10/29/92 Lake County Coroner's inquest into the death of Christina Jean Pratt

8/13/2019 10/29/92 Lake County Coroner's inquest into the death of Christina Jean Pratt

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Rober t A. Vi nnedgeShar on O. Ahl emeyerJ oseph J . Cont r er aDean J or danSandr a J . Ni em e t zAl ver a M Shel t on

J URORS:

hour of 11: 50 o cl ock a. m , pur suant t o not i ce.

Assembl y Room Waukegan, I l l i noi s, commenci ng at t he

A. D. , at t he Lake Count y Bui l di ng, Tent h Fl oor

Lake and St at e of I l l i noi s, on Oct ober 29, 1992,

J ames W pper , Chi ef Deput y Cor oner f or t he Count y of

REPORT OF PROCEEDI NGS had bef or e

Deceased.

CHRI STI NA J . PRATT,

I NQUEST ON THE BODY OF

I N THE MATTER OF THE

BEFORE THE CORONER Of LAKE COUNTY

COUNTY OF L A K E

STATE OF I LLI NOI S


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For t he benef i t of t he j ur y, a di agr am4

22 Of f i cer Ledi ng t o st ep f or war d and pl ease have a s e at

23 t o my l ef t .

I m goi ng t o askHE CHI EF DEPUTY CORONER:1

17 I m goi ng t o ask t he f ol l owi ng peopl e t o

18 pl ease st and wher e t hey ar e and r ai s e t h e i r r i ght hand .

19 J ames Ledi ng and Roger Bar r et t e.

20 ( W t n e s ses s wor n. )

16 exam nat i on.

10 Medi cal Cent er , Waukegan, i n Lake Count y, I l l i noi s,

wher e she was pr onounced dead i n t he e mer gency r o o m

12 1: 57 a. m on Sept ember 7t h, 1992, by Dr Savage,

13 emer gency r oom physi ci an. The vi ct i m was t h e n

4 t r anspor t ed t o t he Lake Count y Cor oner s Faci l i t y ,

15 Waukegan, Lake Count y, I l l i noi s , f or f ur t her

The vi ct i m was t r anspor t ed t o St . Ther e s el l i noi s.

7 Sept ember 7t h, 1992, at 12: 45 a. m on Rout e 43 at

8 i nt er sect i on wi t h Rout e 41 i n Par k Ci t y, Lak e Count y,

2 gent l emen of t he j ur y, wi t nesses, and ot her s pr esent ,

3 t hi s i s an i nquest i nt o t he manner and cause of deat h

4 of Chr i s t i na J . Pr at t , age 18, l at e of 17479 Dar t moor5 Avenue, Gr aysl ake, I l l i noi s, who was t he vi ct i m dr i ver

6 of a si ngl e- vehi cul ar i nci d e nt t hat occur r ed on

THE CHI EF DEPUTY CORONER : Ladi es and


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2 cal l ed as a wi t ness her ei n by t he Cor oner , havi ng been

22 f i r st dul y swor n, t ook t he st and and t est i f i ed as

23 f ol l ows, t o- wi t :

LED l NG,AM E S0

5much.

6 Let me r em nd you t hat t hi s i s nei t her a

17 ci vi l nor a cr i m nal t r i al pr ocedur e, mer el y an i nquest

8 i nt o t he manner and cause of t he deat h of t hi s young

9 woman.

THE CHI EF DEPUTY CORONER: Thank you ver y4

3 Spi zzi r r i , M chael S. Gar r i gan, G- a- r - r - i - g- a- n.

Counsel f or Mr s.es.R. GARRI GAN:

I f sot t or neys pr esent ?

THE CHI EF DEPUTY CORONER: Ar e t her e any

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9 Chr i st i na s f at her .

I m Gor don Pr at t and I amR. PRATT:

Al l r i ght .HE CHI EF DEPUTY CORONER:

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6 mot her of Chr i st i na.

am t heS. SPI ZZI RRI : I m Car ol Spi zzi r r i .

has been passed out f or your r ef er ence.

2 I m al so goi ng t o ask i f t her e ar e any

3 f am l y member s t o pl ease r emai n seat ed and i dent i f y

your sel f .


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19 t he acci dent i nvest i gat i on.

20 We vi ewed t he scene and what appear ed

21 happened was t he vehi cl e was t r avel i ng nor t hbound on

22 Rout e 43, r i ght t i r es went up ont o t he r ai sed cur bi ng

23 on t he r i ght si de of t he - - r i ght si de of t he r oad

24 r i ght at t he mer ge, at whj ch t i me t he vehi cl e came

We r equest ed a r escue f or her and I beganout e 43.8

17 nor t hbound l anes of Rout e 41 r i ght at t he mer ge f r o m

She was l ayi ng i n t hehi t e vi ct i m f r om t hi s acci dent .

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Upon our ar r i val we f ound one si ngl e f emal e.

14 of t he j ur y what your i nvest i gat i on di s cl osed.

Q.

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Yes, I di d.

Woul d you pl ease t el l t he l adi es and gent l emen

A.

8 Par k Ci t y Pol i ce Depar t ment i nvest i gat e a

9 si ngl e- vehi cul ar i nci dent t hat occur r ed on Sept ember

10 7t h, 1992, at 12: 45 a. m on Rout e 43 at i nt er sect i on

11 wi t h Rout e 41 i n Par k Ci t y, Lake Count y, I l l i noi s?

Of f i cer Ledi ng, di d you and member s of t he.

I am a pat r ol man f or t he Ci t y of Par k Ci t y.ear s ol d.

My name i s J ames Ledi ng, L- e- d- i - n- g , 30es..

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4 occupat i on, pl ease.

~ K b _ M _ IN b _ T _ IQ i

by t he Chi ef Deput y Cor oner :

Woul d you pl ease st at e your name, age, and.

