Citation

Kelder K, Burton B. J. Can. Soc. Forensic Sci. 2002; 35(3): 165-175.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2002, Canadian Society of Forensic Science, Publisher Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.1080/00085030.2002.10757545

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

Post-motor vehicle collision analysis of a driver's airbag can assist the accident reconstruction investigators and the court in criminal and civil litigation by providing an answer to the driver question. This paper describes a case in which a combination of analysis for cosmetics and saliva provided support for placing a female suspect behind the steering wheel at the time of the crash. The authors believe the combination of this evidence in post-motor vehicle crash analysis, which assisted the Court in making its decision in October 1999, to be a first in Canada.