Journal Published Online: 01 January 2001
Volume 46, Issue 1

Examination of Lightbulb Filaments After a Car Crash: Difficulties in Interpreting the Results

CODEN: JFSCAS

Abstract

A drunk car driver was involved in a fatal crash with a scooter at night. Examination of the lightbulbs from the vehicles revealed some mechanical and analytical incompatibilities. The laboratory's initial observations led to complementary police investigations which finally solved the first incompatibility. The different precautions taken by the technical police investigators on the crime scene finally allowed the forensic scientists to establish the functional state of the lightbulbs during the crash.

Author Information

Lavabre, R
Institut de Recherche Criminelle de la Gendarmerie Nationale, Rosny sous Bois Cedex, France
Baudoin, P
Institut de Recherche Criminelle de la Gendarmerie Nationale, Rosny sous Bois Cedex, France
Pages: 9
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Stock #: JFS14927J
ISSN: 0022-1198
DOI: 10.1520/JFS14927J