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The vehi c l e was t r av e l i ngi t t l e bi t f or t he j ur y.

Fr om t he - - maybe i f I coul d cl ar i f y t hi s a.3

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17 woul d be l et t er H.

18 Fr om what we bel i eve t he vehi cl e r ol l ed

19 at l east t wo t o t hr ee t i mes dur i ng whi ch t i me we

2 bel i eve t he vi ct i m was ej ect ed f r om t he vehi cl e wher e

21 she came t o r est on t he r oadway and t he vehi cl e t hen

2 2 cont i nued of f ont o t he gr assy cent er m e di an.

Thent o a br oad sl i de wher e i t ended at Poi nt G.5

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13 vehi cl e t h e n cr ossed over t he mer gi ng l ane t o l et t er s

14 0 and wher e i t went of f t he r oad and began t o go

Thend B on t he r i ght - hand si de of t he di agr am2

11 vehi cl e went up ont o t he cur bi ng woul d be l et t er s An

What am r ef er r i ng t o, when t h ekay..

That m ght be of hel p t o t he j ur y..

Sur e..

7 l e t t er s t her e.

Because I see you' ve got someossi bl y r e f er t o i t ?

Coul d youhe j ur or s have a copy of t he di agr am

Of f i cer , I ' m goi ng t o st op you f or one second ..

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3 a br oad sl i de and began t o r ol l .

Af t er t hi s had occur r ed t he vehi cl e went i nt oect i on.

1 down, cr ossed over t he mer gi ng l ane ont o t he gr avel

The f i r st mar k of t he r ol lehi cl e t hen began t o r ol l .

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24 al so not i ced t her e wer e sever al unopened beer cans

Wedor of an al cohol i c bever age i nsi de t he vehi cl e.3

22 not ed at t he t i me t hat t her e was an ext r em e l y st r ong

ot her vi ct i ms i n t he vehi cl e, whi ch t her e wer e not .

2 t he vehi cl e, nor mal sear ch t o make sur e t her e wer e no

We t hen began t he i nvest i gat i on ofxcuse me.

Okay. You can cont i nue t hen.kay..

No, we wer e not ..7

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3 i nvest i gat i on - - I don' t know i f t hi s woul d be

4 per t ai ni ng t o you or maybe Deput y Bar r et t e, but dur i ng

5 your i nvest i gat i on wer e you abl e t o det er m ne an

16 appr oxi mat e speed?

Q. Okay.2

f eet .

I f - - i t woul d be appr oxi mat el y 4orrect .

9 of t he vehi cl e?

S woul d be t he f i nal r est i ng spots t hat S ?

7 l et ' s say, di st ance - - t he l engt h of di st ance f r om A

Can you t el l us appr oxi mat el y f r omkay..

Cor r ect .Then cr ossed back over t o

and D ?

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Cor r ect ..

2 B ?

nor t hbound, wen t of on t he r i gh t - hand si de, A and

I n your - - t hr ough your

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He saw t he vehi cl e r ol l i nghe vi ct i m on t he r oadway .

23 he di d was saw t he vehi cl e come t o r est and he f ound

Al le st at ed t hat . he di d not see t he ent i r e acci dent .

Ther e was one subj ect who was on t he scene..1

20 wi t nesses t o t he acci dent ?

Wer e you abl e t o speak wi t h any. Okay.9

16 acci dent wi t h unknown i nj ur i es on nor t hbound Rout e 41

17 i n f r ont of Mar quar dt Ol ds, whi ch i s t he same gener al

18 vi ci ni t y.

We wer e advi sed of anxact l y who t he cal l er was.

I m not sur e. We wer e not i f i ed by t el ephone.4

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12 ar r i ved f i r st of al l , how di d you get t he i ni t i al

13 cal l ? How was your depar t ment not i f i ed?

Basi cal l y, at t he t i me - - at t he t i me you.1

7 t he scene, went t o St . Ther ese Hospi t al , and we spoke

8 t o t he doct or on dut y who advi sed us t hat she had been

9 pr onounced dead at St . Ther ese Hospi t al f r om maj or

10 i nt er nal i nj ur i es and head i nj ur i es.

Af t er t hat we phot ogr aphed and measur ed

5 I i ni t i al l y got t o t he scene.I mysel f had t o t ur n i t of f t o hear when

ul l vol ume.

1 i nsi de t he vehi cl e and an empt y case al ong t he same

2 br and of beer of t he cans t hat wer e i n t he vehi cl e.

3 Al so, t he st er eo i n t he vehi cl e was t ur ned up al most t o


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21 Let me ask Deput y Bar r et t e t o st ep f or war d.

I f you can r emai n seat ed her e.ou f or t he t i me bei ng.

I m goi ng t o excuseHE CHI EF DEPUTY CORONER:

Cor r ect ..8

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16 act ual l y t al k t o a w t ness who basi cal l y saw t he ent i r e

17 acci den t ?

Okay. So at t hi s poi nt i n t i me, you di d not5

13 never gave a name or anyt hi ng l i ke t hat or a vehi cl e

14 descr i pt i on.

Heei ng abl e t o t al k t o hi m he di d l eave t he scene.2

me t hat he di d w t ness t he acci dent , but pr i or t o my

Ther e was one ot her subj ect who st at ed t ossi st ance.

9 seen t he body on t he r oadway and had st opped t o of f er

Ther e wer e numer ous ot her mot or i s t s t hat had.

7 i ndi vi dual on t he scene or wer e t her e ot her s?

When you ar r i ved, was he t he onl y. Okay.

No, he di d not ..

4 What di r ect i on?

Di d he st at e t o you wher e he was com ng f r om?.

t o a st op i nt o t he gr assy medi an and f ound t he per son

2 on t he r oadway.


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23 acci dent r econst r uct i on i n t hi s and whi ch I di d not do.

