Nissan Crash
RECONSTRUCTION
PRE-CRASH:
On 11-23-2016 at approximately 0020 hours, a 2003 Nissan 350Z was eastbound on Brandon Parkway at a high rate of speed and entered a sweeping right curve in the roadway. The driver lost control of the Nissan, with the rear of the Nissan sliding to the left and starting a clockwise rotation. The driver of the Nissan overcorrected the steering, causing the Nissan to begin a rotation in a counterclockwise direction and thereby unable to safely negotiate the curve. The Nissan then drove through the curve and towards a raised grass median. Driver 1 left Baluka Billiards & Lounge with his passenger, shortly before this crash occurred
AT CRASH: The Nissan struck a concrete curb along the inside of the east road edge with its front tires and drove over the curb into a grass median. The Nissan continued sliding onto and across the grass median in a southeast direction, while facing in an easterly direction. The passenger side of the Nissan then struck a palm tree near the center of the median. After impacting the tree, and causing severe intrusion into the passenger compartment of the Nissan, it rotated in a clockwise direction, rotating approximately one quarter of the way around the east side of the tree. The Nissan came to …show more content…
Since the palm tree was partially uprooted but the base of the tree did not fracture, the predominance of those forces were therefore absorbed by the vehicle. The Nissan sustained devastating damage to its right side from the amount of energy in this event. The collision forces were so severe, there was approximately 31 inches of intrusion into the passenger compartment, trapping the passenger, Ivan Ordonez, inside. The force of impact between the Nissan and the palm tree caused the frame of the Nissan to bow towards the driver side, causing the standard wheelbase of 104.3 inches, to be reduced to 83
PRE-CRASH:
On 11-23-2016 at approximately 0020 hours, a 2003 Nissan 350Z was eastbound on Brandon Parkway at a high rate of speed and entered a sweeping right curve in the roadway. The driver lost control of the Nissan, with the rear of the Nissan sliding to the left and starting a clockwise rotation. The driver of the Nissan overcorrected the steering, causing the Nissan to begin a rotation in a counterclockwise direction and thereby unable to safely negotiate the curve. The Nissan then drove through the curve and towards a raised grass median. Driver 1 left Baluka Billiards & Lounge with his passenger, shortly before this crash occurred
AT CRASH: The Nissan struck a concrete curb along the inside of the east road edge with its front tires and drove over the curb into a grass median. The Nissan continued sliding onto and across the grass median in a southeast direction, while facing in an easterly direction. The passenger side of the Nissan then struck a palm tree near the center of the median. After impacting the tree, and causing severe intrusion into the passenger compartment of the Nissan, it rotated in a clockwise direction, rotating approximately one quarter of the way around the east side of the tree. The Nissan came to …show more content…
Since the palm tree was partially uprooted but the base of the tree did not fracture, the predominance of those forces were therefore absorbed by the vehicle. The Nissan sustained devastating damage to its right side from the amount of energy in this event. The collision forces were so severe, there was approximately 31 inches of intrusion into the passenger compartment, trapping the passenger, Ivan Ordonez, inside. The force of impact between the Nissan and the palm tree caused the frame of the Nissan to bow towards the driver side, causing the standard wheelbase of 104.3 inches, to be reduced to 83