title: [Car accident or homicide--case analysis].
abstract: A rare case of pedestrian decapitation as a result of motor vehicle impact. The accident was primarily investigated as a homicidal strangulation with defensive dismemberment. Reconstruction performed with the aid of vehicle traffic and technical expert enabled the full elucidation of the accident.
authors.affiliation: Zakładu Medycyny Sadowej Akademii Medycznej w Białymstoku.
authors.forename: Maria
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rydzewska-Dudek
authors.forename: Anna
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Niemcunowicz-Janica
mesh_terms: D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D001344:Autopsy; D049248:Decapitation / Q000473:pathology; D005554:Forensic Medicine / Q000379:methods*; D006708:Homicide; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009104:Multiple Trauma / Q000473:pathology*; D011044:Poland