Providing Expert Crash Investigation and Reconstruction Services

K. W. Oland Consulting

Crash Investigations

About Us

Kenneth W. (Kenny) Oland has twenty-five years in law enforcement, beginning his career with the Frederick, Maryland Police Department in 1977. He joined the Maryland State Police in 1984.  He retired in 2002 as a Corporal as the result of injuries received in a collision with an intoxicated driver.

During  his time with the Frederick Police Department (FPD), Kenny served in the Patrol Division before being re-assigned to the Staff Traffic Unit.  As part of his duties within the Staff Traffic Unit, he investigated a number of major collisions within the City of Frederick and reviewed completed accident reports.

In 1984 Kenny became a member of the Maryland State Police (MSP) and was assigned to the Rockville Barrack upon graduating then transferred to the Frederick Barrack in 1987. . 

While assigned to the Frederick Barrack, he attended the Advanced Accident Investigation course and later the Accident Reconstruction course.  He became a certified Accident Reconstructionist as well as a certified Commercial Motor Vehicle Inspector, which included Hazardous Materials. In 1989 he was transferred to the Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Division (CVED) inspecting commercial motor vehicles and investigating crashes involving them.  He was re-assigned to the Staff of the Commander of CVED where he was placed in charge of the Post Crash Investigation process.

When the Maryland State Police began its first full time Crash Team, he was selected as one of the four members. The Crash Team was responsible for the investigation of serious and fatal crashes throughout Maryland as well as the training of future Accident Reconstructionist.  Kenny was selected to become the Reconstruction Training Coordinator then later named the Maryland State Police Crash Reconstruction Coordinator.  He was responsible for the development of the policy for the completion and submission of all reconstructions completed by MSP, the reconstruction training programs, the certification of MSP personnel, and the final review of all completed Detailed Crash Investigation Reports.  Kenny was certified as an instructor by the Maryland Police and Corrections Training Commission.

In 2002 Kenny began a second career with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) working in the areas Commercial Vehicle Analysis and Reporting (CVARS), Fatality Analysis and Reporting System (FARS) before becoming a member of the Crash Investigation Division (CID).  He worked within the National Automotive Sampling System (NASS), and the National Motor Vehicle Crash Causation Survey (NMVCCS).  He also assisted the NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation and the Office of Rule Making.

A complete resume is available upon request.