24 However r based on my exper i ence I woul d not say t hat i t

A. Such an opi ni on woul d r equi r e t hat I do an2

20 physi cal evi dence on t he speed t hat t he vehi cl e may

21 have been t r avel i ng pr i or t o t he acci dent ?

Do you have any opi ni ons based upon t hekay.

A.

Q.

Yesr i t i s.8

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17 t o gi ve an est i mat e of a possi bl e speed at t hat t i me?

And i n your backgr ound, i s i t possi bl ekay..

Yes..

Woul d you concur wi t h t hat ?ppr oxi mat el y 400 f eet .4

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12 had t est i f i ed, t he vehi cl e f r om t he t i me i t l ef t t he

13 r oadway unt i l t he t i me i t came t o r est t r avel ed

Okay.. Basi cal l Yr f r om - - as Of f i cer Ledi ng

10 I t hen went t o St . Ther ese Hospi t al , al so.

And i t was about t hat t i me t hathe acci dent happened.

t hat wer e l ef t on t he r oad; t hat t hi s i s t he wayhe

2 acci dent , whi ch I di d do whi l e Of f i cer Ledi ng per f or med

3 hi s i nvest i gat i on.

4 Once t hat was compl et ed Of f i cer Ledi ng5 t hen came up t o me and t ol d me hi s opi ni on on how t he

6 acci dent happenedr whi ch has been r el at ed t o Y r and

7 i t was - - i t was al so consi st ent wi t h t he f act s on

i t . My mai n concer n was t hat t o phot ogr aph t he


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Not hi ng t hat woul d - - t her e was no mat e r i al s onl e ar .

The w e at her washe r oadway sur f ace was dr y .i me.

I t was cl e ar and dr y at t hi sFFI CER LEDI NG:

Yes.HE CHI EF DEPUTY CORONER:

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20 acci dent r epor t f or a moment .

I f I coul d r ef er t o myFFI CER LEDI NG:9

7 Ledi ng, al so, coul d you t el l us what t he weat her and

8 r oad condi t i ons wer e at t hat t i me?

Of f i cerkay .HE CHI EF DEPUTY CORONER:

Yes, I do.FFI CER LEDI NG:5

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4 mer ge woul d have b e en a l ess e r speed?

Do you f e el t hat t hatehi cl e may have been 50 t o 55.3

2 be - - Deput y Bar r et t e f eel s t hat t he speed of t he

Okay. Woul d t hatHE CHI EF DEPUTY CORONER:

mar ked as a sl ower ar ea because of t he m e r g e .

I t i sas t r ansf er r ed ov e r t o t he or i gi nal r epor t .

I m not su r e i f i tar k i t down i n t h e f i e l d not e s.

We di dhat I m not sur e.FFI CER LEDI NG:

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6 l i m t 1n t hat ar ea?

coul d r ef er t hi s t o Of f i c er Ledi ng.

Okay. Maybe i f I

What was t he sp e ed

THE CHI EF DEPUTY CORONER:

woul d be i n t he r eal m of a hi gh r at e of sp e ed; t hat i t

2 woul d be consi st ent wi t h a 50, 55 m l es an hour spe e d

3 on her par t .


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At appr oxi mat el y a l i t t l e bef or e m dni ght4

22 evi dence t hat t her e had been some t ype of a par t y.

23 Whet her i t s l ar ge or smal l , I don t know .

So t her e wass a st er eo t hat was out i n t he deck.1

18 evi denced by open beer cans, bagf ul s of beer cans,

19 ot her st uf f l i ke munchi es, box cases, and st uf f t hat

20 wer e al l st acked on t he back deck of t he house as wel l

Thi s wasar t y wher e t hey di d consume al cohol .7

15 whi ch she l i ved wi t h had gone on vacat i on i n Fl or i da.

16 Whi l e t her e t hey - - I bel i eve t hey had a

Her mot her and ot her chi l dr enouse at t hi s t i me.

She was al one at t heo her house wi t h her f r i ends.

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Fr om t her e she went backunch of f r i ends i n Gur nee.

10 eveni ng, as f ar as we coul d t r ace i t back, st ar t ed

11 ar ound 8: 00, 8: 30 t hat eveni ng when she met wi t h a

Thespoke t o sever al wi t nesses i n r egar ds t o t hi s.

We di d a backgr ound.es.EPUTY BARRETTE:

7 com ng f r om?

Does anybody know wher e she wasJ UROR:

4 gent l emen of t he j ur y, do you have any quest i ons of t hese wi t nesses?

Ladi es andkay.HE CHI EF DEPUTY CORONER:

1 t he r oadway t hat woul d be a det r i ment t o dr i vi ng at t he

t i me.

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Cor r ect .FFI CER LEDI NG:4

23 i ndi cat e?

A J UROR: Those ar e what t hose l i t t l e l i nes

t he l et t er E.FFI CER LEDI NG:1

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20 cor r espond w t h hi s mar k t hen on hi s map at what poi nt ?

Okay . And t hat woul dhank you.J UROR:9

18 pr obabl y was t r i pped up and st ar t e d i t s r ol l .

i s t he poi nt t hen wher e t he v e hi cl end t hen i s t he

Ri ght about wher e t heyust omar y mar ks i n t he r oadway.6

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12 t he di t ch, i t st ar t ed t o t r avel br oadsi de. Whi l e

13 st ar t ed t o t r avel br oadsi de, t he t i r e i s st i l l

14 r ot at i ng . As wel l as r ot at i ng, i t ' s st ar t i ng t o al so

15 si de sl i p. When i t does t hat , i t l eaves t h ose

When i t st ar t ed t o come ont o t he r oad f r omehi c l e.

That mar k was caused by t heEPUTY BARRETTE:0

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9 t he r ol l mar ks of t he car ?

Woul d t hat be on e ofer e on t he r oad i n your pi c t ur e .

