Joel Newman is a Senior Designer at Fat Pencil Studio
We created a series of scenes in our 3d model to illustrate the sequence of events that led to the crash, based on photos, reconstruction reports, and expert opinions.
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Traffic ahead causes a slowdown
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The drivers of the Nissan and Jeep react to the slowing traffic, but the Buick does not
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The Jeep's fuel tank ruptures and a fire ignites
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The force of the impact pushes the Jeep into the Nissan ahead
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All three vehicles continue forward
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All three vehicles veer of the road
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Two vehicles were damaged by intense fire from spilled fuel
The Jeep was modified with aftermarket bumpers, oversize tires and a lift kit. The crash was exacerbated when the Buick pushed underneath the Jeep, concentrating impact force on the fuel tank, which ruptured and spilled fuel, igniting both vehicles.
We created an animation to show the location of the fuel tank and how this "underride condition" occured: