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seemed to be in perfect health, good, condition... umm. . .all of her skin was intact.
Det. Sudler:
Okay. Umm...did you get to see her vehicle that
night at all?
Portolano:
I saw it at the scene.
Det. Sudler:
At the scene?
Portolano:
Uh Huh.
Det. Sudler:
You saw the damage to the vehicle?
Portolano:
Yeah.
Det. Sudler:
Okay. I’ve got a polaroid photograph that I took
sometime later of her vehicle. Is that damage to the red Jeep on the grill area.. . is that a fair and accurate representation of the damage that night?
Portolano:
Yeah. . .on this grill. . .what happened was the prop
of the boat just kinda went through the grill.
Det. Sudler:
Okay.
Portolano:
And that was it.
Det. Sudler:
So from.your experience, a.. .a front end impact
of that nature would pretty much be classified as a minor traffic accident?
Portolano:
Very.. .yeah.
Det. Sudler:
Umm. . .would that be the type of accident that
someone would sustain.. .you know. . . severe injury from or.  or would present with multiple injuries from an impact like that?
Portolano:
From an impact like that, no. . .especially since
the. . .the. . . it was traffic hour as you stated the time. . .you know. That’s. . .so all the traffic. .‘. there was a lot of traffic on the road, so there was no opportunity .f or cars, to be flying or whizzing by. And there was a light. . .you know. . .right there. So it was just a.  .a small little punch of a prop

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