Can I ask a quest i on? I see a mar kJ UROR:

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6 pr obl em w t h t hat .

I have noe hi cl e w l l r ol l i s about t hat many t i mes.

That ' s about t he r at e t heonsi s t ent w t h t hat .

DEPUTY BARRETTE: No. That woul d be

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1 Do you concur w t h t hat ? Do you have any di f f er ent

2 opi ni ons, Deput y Bar r et t e?


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23 l evel s woul d be f r om t he t r eat m e nt t hat she r ece i ved

24 bei ng I V f l ui ds, bl ood t r ansf usi on , t hi ngs of t hat

The di f f er ence i n t hosel cohol of . 163 per cent .221 f ound t hat dur i ng our t est i ng Chr i st i na had a bl ood

20 bar bi t ur at es, st i mul ant s, and f or t r anqui l i zer s, and we

13 t r eat ment i n t he hospi t al , a bl ood al cohol l evel was

14 per f or med by St . Ther ese Hospi t al , and t hei r t est i ng

15 shows t hat at t he t i m e t hat Chr i st i na was i n t he

16 emer gency r oom she had a bl ood al cohol of a . 176

17 per cent .

18 We di d some f ur t her t est i ng on speci mens

19 t hat we obt ai ned and we t est ed f or et hanol ,

Pr i or t o t hat as dur i ngoxi col ogi cal anal ysi s.2

and was met by Of f i cer Ledi ng and Deput y Bar r et t e who

9 basi cal l y r el at ed t o me t he ci r cumst anc e s t hey have

10 r el at ed t o you.

11 Par t of our i nvest i gat i on was t o do a

I ar r i ved at t hr ee o cl ock a . mhei r emer gency r oom

4 I w l l t hen gi ve t he Cor oner s r epor t .

5 On Sept ember 7t h at 2: 18 a. m I was not i f i ed by St .

6 Ther ese Hospi t al of t he deat h of Chr i st i na Pr at t i n

you f or t he t i me bei ng.

I l l excusekay.HE CHI EF DEPUTY CORONER:

Okay.J UROR:

Thank you.

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21 poi nt di d she come out of t he vehi cl e, i t s di f f i cul t22 t o det er m ne t hat .

23 But we have some f act or s h2r e t hat she

had had t he vehi cl e f or about a week so she was

At whatet er m ne exact l y how her i nj ur i es came about .0

depr essed skul l f r act ur e t o t he back par t of her head.

13 Due t o t hese i nj ur i es i t i s t he opi ni on of t he Lake

14 Count y Cor oner s Of f i ce t hat Chr i st i na came t o her

15 deat h as a r esul t of mul t i pl e t r aumat i c i nj ur i es due t o

16 bl unt f or ce t r auma due t o t he si ngl e vehi cl e r ol l - over .

17 I t i s har d t o - - dur i ng t he i nvest i gat i on

18 i t was f ound t hat Chr i s t i na was not wear i ng a seat

19 bel t , and due t o t he vehi cl e r ol l i ng over i t s har d t o

She al so sust ai ned ahat por t i on of her body_

She sust ai ned a ver y ext ensi ve i nj ur y t oor ear m ar ea.0

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6 l egal l y i nt oxi cat ed.

7 Dur i ng my exam nat i on I f ound t hat she

8 sust ai ned a l ot of damage t o t he l ef t si de,

9 par t i cul ar l y her upper shoul der ar ea, upper ar m

per cent . At t he t i me of t he acci dent Chr i st i na was4 of i nt oxi cat i on f or a dr i ver i n t he st at e i s . 100

I n t he St at e of I l l i noi s, t he l egal l i m t

1 nat ur e, whi ch woul d t end t o di l ut e her bl ood and cause

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24 woul d have occur r ed wi t h anot her v e hi cl e, we woul d

I f an i mpactmpact occur r ed wi t h anot her vehi cl e.

I t s cl e a r - cut t hat n o ot he rEPUTY BARRETTE:

What i s t hat ?R. GARRI GAN:

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Ye s, t her e e s.EPUTY BARRETTE:

8 r ul e out t h e possi bi l i t y of M ss Pr at t hi t t i ng anot her

19 car , a col l i si on wi t h anot her car ?

cat egor i cal l ynves t i gat i on whi ch woul d r ul e out

T~ t her e anyt hi ng based on yourar re t te .6

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I have a qu e st i on f or Of f i cerR. GARRI GAN:

Mr . Gar r i gan, do you have anyt hi ng?

Mr s. Spi zzi r r i orHE CHI EF DEPUTY CORONER:3

Do t he l adi es and gent l emen of t he j ur y

have any ques t i ons?

2 ( No r esponse. )

8 t hat unf or t unat el y wi t hout any cl ear - cut wi t ness e s t hat

9 we l l never have answer s t o.

coul d have been i nvol ved .

6 wi t nesses we cannot r ul e out t hat possi bl y an ani mal

At t hi s poi nt because t her e ar e noadi o i n some way.

4 t he f act t hat she may have been t r yi ng t o adj ust t he

So we can t r ul e outadi o was, you know, ver y l oud.

As Of f i cer Ledi ng t est i f i ed, t hat t hel cohol l evel .

She had a bl oodomewhat unf am l i ar wi t h t he vehi cl e.

So t her e ar e some t hi ngs

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23 west shoul der of t he r oad, bei ng t he yaw mar k i nt o t he

24 gr avel , was consi st ent w t h a vehi cl e t hat i s basi cal l y

Al so, t he mar ks t hat we obser ved on t he2

21 i t was r ul ed out t hen t hat she st r uck anyt hi ng el se.

Theref ore,uppor t t hat ki nd of a f or ce bei ng exer t ed.

