Module #2 Assignment - Ms. Schnabel's Witness Statement
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Ms. Schnabel's Witness Statement
Causes of Action
Favorable
Unfavorable
Recalls the date of the accident
“Yes, it was February 26, the day
after my husband’s birthday.”
When asked how close the van
was with it began to skid and turn,
she stated “Pretty close.” When
asked a distance she stated,
“About thirty-five to forty feet.”
Recalls what she was doing “I was
driving my grandchildren to
school. I turned onto Highway 328
and headed toward town.” Going
East in direction. When asked if there was any
braking, she stated, “Well, yes. It
sounded like the wheels locked on
the van. There was some sliding
and some skidding.”
States that “It was a cold, windy
morning. I recall that the road was
slippery.”
Stated that she could not really see
the van just before the accident.
Describes slippery as “there were
patches of ice on the road. I
remember that my wheels spun
when I turned onto the highway. I
noticed several more slippery
spots, so I drove quite slowly.”
When asked if the van's windows fogged over, she stated “I really didn’t notice.”
How far did you drive before you
came to where you observed the
accident? “Oh, about a quarter of a
mile.”
Unable to say if Mrs. Forrester
looked before stepping onto the
road because she was already on
the road when coming over the
hill.
States that about 20% of the road
was slippery, ice on both sides of
the road
States that it appeared Mrs.
Forrester was looking at the road
down and straight ahead. Drew a diagram of the accident.
Described it as “Ann Forrester
was walking on the road toward
her house. The van was coming
down the hill in her direction.
Suddenly, the back of the van
began to swerve from side to side.
Mrs. Forrester tried to get out of
the way, but the van kept sliding
into the middle of the road and hit
her. Mrs. Forrester was thrown to
the side of the road.”
“
I
kind of recall her collar being
up around her neck and ears—but
I’m really not sure.”
What would you estimate to be the
distance between your front
window and your mailbox?
“Around sixty to seventy feet.”
She does not recall the van driver
attempting to warn Mrs. Forrester
to avoid the accident. When asked how fast the van was
going when you first saw it, she
stated, “He seemed to be going
pretty fast. Oh, I’d say about forty
to forty-five miles per hour. Asked
how she estimated that., she
stated, “Well, thirty years of
driving for one thing, but also
because the van came over the hill
so quickly and seemed to cover
the ground between it and Ann so
fast, even after the driver tried to
brake the van.”
When asked what the distance
between the van was when you
first saw it crest the hill and Mrs.
Forrester, she stated, “I’d say
about one hundred feet—maybe a
little more.”
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