Police are using 3D scanning technology to digitally recreate and find the cause of this week’s deadly high-speed crash that sparked panic at the Niagara Falls border checkpoint.
“They take it to the scene, it scans the scene and reproduces a 3D image for them to work the entire scene,” Niagara Falls Police Chief John Faso told NBC affiliate WGRZ.
Faso, whose department is overseeing the investigation, also said it would be a “monumental task” to get an accurate picture of the crash using the new technology.
“This is not something that will happen overnight,” Faso said during an interview Friday.
Driver Kurt Villani and his wife Monica, both 53, were killed instantly Wednesday when their 2022 Flying Spur Bentley went literally flying after hitting a barrier at about 100mph, crashing in a huge fireball on the side of the New York Rainbow Bridge.
A 2022 Flying Spur Bentley literally flew after hitting a barrier at about 100mph on the bridge. 2WGRZ Police on Wednesday blocked Niagara Falls Road after the Bentley crashed at the Rainbow Bridge crossing heading into Canada. Reuters
It sparked a state of high alert, with several other border crossings closed – until the FBI confirmed that night it had found “no explosives, and no links to terrorism.”
Niagara Falls police are now investigating the incident as a “traffic investigation,” and looking into whether the British luxury car simply malfunctioned.
A view of the wreckage after the crash.2WGRZ
One piece of evidence that will be critical to the investigation is the car’s Event Data Recorder, said automotive analyst Lauren Fix.
This device is similar to the “black box” of an aircraft, retaining a large amount of information about how it is piloted.
Niagara Falls police plan to use 3D scanning technology to find the cause of the crash. via REUTERS
“It knows steering input, because we have steer by wire, it has accelerator information,” he told WGRZ. “It will tell you if the pedal is put to the floor.”
“They could actually see that the driver was using the accelerator pedal, not by accident, so it’s possible [possibly] medical issues,” said Fix. “They have to make decisions based on the knowledge they have.”
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