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Florida Highway Patrol representatives have provided interesting insights on the Tesla Model S accident which is being investigated by the NHTSA.
We are referring to the fatal accident which occurred on May 7, 2016, and took the life of 40-year-old Joshua Brown. Investigators have distinctly determined that the vehicle was being operated with the Autopilot system activated.
Shortly after news of the incident reached the media, contrasting witness reports appeared, and the latest information from investigators brings a new view of those accounts.
As we reported citing other news outlets which published eyewitness reports, the first people to reach the wreck shortly after the accident had contradicting statements.
While a witness claimed to have heard footage from a Harry Potter movie, another person claimed no audio or video was being played in the car when he reached the wreckage.
Representatives of the Florida Highway Patrol confirmed that they found a portable DVD player in the vehicle, which could have been used to play JK Rowling’s Harry Potter franchise, but there was no evidence to confirm or deny the possibility.
On Thursday, investigators announced they also found a laptop in the Tesla Model S that was crashed on May 7 in Florida. As Automotive News reports, Sergeant Kim Montes stated that neither the computer nor the DVD player found in the vehicle was running after the crash.
While the representatives of the Florida Highway Patrol have refrained from commenting the matter, they explained that investigators could not determine if the driver was using any of the two gadgets in the moments before the fatal impact.
At this point, we would like to underscore the fact that we believe that the witness reports that claim to have heard footage from Harry Potter after arriving at the vehicle as being questionable. We are not experts in electronics, but an accident of this magnitude would have probably damaged any large device like a laptop or portable DVD player beyond repair.
Since investigators could not use them after they were registered as evidence, how could the devices have been playing anything in the moments after the impact? Accident damage on electronics does not allow a fade-out operation, like when Walkman would start to play a cassette slower and at a lower volume when its battery was about to die, but rather stop working altogether.
In this case, we do not understand how witnesses claimed to hear Harry Potter footage, if none of the two devices were able to operate after the impact. On the other hand, why would they lie, and why would they choose Harry Potter?
There was also another device that was present onboard and that could have played Harry Potter, or any other video content — for that matter. The driver’s smartphone, which has yet to be mentioned by authorities.
Shortly after news of the incident reached the media, contrasting witness reports appeared, and the latest information from investigators brings a new view of those accounts.
As we reported citing other news outlets which published eyewitness reports, the first people to reach the wreck shortly after the accident had contradicting statements.
While a witness claimed to have heard footage from a Harry Potter movie, another person claimed no audio or video was being played in the car when he reached the wreckage.
Representatives of the Florida Highway Patrol confirmed that they found a portable DVD player in the vehicle, which could have been used to play JK Rowling’s Harry Potter franchise, but there was no evidence to confirm or deny the possibility.
On Thursday, investigators announced they also found a laptop in the Tesla Model S that was crashed on May 7 in Florida. As Automotive News reports, Sergeant Kim Montes stated that neither the computer nor the DVD player found in the vehicle was running after the crash.
While the representatives of the Florida Highway Patrol have refrained from commenting the matter, they explained that investigators could not determine if the driver was using any of the two gadgets in the moments before the fatal impact.
At this point, we would like to underscore the fact that we believe that the witness reports that claim to have heard footage from Harry Potter after arriving at the vehicle as being questionable. We are not experts in electronics, but an accident of this magnitude would have probably damaged any large device like a laptop or portable DVD player beyond repair.
Since investigators could not use them after they were registered as evidence, how could the devices have been playing anything in the moments after the impact? Accident damage on electronics does not allow a fade-out operation, like when Walkman would start to play a cassette slower and at a lower volume when its battery was about to die, but rather stop working altogether.
In this case, we do not understand how witnesses claimed to hear Harry Potter footage, if none of the two devices were able to operate after the impact. On the other hand, why would they lie, and why would they choose Harry Potter?
There was also another device that was present onboard and that could have played Harry Potter, or any other video content — for that matter. The driver’s smartphone, which has yet to be mentioned by authorities.
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