Volume Seven, Issue 2
February 2005
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Case Study:
Pedestrian Accident Analysis
Unique pedestrian impact dynamics and trajectory
Vivek Khurana, Jeff Wheeler - Vector
Scientific
Introduction
A truck driver (5'8", 165 Ibs.) was following conventional practices
by unloading his trailer while parked in
the median of an industrial roadway. As he opened the trailer door into
oncoming traffic an SUV collided
with the trailer door, as well as the truck driver. For various liability
reasons, a forensic biomechanics
analysis was undertaken to determine the position of the truck driver
and the trailer door at impact, and if
the SUV driver could have avoided the collision.
Methods
Available evidence consisted of scene photographs, a police report with
scene specific measurements, and
medical records of the truck driver.
The scene photographs displayed the damage to the SUV and
the trailer door (Figure 1A). The SUV
damage consisted of windshield and A-pillar damage from the trailer door
and a scuff to the left fender.
Damage to the trailer door was limited to the lower left corner. There
was no evidence of bodily contact on
the trailer door itself.
INSIDE THIS ISSUE
- An Overview of Knee-Thigh-Hip Injuries in Frontal Crashes in the United States
- Lower Extremity Injuries and Associated Injury Criteria
- Case Study: Neck Injuries in Automobile Collisions
- Case Study: Knee Injury Analysis in Heavy Truck v. Automobile Collision
- Case Study: Pedestrian Accident Analysis
- Effects of Head Restraint Position on Neck Injury in Rear Impact
- ARC-CSI Crash Conference 2005
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