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Spotlight 17 · An early CrashScan SIU example — 98 mph and multiple impacts

How can EDR data rapidly surface issues worthy of deeper SIU review?

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An early CrashScan SIU example — 98 mph and multiple impacts

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Case question

How can EDR data rapidly surface issues worthy of deeper SIU review?

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What the evidence showed

An early CrashScan report on a 2017 RAM 1500 showed a maximum recorded pre-impact speed of 98 mph, two recent impact records and investigative loss indicators. The case illustrates how objective crash data can focus follow-up questions quickly.

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Practical takeaway

EDR data is an investigative triage tool: it can identify objective inconsistencies and high-risk maneuvers, but the final claim conclusion still requires corroborating evidence.

The source evidence exhibit is provided below.

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Evidence exhibit

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Selected source-report summary and complete two-row crash-data table from the 2018 CrashScan example. A blank gap separates the non-contiguous source excerpts. Report flags identify investigative leads and are not findings of fraud or fault.

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