19 t hat was obser ved i n t he damage r esul t t hat woul d

Ther e was no f or ce componentear war d on t hi s vehi cl e.8

17 vehi cl e we woul d expect t hen a f or ce t o be appl i ed

13 The di r ect i on of f or ce was exam ned under

14 t hi s ar ea, and i t showed t hat i t woul d be consi st ent

15 w t h a downwar d t ype of a f or ce bei ng exer t ed on t he

16 vehi cl e wher eas i f Chr i st i na woul d have st r uck anot her

11 t he dr i ver s si de, i t di d t hi s damage t o t he r oof and

12 t o t he vehi cl e.

When i t l anded oni kel y l and on t he dr i ver s si de.

9 i s t r i pped up so i t woul d go i nt o t he ai r and most

A vehi cJ . eol l ni cel y as a penci l or somet hi ng r ound.

7 t r i pped up l ed by t he dr i ver s si de, a vehi cl e doesn t

4 onl y ar ea t hat sust ai ned any damage.

5 Thi s damage was ver y consi st ent w t h a

6 vehi cl e r ol l - over t and si nce t he vehi cl e was f i r st

That was pr i mar i l y t her ont sust ai ned some damage.

1 expect di f f er ent ar eas of damaget and t he ar eas of

2 damage t hat we l ooked at on t he vehi cl e was t he r i ght


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Thatol d hi m was l eav e her al one ; sh e s d e ad anyh ow.

Why di dn t you ask hi m qu es t i ons? Al l youuest i ons.3

2 t he per son t hat assi s t ed - - t hat came up, t hat per son

21 i s f r om Kenosha, and he assi st ed i n Chr i st i na s f i r st

22 ai d t r eat ment , and you di dn t ev e n ask hi m any

You had sai d t hato, si r .S. SPI ZZI RRI :9

17 t o a r est i n t he gr assy medi an t hat di d not see t he

18 compl et e acci dent .

That was t h e subj ect who saw t h e vehi cl e com ngher e.6

5 my t est i mony, I di d speak w t h one subj e ct who was

I f y ou r e memb e res, ma amFFI CER LEDI NG:4

12 ambul ance was t aki ng my daught er , he - - t hat t r uck was

3 st i l l t her e.

Even at t he t i me t hat t heher e f or some t i me.

di dn t quest i on t hi s gent l eman because he had been

woul d l i k e t o know why heS. SPI ZZI RRI :

Corr ect .ssi st .

7 pi ckup t r uck f r om anot her subj ect who had st opped t o

The r e was ae s, ma amFFI CER LEDI NG:

4 t hat was t her e t hat had t wo peopl e i n i t t hat swear

5 t hat t her e was a t r uck t her e t hat l ef t t he scen e ?

Yes.

Yes , ma amFFI CER LEDI NG:

MS. SPI ZZI RRI :

spot l i ght .

What about t he t r uck

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I f you wi l l , when I gotEPUTY BARRETTE :

23 what I don t r emember .

OFFI CER LEDI NG: Ma am I can t t est i f y on2

19 scene wer e not quest i oned, not one, even when t hey came

20 t o you and assi st e d - - want ed t o gi ve you some

21 i nf or mat i on.

16 your depar t ment on a coupl e occasi ons and nobody

17 asked - - asked hi m t o come i n and gi ve any t est i mony.

18 I d l i ke t o know why al l t he wi t nesses t hat wer e at t he

11 about was up t he r oad a bi t , and t hi s gent l eman t hat

12 came out of t hat t r uck had a spot l i ght whi ch was

13 wi t nessed by t he man who gave Chr i st i na f i r st ai d f r o m

14 Kenosha and al so a g e nt l eman who l i ves acr oss t he

15 st r eet who wi t ness e d t he acci dent and who had cal l e d

The t r uck t hat I am t al ki ngot have a pi ckup t r uck.

But he di dhat i s cor r ect .S. SPI ZZI RRI :

10

7 r ol l i ng t o a st op and saw t he vi ct i m l ayi ng i n t h e

8 r oadway.

6

4 s e e t he compl et e acci dent .

He was t he wi t ness t hat t ol d me t hat he di d noti m

Ma am I spoke t oo, ma amFFI CER LEDI NG:

1 i s what - - t hat s what he sai d.

MS. SPI ZZI RRI : That s cor r ect .

OFFI CER LEDI NG: That he saw t he vehi cl e


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Al l t hr ee of t hes e pe opl e wer e spoken t o at t hel l .4

23 af t er t he whi t e guy and he di d not see t he a cc i dent at

The bl ack gent l eman, he sai d he came af t eri t ch.2

21 acci dent but seen t he acci dent go i nt o t he - - i nt o t he

That i s t he gent l eman t hat di d not w t ness t hei m

We di d speak t oame and hi s name i s i n t he r epor t .9

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16 t r uck was t hen r el eased.

17 The gent l eman who was t he f i r st one t her e

18 who r ender ed f i r st ai d t o t he vi ct i m we di d get hi s

The gent l e man and t he semonver sat i on t hat occur r ed .5

14 ot her t wo w t nesses t her e h e ar d hi m st at e t hi s

Th eoad f or t he vi ct i m who was l ayi ng i n t he r oad.3

12 t wo peopl e had ar r i ved t her e and basi cal l y bl ocked t he

The ot herame much mor e t i me af t er ever ybody el se.

He sai d he di d not w t ness t he acci dent .he r oad.

He was par ked upel i eve had a f l ashl i ght i n hi s hand .

The g e nt l eman i n t he 18- wheel er was - -

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7 t hem wer e spoken t o .

Al l t hr ee ofer e t h e t hr ee peopl e t h a t we r e pr esent .

Thes eent l eman who was i n anot her smal l er vehi cl e.

6

3 down t he r oad, t her e was a bl ack gent l eman t her e who

4was i n t he pi ckup t r uck, and t her e was t he whi t e

t her e.

