Citation

Thogmartin JR. J. Forensic Sci. 2000; 45(1): 211-215.

Affiliation

Palm Beach County Medical Examiner Office, West Palm Beach, FL 33406, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2000, American Society for Testing and Materials, Publisher John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

10641943

Abstract

Scene investigation is of paramount importance in forensic pathology. Many medical and coroner systems wisely and routinely evaluate the scene in homicides but do not routinely investigate traffic fatality scenes. This case originally was thought to be a pedestrian-automobile event, but, due to proper and prompt scene investigation, it was determined that the decedent was actually a wheel-well stowaway who fell from a commercial aircraft.

Language: en