Most vehicles now have air bags in them for safety reasons in case of an accident. \u00a0However, these\u00a0air bag control systems are often referred to as the \u201cblack box\u201d or \u201cevent data recorder” in motor vehicles. \u00a0After an accident, this device generates a report about the accident. \u00a0In a vehicular homicide trial, the prosecutor introduced the Defendant’s car’s “black box” report into evidence to help prove that the Defendant’s caused the accident because the brakes were never applied in the accident. \u00a0Under Florida Statute 782.071 the prosecutor must prove the driver\u00a0caused the accident by the operation of a motor vehicle by in a reckless manner likely to cause the death of, or great bodily harm to, another<\/p>\n
The Defendant objected to the admission of the air bag report arguing that the report was hearsay and should not be admissible at trial. \u00a0The judge overruled the defense’s objection, admitted the report, and the (more…)<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Most vehicles now have air bags in them for safety reasons in case of an accident. \u00a0However, these\u00a0air bag control systems are often referred to as the \u201cblack box\u201d or \u201cevent data recorder” in motor vehicles. \u00a0After an accident, this…<\/span><\/p>\n