1 t her e , t her e was basi cal l y, I t hi nk , t hr ee peopl e

gent l eman i n an 18- wheel er who had pa r ked


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acci dent s t o r eal i ze t hat sh e woul d b e de ad anyway.

And you sai d you hav e seen enoughher e s al ways hope.3

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22 hear t beat , a pul set and she s br eat hi ng nor mal l y

t hat as l ong as t hi s chi l d has ae l l swear t o i t

And he sai d t hat he had t ol d you - - andead anyway.0

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19 t ol d me t o do i s st ep back away f r om t he body; sh e s

He sai d nOt i n f act , what hessi st i ng i n f i r st ai d.

And I sai d di d he hel p you i nhe ambul ance came.7

9 r oad t her e wer e at l east f i v e t o si x peopl e st andi ng

10 t her e ar ound r and he st ar t ed adm ni s t er i ng f i r st

11 ai d t o her .

12 I asked hi m when he di d - - when di d

13 Of f i cer Ledi ng get t h e r e, and he had i ndi cat ed t hat i t

14 was sever al m nut es bef or e he had got t en t her et and I

15 sai d, wel l t what di d h e do at t he t i me he had got t e n

16 t her et and he sai d he st ood t her e and he wai t ed unt i l

up t o Chr i s t i na s body or her ot her

He sai d at t he t i me he c a me

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vehi cl es t hat had st opped.

6 know what had happ e ned and he ca me cl osi ng up on t hes e

That s why he st opp e d because he di dn tahead of hi m

3 t he w t ness t hat adm ni st er ed f i r st ai d t o Chr i st i na at

4 t he scene, he had w t nessed a t r uck and anot her vehi cl e

At t he t i me t hat I spoke w t hS. SPI ZZI RRI :

1 scene.

her bei ng on t h e

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That i she scene pr i or t o you com ng t o t he sc e ne.4

23 i ndi cat ed Of f i cer Ledi ng, who was t he f i r st per son on

Hee di d not i ndi cat e you.S. SPI ZZI RRI :

I j ust t hi nk t hat somet hi ngcci dent s.1

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19 Ledi ng nor di d mysel f ever t el l t hi s per son t hat we

2 bel i eved t hi s per son i s dead because we vi ewed a l ot of

MS. SPI ZZI RRI : That s cor rect .

DEPUTY BARRETTE: I don t bel i eve t hat Of f i cer

7

8

16 ai d.

5 t hen becomes not our r esponsi bi l i t y of r e nd e r i ng f i r st

So espond t o t he f i el d and r ender t he f i r st ai d.

As such, we l eave t hat t o t he pr of essi onal s whoood.3

4

12 r ender f i r st ai d may be mor e har m ul t han i t woul d be

Anyt hi ng t hat we may do t o t hat per son t oi r st ai d.

9 No f i r st ai d was i ssu e d by mysel f or

Of f i cer Ledi ng as we ar e not t r ai ned nor cer t i f i ed i n

6 he di d n ot suppl y her w t h mout h t o mout h nor di d he

7 suppl y her w t h CPR, but basi cal l y l ef t her on h e r si de

8 and com or t ed her at t hat poi nt .

5 r ol l e d t he vi ct i m over , saw t hat sh e was br eat hi ng, and

he was pr et t y much t he f i r st one t her e.

He r el at ed t o us at t he scene t hato us at t he scene.

That i s not what he r el at edEPUTY BARRETTE:

1 cont i nued hi s f i r st ai d t r eat ment .

He sai d he

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21 di d and t ol d t hi s w t ness t hat he shoul d l et her al one.

22 I al so woul d l i ke t o know why t he Lake

23 Count y - - I m of t he under st andi ng t hat Lake Count y

Sher i f f s Depar t ment have been t r ai ned i n f i r st ai d and

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20

I m di r ect i ng t hi s basi cal l yvI S.SPI ZZI RRI :

7 wasn t not hi ng mor e I coul d have done or Of f i cer Ledi ng

8 coul d have done or anybody el se coul d have done.

16 Ther eave done at t he scene was hel pf ul f or her .

5 we di d at t he scene or anyt hi ng t hat t hi s w t ness may

I t i s appar ent t hat anyt hi ngEPUTY BARRETTE:4

3 en r out e t o t he hospi t al di d she have a - -

Not unt i lo her , she was st i l l br eat hi ng on her own.

2

At t he t i me t he par amedi cs gotS. SPI ZZI RRI :

coul d have been mor e har m ul t han good.

Thathe coul d have aspi r at ed on her own bl ood.i ed.

Then agai n, she coul d haveEPUTY BARRETTE:

9

7 her own agai n.

And she st ar t ed br eat hi ng onS. SPI ZZI RRI :

Yes, and l i kew se - -EPUTY BARRETTE:

6

3 f i nger s down her t hr oat t o cl ear out t he passage, and

4at t hat t i me t he bl ood st ar t ed com ng f r om her mout h.

He st uck hi s t wot opped br eat hi ng moment ar i l y.

He al so sai d t hat Chr i s t i na hadhat he had i ndi cat ed.

I want t o know why he di d what heo Of f i cer Ledi ng.


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22 can handl e a l ot of t hi ngs l i ke t hi s, and even t hough

23 i t s my daught er , I st i l l have my f acul t i es.

24 As a s t ander - by and of f i cer of - - t hat

under st and how t hat - - I do have nur si ng backgr ound.

So I coul dal f way up i nt o t he gr ooves of t he w ndow.

21

9 had not been t ot al l y down and t he gl ass was st i l l

2 I agr ee t he car di d r eek of al cohol , but I al so under

13 my i nvest i gat i on not i ced t hat t he cans of beer t hat

4 wer e unopened 1n t he car wer e punct ur ed whi ch woul d

5 have r el eased t he al cohol bever age i nt o t he car and t he

6 car f l oor .

