million dollars in projects and has handled public demonstrations for over 1 million citizens.

Stan is the President of Midwest Accident Reconstruction Services, L.C. The main office is located at 110 S. Main in Concordia, Missouri. The telephone number is (660) 463-7006.

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