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Laser scanners are typically used in vehicle accident reconstruction and forensic applications to measure roadway and vehicle details. However, laser scanners used near congested roadways can digitize unwanted passing vehicles, which produces a scan with noisy and poor image quality point clouds. On the other hand, small Unmanned Aircraft System (sUAS) images of reflective objects may result in a less accurate mesh, and capturing vertical surfaces such as telephone poles, traffic lights, and building faces is more difficult. Prior research has tested the accuracy of sUAS-captured images processed with commercially available software, such as AgiSoft or Pix4D, as well as in comparison to the accuracy of laser scan data. Research still has yet to be conducted on combining the laser scans and sUAS images for use in accident reconstruction and other forensic settings.