they began in sergeant sinclair s lane, crossed the yellow center line, and ended in the oncoming lane traveled by the secret service. it was clear the skid marks would be a critical clue. the mait investigators then interviewed eyewitnesses, one of whom was driving behind the secret service cars. according to her, the agents did nothing wrong. they were relaxed, taking their time, driving along at a reasonable speed for the area and the terrain. after gathering all the evidence, the mait investigators began the hard work of reconstructing what caused the accident. what i m doing here is called motion analysis. i m using the scaled physical evidence and the scaled vehicles to try to determine how the vehicles were moving during particular phases of the collision. the motion analysis provided the data for a series of
yosemite national park. the collision demolished both cars and claimed the lives of three secret service agents. the question facing investigators was why? within two hours, a special unit of the fresno, california, highway patrol called the multidisciplinary accident investigation team, or mait, arrived at the scene. their job is to take a look at everything that s there, document it, classify it, photograph it, and then use it later in the reconstruction process to develop a model as to how the vehicles were moving. the investigators found the point of impact marked by scattered debris, a pool of brake fluid, and more than a dozen gouge and scrape marks. they also found a set of skid marks 64 feet long. they began in sergeant sinclair s lane, crossed the yellow center line, and ended in
the collision demolished both cars and claimed the lives of three secret service agents. the question facing investigators was why? within two hours, a special unit of the fresno, california, highway patrol called the multidisciplinary accident investigation team, or mait, arrived at the scene. their job is to take a look at everything that s there, document it, classify it, photograph it, and then use it later in the reconstruction process to develop a model as to how the vehicles were moving. the investigators found the point of impact marked by scattered debris, a pool of brake fluid, and more than a dozen gouge and scrape marks. they also found a set of skid marks 64 feet long. they began in sergeant sinclair s lane, crossed the yellow center line, and ended in the oncoming lane traveled by