7 I al so not ed a l ot of ot her t hi ngs as t o

8 how her ar m coul d have been t or n because t he car w ndow

open cans of al cohol whi ch I checked out mysel f .

I t hi nk mor e car e was cont r i but ed t o t hehe pat i ent .

6 i f you have a pr essur e poi nt t o st op t he f l ow of bl ood

7 at anot her pr essur e poi nt , you ar e bl eedi ng t o deat h

8 basi cal l y .

9 I don t t hi nk t hat much car e was gi ven t o

I f you ar e bl eedi ng f rom t wo ar eas, sayf her body.

2 of pr essur e appl i ed t o t he ar eas t hat she was bl eedi ng

3 pr of usel y on her ar m woul d have caused some st oppage of

4 f l ow of t he bl ood t hat she coul d have used f or t he r est

i n Par k Ci t y have been t r ai ned i n f i r st ai d. Some s or t


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23 so meone s st at ement t o you, Mr s. Spi zzi r r i , and h e al s o

24 made a st at ement t o t he pol i ce of f i cer s, and obvi OUsl y,

Now, as f ar as t he wi t ness, w e r e t aki ng2

21 woul d answer t hat quest i on.

I t hi nk t hatkay.HE CHI EF DEPUTY CORONER:

No, I am not .FFI CER LEDI NG:9

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18 you cer t i f i ed i n any t ype of f i r st ai d at al l ?

Do you have - - ar eHE CHI EF DEPUTY CORONER:

No, I am not .FFI CER LEDI NG:6

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15 par amedi c or EMT?

Of f i cer Ledi ng, ar e you t r ai ned as as sue her e.

Let me get t o t heHE CHI EF DEPUTY CORONER:

Come on.al l ed f or .

That s nothat s per s onal .hat s beyond t he scope.

MR. GARRI GAN: I obj ect t o t he quest i on.

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12

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7 18- year - ol d daught er was dr i vi ng ar ound wi t h t wi ce t he

8 l e gal i nt oxi cat i on l i m t whi l e you r e i n Fl or i da and

9 havi ng a par t y at her house?

Why i s i t t hat yourave a quest i on f or you.

By t he same t oken, ma am IEPUTY BARRETTE:

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1 does t hi s t ype of - - or supposed t o be doi ng t hi s t ype

2 of pr ocedur e not t o of f er a per son who i s on hi s way

3 home f r om I l l i noi s some assi st ance and suppor t , I can t

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24 of you ar e, but I have t wo ot her daught er s, and I t hi nk

As a par ent , as - - I don t know i f anyl cohol i n her .3

21 of f i cer f r om Lake Count y who asked me why I was i n

22 Fl or i da whi l e my daught er was dr i vi ng ar ound wi t h

MS. SPI ZZI RRI : I woul d l i ke t o answer t hi s0

17 know, act ual l y whi ch i s t r ue or what was act ual l y sai d.

18 So I have t o t r eat t hat as hear say, you know, r i ght

19 now.

16 know, I can t - - you know, we can t , you know, say, you

15 t ol d you and what he t ol d t he pol i ce of f i cer s, you

Now, why, you know, what hei s name i s on t he r epor t .4

13 t est i f i ed t hat t hey di d speak wi t h t hi s wi t ness, and

I t s har d t o say. But bot h of f i cer s haveest i mony?2

11 anyt hi ng was - - you know, di d he i nf l at e any of t he

You know, i fo say, you know, whi ch st or y i s t r ue.

6 ver y common dur i ng, you know, my year s of exper i ence i n

7 i nvest i gat i ng si t uat i ons l i ke t hi s.

8 Now, whet her or not , you know, what he

9 t ol d t he pol i ce of f i cer s or what he t ol d you, i t s har d

not t hey i nt end t hem or what ever .4 say t hi ngs t o di f f er ent peopl e because - - whet her or

Peopl eour se of i nvest i gat i on t hi ngs can be changed.

Now, t hat

I n t he

we ar e l ooki ng at t wo di f f er ent st at ement s.

wi t ness i s not her e t o make t hat st at ement .

I have f ound t hat

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18 i nvest i gat i on l i ke any f at her or f am l y member woul d

19 do, and I am compl et el y 100 per cent sat i s f i ed wi t h

20 ever ybody s act i ons i nvol ved her e.

21 And I woul d al so l i ke t o s t at e because

22 I m f r om W sconsi n and I had t he m sconcept i on as

23 pr obabl y most W sconsi ni t e peopl e do t hat t hey t hi nk

24 t hat peopl e f r om I l l i noi s ar e al l col d and cal l oused

I am her f at her , and I

I ve done my own

car e of t he whol e si t uat i on.

have had al l pol i ce r epor t s.

7

13 qui t e a f ew m sconcept i ons her e t hat ar e bei ng st at ed ,

14 and f i r st of f , I d l i ke t o t el l t he j ur y t hat I m ver y

15 i mpr essed wi t h t he way Lake Count y of f i ci al s have t aken

MR. PRATT: I t hi nk I can cl ar i f y, es, si r .2

9 excuse t he quest i ons by Mr . Gar r i gan and Mr s. Spi zzi r r i

10 and I m goi ng t o gi ve Mr . Pr at t an oppor t uni t y - - do

11 you have any quest i ons , si r , or

THE CHI EF DEPUTY CORONER:

I hope i t doesn t happen t o me ei t her .uest i on.

No, i t doesn t answer myEPUTY BARRETTE:

I hope i t never happens t o you.our ques t i on.I f t hat answer she r eason I was separ at ed f r om her .

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3 Chr i st i na, had t o wor k and go t o school , and t hat i s

And my ot her daught er ,aught er s t o Fl or i da.

1 I have t he r i ght once l n t en year s t o go wi t h my ot her

I m goi ng t o now


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So now, her e i s a woman t hat i s nowaught er i s dead.

