The modern holy shroud.

Details

Serval ID
serval:BIB_6C5D684AE978
Type
Article: article from journal or magazin.
Publication sub-type
Case report (case report): feedback on an observation with a short commentary.
Collection
Publications
Institution
Title
The modern holy shroud.
Journal
Forensic Science International
Author(s)
Schrag B., Pitteloud S., Horisberger B., Fracasso T., Mangin P.
ISSN
1872-6283 (Electronic)
ISSN-L
0379-0738
Publication state
Published
Issued date
2012
Volume
219
Number
1-3
Pages
e10-e12
Language
english
Notes
Publication types: Case Reports ; Journal ArticlePublication Status: ppublish
Abstract
Testimonies disclosed that a 44-year-old pedestrian was struck head-on by a truck while she was roaming on the motorway; at the time of collision, the truck was travelling at a speed of about 90 km/h. In the second phase of the collision, the pedestrian was projected about 100 m before her body was run over by the truck and then by a car. The autopsy revealed extensive mutilations, making it impossible to verify the testimonies of witnesses to the collision as regards the pedestrian's position at the moment of the first impact. However, the reports produced by the technical expert and the forensic pathologist were able to confirm the testimonies, based on an impact zone on the front panel of the cab of the truck, where part of the pedestrian's face was reproduced like a "modern holy shroud".
Keywords
Accidents, Traffic, Adult, Face/pathology, Female, Forensic Pathology, Humans, Motor Vehicles, Multiple Trauma/pathology, Paint
Pubmed
Web of science
Create date
18/01/2013 15:27
Last modification date
20/08/2019 15:26
Usage data