Evidence_Crash1D1

=__**Crash 1 Period 1 - Defense Evidence **__= Angel Xu, Eric Buchsbaum, Lacey Kaplan, Christina Esqueu

__Summary of the Crash:__ Date & Time - Sunday April 11, 2010, approx. 7:00 am Intersection - Piermont Ave. & Kinderkamack Rd. Temperature - 58º, Sunny w/ a Few Clouds in Skies

Location: Intersection of Piermont Ave & Kinderkamack Rd.

**Vehicles:**
MV1 - 1999 Toyota Camry-LE Tag - NJH 123 VIN - QWERTY0192837465 Color - Primer grey

MV2 - 2006 Honda Civic-Hybrid Tag - NJR 456 VIN - ZXCVBN6574839201 Color - Red Equipped w/ Event Data Recorder (EDR) that indicates vehicle was 38.3 mph at time the driver side airbags were deployed.

Tires:
MV1 - 4 tires were Michelin MR4s Normal Wear

MV2 - Michelin Hydroedge Normal wear

Damage:
MV1 - Passengerside of MV1 came to rest parallel to & entangled w/ driver side of MV2. Front right corner 7 entire right quarter panel of MV1 showed heavy contact damage. Crush zone is approx. 3-4 feet wide & maximum depth of 1.5 feet Front windshield = cracked Right front passenger window = shattered Blue transfer paint visible on right quarter panel & along passenger side doors. Right front tire = flat & aluminum hub was cracked. No other visible damage.

MV2 - Driver of MV2 came to rest parallel to & entangled w/ the passenger side of MV1 Driver's door = crushed inward Crush zone of MV2 = approx. 3-4 feet wide w/ maximum depth of 2 feet. Both steering wheel & driver's seat = displaced toward passenger side of vehicle. Deceased driver not yet extricated from vehicle, seemed to have died of blunt trauma at time of impact. Left quarter panel seemed to be torn from car & found rest against house located 1- feet in front of 2 cars. Left tire twisted toward right. Primary grey transfer paint found along full length of driver's side of MV2. No other visible damage.

Post Crash -
High-speed impact Gouge marks on roadway = tremendous downward thrust at impact

Statement of MV1 Operator -
“I was going east on Piermont Ave. towards Kinderkamack Rd. – about 25 mph. All of a sudden this guy goes straight through the red light. He was traveling north on Kinderkamack. I couldn’t stop. I knew I was going to hit him. I slammed right into him. The next thing I knew I was pushed up against his car in someone’s front yard”.

Details from Bilash-Burns LLC - Technical Consultants
__Facts__ Mass MV1: 1440.1 kg Mass MV2: 1304.1 kg Coeff. friction of the tires on grass: .377 (accidentreconstruction.com) Distance cars slid on grass: 9/16 inches = 11.25 ft = 3.43 m Distance cars slid on pavement: 1.5 in = 30 ft = 9.14 m

__Keynote Presentation of Evidence:__ __Calculations for the Crush Energy of MV1:__ __Calculations for the Crush Energy of MV2:__ __Calculations for Trial 1 of Crush Lab:__
 * [[file:Evidence.key]]<Just an updated version with Eric's calculations ** ** (Angel I made you the "Client" not the "Police Officer" :) )



__Calculations for Trials 2 of Crush Lab:__ __Calculations for Trial 3 of Crush Lab:__ __Calculations for Drag Factor and Police Measurements:__ __Reaction Time:__ __VELOCITY CALCULATIONS!__