Open AccessInvestigation of Automotive Steering Related Accidents
Author(s) -
Alfred C. Drouillard
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
journal of the national academy of forensic engineers
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.102
H-Index - 1
eISSN - 2379-3252
pISSN - 2379-3244
DOI - 10.51501/jotnafe.v8i2.488
Subject(s) - jury , accident (philosophy) , sample (material) , set (abstract data type) , automotive industry , steering committee , sequence (biology) , computer science , simple (philosophy) , demonstrative , accident investigation , engineering , computer security , forensic engineering , law , political science , engineering management , philosophy , chemistry , linguistics , epistemology , chromatography , biology , genetics , programming language , aerospace engineering
This paper discusses some methods which have been successful in communicating with juries. Sample demonstrations made out-of-court are presented along with some legal requirements for their admission. A case which offers many opportunities to develop demonstrative evidence is used as an example. The sum of the demonstrations presented made up a composite whole, which told a complete, direct and simple set of facts understandable to the jury. Facts were provided for the jury to determine if the steering components failed and caused the accident, or if the failures occurred during and as a result of the accident sequence.