The modern holy shroud

Article Article scientifique Article The modern holy shroud eng 2012 author Schrag Bettina 685500 author Pitteloud Constantin Sophie 557142 author Horisberger Beat author Fracasso Tony 731584 author Mangin Patrice 662095 e10-12 10.1016/j.forsciint.2011.11.025 22172499 0379-0738 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". Accidents Traffic Adult Face/pathology Female Forensic Pathology Humans Motor Vehicles Multiple Trauma/pathology Paint Dewey 614.1 67 Institut de médecine légale 22A2 false 522 Groupe Mangin Patrice (médecine légale) 862 Forensic science international 219 1-3 f4a2d2db-c5ce-4ed5-ba0b-1167953b60f3 Article (Published version) Restricted 1-s2.0-S0379073811005603-main.pdf 381831 application/pdf restrictedAccess Faculté de médecine / Section de médecine clinique / Département de santé et médecine communautaires / Institut de médecine légale

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