Michael Knox brings with him over fourteen years of experience in law enforcement as a police officer/detective with a large police agency in Florida. A detective with the Traffic Homicide Unit for over two years, Michael was a full-time crime scene investigator for nearly seven years. Michael also served for two years as a DUI enforcement officer. Michael has investigated over 5,000 crime scenes, over 300 death scenes, over 350 impaired driving cases and over 500 traffic accidents including nearly 100 fatal and life-threatening traffic crashes. Michael has performed detailed traffic crash reconstructions in numerous accident cases. Michael has also dealt with extensive crime scene reconstruction cases including police shootings, multiple shooters, and beating deaths.

He has completed all requied coursework at the University of North Florida for a Bachelor of Science degree in mechanical engineering. Michael has completed over 2,000 hours of specialized law enforcement training at the Institute of Police Technology and Management, the Northeast Florida Criminal Justice Training Center, and the St. Augustine Criminal Justice Academy. Michael served for several years as training coordinator for his agency’s Crime Scene Unit and teaches classes in crime scene procedures, shooting incident reconstruction, death investigations, bloodstain pattern analysis, and crime scene reconstruction.

Michael is accredited by the Accreditation Commission for Traffic Accident Reconstruction. He is a member of the National Association of Traffic Accident Reconstructionists and Investigators; the Society of Automotive Engineers; and, the International Crime Scene Investigator’s Association.

Michael has spent hundreds of hours testifying at trial, in motion hearings, in deposition, and in driver improvement hearings. Michael has provided expert-level deposition testimony in the areas of traffic accident reconstruction, crime scene reconstruction, shooting incidents, and bloodstain pattern analysis. He has testified at trial as an expert witness in shooting incident reconstruction, bloodstain pattern analysis, and crime scene reconstruction.

Michael has published several impaired driving-related articles in such periodicals as the Calibre Press Street Survival Newsline, the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office Patrol News, and Southern Lawman Magazine. He is coauthor of an electronic crime scene training book entitled Crime Scene Processing.