Michael Hastings, död i bilolycka eller undanröjd?

The reason for the delay in releasing the raw unedited dash-cam footage was a professional courtesy to the Los Angeles Police Department. LAPD West Traffic Division is handling the accident.

In releasing this raw uncut footage, our photographer knows and acknowledges the traffic laws that are violated in this video. The LAPD is very aware of the traffic laws that our photographer broke. They do have a copy of both Hastings Videos

The "green light" is for the vehicles travelling eastbound on Santa Monica, therefor the southbound light is red. We have had experts review & calculate the math to see how fast he was travelling as he passed by the dash-cam. He was travelling 79mph.

(distance = rate * time) **PLEASE SEE MATH BELOW**

Our photographer Scott, (who apparently talks to himself while working) was sitting at Highland Ave and Santa Monica Blvd. Michael Hastings car was travelling south on Highland when he passed by the dash-cam. As previously reported , Scott was working on his laptop when the Mercedes C250 Coupe passed by. You can even hear him pounding on his keyboard when Hastings car passes. When leaving the parking lot Scott headed EASTBOUND on Santa Monica Blvd. Hastings crashed at the intersection of Highland and Melrose Ave 0.5 miles SOUTH of Santa Monica and Highland.

The man with the hose is a homeowner who heard the crash. NOT A FIREMAN. The truck on the right as we arrive is a tow truck that beat us to the scene. NOT A FIRE-TRUCK It is not uncommon for a tow truck to arrive before we do. They are listening to the same radio calls we are. The SUV that is blocking the road is a Private Security Firm that patrols the area. He moved out of the way because our LOUDLABS NEWS Work Vehicles are Ford Crown Victoria's (as seen on the INSIDE EDITION post on this channel ) We were there on official news media business.

We arrived quickly so that is why he was allowed such great access. First responders (especially in the Hollywood area) primarily don't care about the cameras until after they have attended to the victims or have deemed the are safe and secure.

**MATH IS AS FOLLOWS** In the experts words

To calculate the speed of the car we need to determine: (a) how far it traveled, and (b) the elapsed time. Once we have that information, the equation distance = rate * time can be used to solve for rate, because we have distance and time.

The first challenge is to determine the distance. In order to do this with any accuracy, we need a reference object, and in this case the car itself is perfect. Some quick research finds that a 2013 Mercedes C250 is 180.8 inches in overall length. Motion blur complicates the measuring process, but using the headlights, taillights, and wheels as a reference, it can be accounted for in the measuring process. Using the original raw footage, I looked at every frame in which the car is fully visible, and using the lights and wheels as references for the motion blur, measured the length of the car in pixels. In every frame the car is consistently 349 to 351 pixels in length, with an average of 350. So, in this video, in the plane in which the car is traveling, 350 pixels is approximately 180.8 inches.

Now we can determine how far the car traveled. Using the very tip of the right headlight as a reference point, I found the first frame and last frame in which it is clearly visible. The distance between the two points is 1252 pixels. So, the real-world distance traveled between the two points is 1252 pixels * 180.8 inches / 350 pixels = ~ 646.7 inches.

Getting the time is easy. The raw footage shows to be recorded at 29.97 frames per second. The time elapsed between the two reference points used to find the distance is 0.467 seconds.

So, 646.7 inches / 0.467 seconds = ~ 1385 in/sec, and 1385 in/sec converted to mph is ~ 79 mph.

What is perhaps slightly more interesting, is that it appears the car was decelerating through the intersection. It is so slight that it may not even mean anything at all, but there are 15 consecutive frames from which I was able to take measurements. This sequences of 14 numbers shows the distance in pixels traveled by the car from frame to frame, in order: 94, 92, 91, 90, 90, 90, 89, 89, 89, 89, 88, 87, 87, 87. So, it IS slowing down, but the difference is so small that it could just be normal speed fluctuation. I would think that if the driver was using the brake, or had let off the gas, the change would be dramatic, but without some experimental data to back that up, that's just a guess. So, while it's clear some deceleration is taking place, I personally don't believe it's enough to be of any significance for any reason whatsoever.

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