The reconstruction of dynamic of traffic injuries remains a challenge in forensic pathology and is often based on circumstantial data. Dash Cams are digital video recorders which can be located inside a vehicle and continuously record the view through the windscreen, thus providing objective evidence. Here we present the case of a traffic crash in which a pedestrian was hit by an articulated lorry. The analysis of a video recorded from a Dash Cam retrieved inside the vehicle during the death scene investigation (DSI) was crucial in the reconstruction of the manner of death. Indeed, the death, which was initially assumed to be accidental, was finally deemed as a suicide on the basis of the video recording, which showed an intentional and sudden rush of the victim to the middle of the roadway. Advantages and disadvantages of the use of Dash Cams will be discussed, focusing on the profound differences in the related national and international regulations. Based on the present case, in traffic crashes, the search for Dash Cams during the DSI may be recommended and the video recordings should be analyzed in the setting of a multidisciplinary and multimodal evaluation of the case, for a proper reconstruction of the facts.

Importance of dashboard camera (Dash Cam) analysis in fatal vehicle–pedestrian crash reconstruction / Giovannini E.; Giorgetti A.; Pelletti G.; Giusti A.; Garagnani M.; Pascali J.P.; Pelotti S.; Fais P.. - In: FORENSIC SCIENCE, MEDICINE AND PATHOLOGY. - ISSN 1547-769X. - STAMPA. - 17:3(2021), pp. 379-387. [10.1007/s12024-021-00382-0]

Importance of dashboard camera (Dash Cam) analysis in fatal vehicle–pedestrian crash reconstruction

Giovannini E.;Giorgetti A.;Pelletti G.
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Giusti A.;Garagnani M.;Pascali J. P.;Pelotti S.;Fais P.
2021

Abstract

The reconstruction of dynamic of traffic injuries remains a challenge in forensic pathology and is often based on circumstantial data. Dash Cams are digital video recorders which can be located inside a vehicle and continuously record the view through the windscreen, thus providing objective evidence. Here we present the case of a traffic crash in which a pedestrian was hit by an articulated lorry. The analysis of a video recorded from a Dash Cam retrieved inside the vehicle during the death scene investigation (DSI) was crucial in the reconstruction of the manner of death. Indeed, the death, which was initially assumed to be accidental, was finally deemed as a suicide on the basis of the video recording, which showed an intentional and sudden rush of the victim to the middle of the roadway. Advantages and disadvantages of the use of Dash Cams will be discussed, focusing on the profound differences in the related national and international regulations. Based on the present case, in traffic crashes, the search for Dash Cams during the DSI may be recommended and the video recordings should be analyzed in the setting of a multidisciplinary and multimodal evaluation of the case, for a proper reconstruction of the facts.
2021
Importance of dashboard camera (Dash Cam) analysis in fatal vehicle–pedestrian crash reconstruction / Giovannini E.; Giorgetti A.; Pelletti G.; Giusti A.; Garagnani M.; Pascali J.P.; Pelotti S.; Fais P.. - In: FORENSIC SCIENCE, MEDICINE AND PATHOLOGY. - ISSN 1547-769X. - STAMPA. - 17:3(2021), pp. 379-387. [10.1007/s12024-021-00382-0]
Giovannini E.; Giorgetti A.; Pelletti G.; Giusti A.; Garagnani M.; Pascali J.P.; Pelotti S.; Fais P.
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