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May 2nd, 1970. bad weather, low visibility, and lack of fuel. captain balsey dewitt has no choice but to ditch his plane in the caribbean sea. no footage exists of this incident. but our dramatic animation shows what the plane might have looked like as it slammed into those turbulent waters. here s how the pilot describes what it felt like to be in the cockpit at that life and death moment. my first contact with the water was quite smooth. and it wasn t too long after that that the rest of the airplane was starting to make contact with the water, starting to get heavy drag. extreme amount of vibration in the cockpit. the instrument panel was vibrating so that i couldn t ....
reporter: lawyers suing the guardrail company, saying a slight modification in the design saved a few dollars but created a dangerous flaw. makes all the difference in the world. reporter: this animation shows what the lawyers say can happen with the modified version. and missouri said it is stopping further use of the guard rails. and massachusetts said it will halt their use while they investigation. these are two states that take safety seriously. we re hoping we ll see more states do the same. reporter: trinity industries insists the guard rails are safe, they ve passed crash tests and meet federal standards. these guard rails are in almost every state in the country. and to remove them all would be one of the largest safety recalls ever. brian ross, abc news, new york. that guard rail, they are saying the end of the guard rail they shrunk it from 5 inches to 4 inches. it saved $50,000 and that s one of the reasons there are these deaths now. to cut costs by $50,000. ....
reporter: lawyers suing the guardrail company, saying a slight modification in the design saved a few dollars but created a dangerous flaw. makes all the difference in the world. reporter: this animation shows what the lawyers say can happen with the modified version. and missouri said it is stopping further use of the guard rails. and massachusetts said it will halt their use while they investigation. these are two states that take safety seriously. we re hoping we ll see more states do the same. reporter: trinity industries insists the guard rails are safe, they ve passed crash tests and meet federal standards. these guard rails are in almost every state in the country. and to remove them all would be one of the largest safety recalls ever. brian ross, abc news, new york. that guard rail, they are saying the end of the guard rail they shrunk it from 5 inches to 4 inches. it saved $50,000 and that s one of the reasons there are these deaths now. to cut costs by $50,000. ....
Bad weather, low visibility, and lack of fuel. captain balsey dewitt has no choice but to ditch his plane in the caribbean sea. no footage exists of this incident. but our dramatic animation shows what the plane might have looked like as it slammed into those turbulent waters. here s how the pilot describes what it felt like to be in the cockpit at that life and death moment. my first contact with the water was quite smooth. and it wasn t too long after that that the rest of the airplane was starting to make contact with the water, starting to get heavy drag. extreme amount of vibration in the cockpit. the instrument panel was vibrating so that i couldn t even read it. but how did this flight end up in such a dire situation? after failing to land at st. martin s juliana airport in bad weather, captain dewitt decides to divert. first to the nearby island of st. thomas. ....
As evidence. you can use it in your closing statement. is that the best case scenario, you get to get that in the juror s mind. the prosecution doesn t get to attack it on cross-examination. perfect answer, because yes, that s true. i don t believe that the animation needed to be in evidence for me to get it before the jury. i would have liked to have had it there, but i understand the court s ruling. but it is there for me to show the jury what probably happened that night. which is what that animation shows. you said you didn t introduce the thc levels found in trayvon martin s blood because the levels were so minimal. you ve known how low the levels were all along. why did you fight so hard to have it admitted? i think that should have been our decision rather than the court s decision. i think when we have relevant and admissible evidence, it should be allowed in. then we make the decision based on our strategy. i don t think the court should have attempted to preempt us, ....