Baier, Waltraud, Donnelly, Michael, Payne, Mark and Williams, M. A. (Mark A.) (2020) A holistic multi-scale approach to using 3D scanning technology in accident reconstruction. Journal of Forensic Sciences . doi:10.1111/1556-4029.14405 ISSN 0022-1198.

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Abstract

Three-dimensional scanning and documentation methods are becoming increasingly employed by law enforcement personnel for crime scene and accident scene recording. Three-dimensional documentation of the victim’s body in such cases is also increasingly used as the field of forensic radiology and imaging is expanding rapidly. These scanning technologies enable a more complete and detailed documentation than standard autopsy. This was used to examine a fatal pedestrian-vehicle collision where the pedestrian was killed by a van whilst crossing the road. Two competing scenarios were considered for the vehicle speed calculation: the pedestrian being projected forward by the impact or the pedestrian being carried on the vehicle’s bonnet. In order to assist with this, the impact area of the accident vehicle was scanned using laser surface scanning, the victim was scanned using postmortem CT and micro-CT and the data sets were combined to virtually match features of the vehicle to injuries on the victim. Micro-CT revealed additional injuries not previously detected, lending support to the pedestrian-carry theory.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HE Transportation and Communications Q Science > QM Human anatomy R Medicine > RA Public aspects of medicine > RA1001 Forensic Medicine. Medical jurisprudence. Legal medicine R Medicine > RC Internal medicine T Technology > TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) T Technology > TE Highway engineering. Roads and pavements T Technology > TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering
Divisions:	Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Engineering > WMG (Formerly the Warwick Manufacturing Group)
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH):	Traffic accidents , Image processing -- Digital techniques, Pedestrian accidents, Pedestrian accident investigation, Three-dimensional imaging , Three-dimensional modeling, Tomography , Computer-generated simulations as evidence
Journal or Publication Title:	Journal of Forensic Sciences
Publisher:	Wiley-Blackwell Publishing, Inc.
ISSN:	0022-1198
Official Date:	21 April 2020
Dates:	Date Event 21 April 2020 Published 25 March 2020 Accepted 20 March 2020 Modified 30 January 2020 Submitted
DOI:	10.1111/1556-4029.14405
Status:	Peer Reviewed
Publication Status:	Published
Access rights to Published version:	Restricted or Subscription Access
Date of first compliant deposit:	27 April 2020
Date of first compliant Open Access:	28 April 2020
Funder:	none
Open Access Version:	Publisher

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