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Forensic Tire Evidence

Tire evidence is a subdiscipline of the Impressions Section.  The analyst will look at unknown tire tracks that have been collected at a crime scene and will compare those to a suspects vehicle.  Looking at tire evidence can reveal many things about the vehicle that made the tire impressions. 

                              What Can Tire Evidence Tell You?

                                                                                                 Type of tire

                                                                    Make/Model of tire

                                                                  Description of vehicle

                                                Path or direction the vehicle was travelling

                                                           How many tires made the track

                                                      Identity or Elimination of vehicle tires