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Bicycle/Tractor-Trailer Accident Reconstruction

A bicyclist was killed when she and her bicycle were hit by a tractor-trailer making a right hand turn.  
  • What happened?

  • Was the driver's testimony consistent with physical evidence, including the tire marks, bicycle damage, truck point of rest, and bicyclist's injuries?

  • What was the path of the tractor trailer?

  • Where was the bicyclist when hit?

  • Did the tractor trailer climb the curb?

The following exhibits were prepared to demonstrate that the trailer DID climb the curb, and during that time the trailer wheels ran over both the bicyclist and the bicycle.  A computer simulation, validated by truck testing, was used to reconstruct the turning path of the tractor trailer

 

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