Defence's Crash Reconstructionist Expert Cross-Examined in Trial of Toronto Cop's Killing

The defence's crash reconstructionist expert was cross-examined Tuesday in the trial of Umar Zameer , charged with killing a Toronto cop nearly three years ago .Barry Raftery, crash reconstructionist , testified for the defence at Umar Zameer 's murder trial on Monday. He said Det.-Const. Jeffrey Northrup wasn't standing up when he was run over and would have been in the driver's blindspot.

Crash reconstructionist Barry Raftery previously testified that Northrup was on the ground in the car's blind zone at the time Zameer ran him over, meaning the officer was not visible to the accused. "I'm an engineer, I look at the physical evidence," Raftery said on Tuesday when asked by Crown counsel whether he had read Zameer's account of July 2 before coming to his conclusions.

Jeff Bassingthwaite, a police crash reconstructionist previously called by Crown prosecutors, told the court he concluded the officer had been knocked to the ground by the car reversing, before he was run over by it going forward. However, three officers who witnessed the incident testified Northrup was standing in the middle of the garage laneway with his hands up when he was run over.Raftery said he had read transcripts of audio statements given by the three officers on the evening of July 2.

Source: Law Daily Report (lawdailyreport.net)

Defence Crash Reconstructionist Expert Cross-Examined Trial Umar Zameer Killing Toronto Cop Three Years Ago Blind Zone

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