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Officer's Perceived Threat from Driver of Stolen Car
Late one evening in downtown Santa Clara, CA, local patrol officers prepared to corner a stolen Honda Civic in traffic. One vehicle pulled over in front of the Civic while the other blocked the rear. In a frightened response, the driver, Mr. Baker, reversed into the rear-bound police vehicle. Half a second after this contact, the front-bound police officer opened fire on the driver, rapidly shooti...
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Fully-Interactive TBI Exhibit
Ms. Brown was walking home from work one day, exiting her last bus ride and entering a crosswalk. As she stepped forward, a mid-size car hit directly impacted her going full-speed from her left side. She was taken to the nearest hospital where doctors performed emergency surgery....
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Dump Truck vs. Pedestrian Visibility Reconstruction
In most accident cases, investigators are tasked with reconstructing an accident with partial or no direct recording of the incident itself. In these instances, it’s important to uncover key factors of the accident by understanding the relationship among the objects moving through the environment through evidence and analysis....
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Nighttime Reconstruction of Pedestrian Fatality
One night, Trevor, an 18-year-old high school senior, was driving down a dimly lit road in Tacoma. After passing the intersection, three young women were crossing the street in the middle of the block. Trevor claimed he did not see them and struck one of the women, killing her at the scene. When officers arrived, they questioned Trevor, and he admitted to smoking marijuana ten hours earlier. That...
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Motorcyclist's Extensive Injuries from Tree Branch Collapse
Jane Neeley was riding her motorcycle on State Route 79 when a large tree branch broke, falling on top of her. Luckily, nearby responders came to help and called 911. She survived but suffered serious orthopedic injuries that would leave her paraplegic for life....
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TBI and Spinal Injury from Low-Speed Collision
Ms. Suarez was driving on a two-lane road that merged into one lane when she was struck by a pickup truck from behind. Her head whiplashed, but the accident didn't result in notable physical damage to her body or vehicle and didn't require emergency response....
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Visibility Analysis for Unlawful Nighttime Arrest
After turning right on W Madison Street in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, Mr. Darby was pulled over by a trailing Sioux Falls officer. The officer told Mr. Darby he was being pulled over for making an illegal right turn into the number one lane of the two-lane road and asked if Darby would consent to a search of his vehicle. Mr. Darby gave consent, but was driving with a small amount of methamphetamin...
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Drive-By Shooting Reconstruction
Gina drove her male companion, Rewia Beamon, to a house party where he planned to pick up some equipment from a friend. While Rewia met his friend in front of the house, Gina stayed in the driver seat of their vehicle outside. As he leaves, he gets into a verbal altercation with the resident of the home, but walks away into his car and drives off. ...
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Attic Construction Injury Analysis
Mr. Davidson was a career HVAC technician working on a standard dampener when he fell through a worksite ceiling. He was carrying a ladder into a ceiling crawlspace when he stepped off the platform, causing him to fall into the kitchen below and sustain injuries in his back and neck. Mr. Davidson claimed that due to the lighting and improper foam insulation, he was unable to see where the platform...
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Traffic Safety Analysis for Fatal Pedestrian Collision
While walking within a marked crosswalk for pedestrians on a busy street in Henderson, NV, a young man was fatally struck by a vehicle traveling in the #1 lane at 40 MPH. This accident occurred at night, and was captured in the corner-view of two nearby security cams....
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Control-of-Firearm OIS
During his shift monitoring a busy bus station, Officer Inez heard two gunshots in the distance. As he approached the sound of the shots, he saw two men wrestling over a handgun in the street. He commanded both men to show their hands. After they failed to comply with this order, he fired three shots into the man he claimed was holding the weapon, killing him. ...
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Cul-de-Sac Encounter OIS Analysis
Local police were called to a quiet suburban neighborhood to respond to a 23-year-old man having a mental health crisis. He had yelled threats of violence to his family members and neighbors while holding a large apparatus, and they began to fear for their safety. Officers had responded to previous distress calls for this particular subject, so they approached this situation understanding that his...
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Murder Charges for Driver Impact with Pedestrian
One night, while at a bar in Ventura County, Gerardo Rodriguez and another man, Jorge, started a physical altercation that end with bloodshed. Gerardo and a friend were driving away later when they saw Jorge again and started to chase him in his car. Gerardo’s accomplice jumped out of his car to pursue Jorge while Gerardo drove around to flank him. ...
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Car Wash Slip-and-Fall Injury
Mr. Smith had just driven through a car wash and noticed his car’s antenna fell off near the exit. He went to pick it up and slipped on a puddle while reaching down. He hit the back of his head on the corner of a wall, but walked away after a moment of recovery....
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Bus-on-Bicyclist Accident Demonstration
Mr. Wheeler, an elite cyclist, was riding in a designated bicycle lane when a public bus veered right onto his path. Within seconds of colliding with the front-right corner, his momentum was pushed off the road. His path-of-travel veered into a nearby tree and crashed head-on less than two seconds later....
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Line-of-Sight Analysis for Stalled Car Crash
While driving along a busy four-lane highway in Fresno, Mr. Scott saw some large debris that had fallen off a garbage truck earlier. This obstruction had forced previous drivers to go around the #2 lane of the highway and posed a serious threat to quickly-approaching drivers. Mr. Scott, in his Ford pickup truck, quickly decided to put his emergency lights on, park on the highway, and clear the deb...
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Fatal Nighttime Getaway Reconstruction
On April 9th, 2019, Skylar and his friend James were visiting Grass Valley, CA from Tampa Bay, FL and stopped for drinks at a local dive bar. While there, some locals were bothered that these outsiders took their favorite table. After confronting them, a fight broke out and Skylar rushed James into their car as he was badly beaten up. ...
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Alleyway Mental Health Crisis OIS
A Santa Clara, CA city's police force responds to a mother's emergency call for her son, Jesus, who is having a mental health crisis and harming himself with a knife. Police attempt to subdue Jesus in his apartment, but he gives chase through a nearby park until he is cornered. He darts through the nearest gate, shutting it as officers close in. ...
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Nighttime Visibility Reconstruction of Motorcycle Collision with Road Barrier
In preparation for a large George Floyd protest in 2020, a Bay Area city set up multiple K-rail barriers to prevent traffic from driving through the protest location. That night, Mr. DeLong, a local motorcyclist, rode along the closed-off street, ignoring traffic barriers and road closure signs, and drove around one set of K-rails before crashing into another set. Mr. DeLong suffered a broken femu...
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