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Lumsden Road Observation Report

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INVESTIGATION: On 09-01-2015 at 0750 hours, I was notified of a fatal traffic crash that occurred at the intersection of Kings Avenue and Lumsden Road. I responded to the crash scene and upon arrival at approximately 0800 hours, I was assigned as to forensically map the scene. I observed a silver Lexus GS 300 sedan, stopped within the outside lane of Lumsden Road, east of Kings Avenue. The Lexus had damage to the front bumper, left front quarter panel, hood, windshield and roof. The damage was caused when the Lexus struck the bicyclist. West of the silver Lexus and stopped in the median lane of westbound of Lumsden Road, was a tan Infiniti J30 sedan. Between the Infinity and the median curb was a blue bicycle with a gasoline motor …show more content…

There was a black backpack lying south of and next to the bicyclist. The green hat belonging to the bicyclist was lying on the roadway, just to the southwest of the bicyclist. A cell phone, and cell phone holder were found within the inside, eastbound lane of Lumsden Road, just east of the marked crosswalk. The mirror from the driver door mirror from the Lexus was found lying near the center of the eastbound lanes of Lumsden Road, also just east of the marked crosswalk. I forensically mapped the crash scene using a Sokkia Total Station. (Serial #: 147397) The data collected at the scene was downloaded into the Cad Zone 9.4.92 Drawing Program. A scale diagram of the scene was completed and a copy of the downloaded points was printed. There were evidence cones that had been set up on the crosswalk markings, on the west side of Kings Avenue, across the eastbound lanes of Lumsden Road. At the time the cones were mapped, it was unknown that the cones had been moved or hit and were no longer properly marking the crosswalk. When the diagram was completed, I used a satellite image of the intersection to place the crosswalk. I also used the satellite image to place the island median on the southwest corner of the intersection as well as the crosswalk on the south side of the intersection.

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