Wel l , now, youran do what ever she want s t o do.

You al ways t hi nk your daught erever l i st ened t o me.

Yout ol d you she had a dr i nki ng pr obl eml cohol i c.0

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19 yel l ed over and over I t ol d you our daught er was an

She al s o st at ed i n a scr eam ng voi ce t hat - - shear .8

14 me i n t he f act t hat - - I m onl y aski ng you t o concur

15 t hat t hi s was sai d by Mr s. Spi zzi r r i on t he t ape.

16 She yel l ed at me accusi ng me t hat i t was

17 my f aul t because I bought my daught er , Chr i s t i na, t he

But my memor y doesn t f ai lhat ar e sai d or not sai d.

9 Mr . W pper , on t hat t ape whi ch my wi f e was - - my

10 ex- wi f e - - excuse me - - was on t hat t ape, Mr s.

11 Spi zzi r r i , and of cour se, ever ybody has got ver y heavy

12 emot i ons at a t i me l i ke t hi s, and so we over l ook t hi ngs

And i f I coul d ask you a quest i on,R. PRATT:

6 abl e t o obt ai n t he wher eabout s of Mr s. Spi zzi r r i i n

7 Fl or i da she was not i f i ed vi a t el ephone by a f r i end.

So even bef or e we wer end wor d got ar ound ver y f ast .

2 some ot her f r i ends.

3 Af t er t he i nci dent occur r ed, you know,

4 t her e wer e a l ot of young ki ds t hat wer e i nf or med of i t

Spi zzi r r i i n Fl or i da. She had al r eady been not i f i ed by


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I f I coul d put some t hi ngs on t hatR. PRATT:

Okay.HE CHI EF DEPUTY CORONER:

Yes, do.R. PRATT:2

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21 anyt hi ng mor e r el evant t o add - -

I f you haveHE CHI EF DEPUTY CORONER:

I obj ect t o t hi s t est i mony.R. GARRI GAN:

I j ust want t o put i t up t her e.R. PRATT:8

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a l ot of t i me.

i f you coul d - - you know, we don t r eal l y have

Mr . Pr at t , i f youHE CHI EF DEPUTY CORONER:

coul d

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12 chi l dr en became a war d of t he St at e of W sconsi n and,

13 t her ef or e - - and I have al l document at i on whi ch j ust at

14 t hi s t i me

Mydi vor ced Mr s. Spi zzi r r i i n 1981

was

di vor ced.

wer e st ol en f r om me f r om t he st at e of W sconsi n.

My chi l dr en, al l m nor chi l dr en,een w t h my chi l d.

1

11

8 know t hi s at f i r st hand know edge because I have not

I don tet i nt o t hi s - - but supposedl y an al cohol i c.

4So why does a l ovi ng mot her l eave a chi l d

5 at home f or t he f i r st t i me i n her l i f e t o have compl et e

6 r un of a home t hat i s known t o be supposedl y - - I w l l

Those wer e her wor ds.

She has st at ed t hat my daught er i s anr obl em

1 me - - past t ense - - t hat my daught er has a dr i nki ng

al cohol i c .

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I t wa s j us t t wasn t a quest i on.J UROR:4

21 have t hat avai l abl e f or t he j ur y so t hey w l l have t he

22 oppor t uni t y t o l ook at t hat .

23 Di d you have a quest i on, si r ?

Li ke I say, we w l lHE CHI EF DEPUTY CORONER:

Yes.R. PRATT:9

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18 document at i on.

THE CHI EF DEPUTY CORONER: You say you have

ThatR. PRATT:

I s t hat al l ?HE CHI EF DEPUTY CORONER:

I m sor r y .R. PRATT:

Okay.HE CHI EF DEPUTY CORONER:

I m sor r y. m sor r y.R. PRATT:

THE CHI EF DEPUTY CORONER: Mr . Pr at t , pl ease.

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7 her st epf at her and once by Mr s. Spi zzi r r i , and t hat i s

8 l egal l y r ecor ded t hat t he nose was r epai r ed t w c e; t hat

9 t he chi l d has been abused; chi l d abuse f or h e r whol e

l i f e, and you ar e not goi ng t o obj ect .

doct or s evi dence.

Ther e shi s i s not hear say.R. PRATT:

Thi s i ss hear s ay.

Agai n, I obj ect . Agai n, t hi sR. GARRI GAN:

2 l i f e si nce t he day I di vor ced Mr s. Spi zzi r r i .

My daught er has had bl unt t r auma her ent i r eem se.

Her nose was br ok e n t w c e , on c e by


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I t st at es:er di ct of t he j ur y.

I l l r ead t heHE CHI EF DEPUTY CORONER:

Yes, we have.HE J URY:

gent l emen of t he j ur y, have you r eached a ver di c t ?

Ladi es andHE CHI EF DEPUTY CORONER:

ask ever yone el se t o pl ease l eave t he r oom

( J ur y r et i r es. )

I w l l have t ohi s r oom and del i ber at e i n pr i vat e.

you have r eached a ver di ct , r epor t t o me, Chi ef Deput y

Cor oner of Lake Count y, St at e of I l l i noi s .

I w l l ask t he j ur y t o pl ease r emai n i n

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Thank you.f Chr i s t i na J ean Pr at t .3

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22 concl ude t he i nquest i nt o t he manner and cause of deat h

Then t hi s w l lHE CHI EF DEPUTY CORONER:

Yes, i t i s.HE J URY:0

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17 si gned by Shar on O. Ahl emeyer , f or eman, and f i ve

18 addi t i onal member s of t he j ur y.

9 I s t hi s your t r ue and f i nal ver di ct ?

Thi s ver di ct i sHE CHI EF DEPUTY CORONER:6

13 t he J ur y, bel i eve t hat t he manner of her deat h t o be

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15 Si gned by si x J ur or s. )

Fr om t he evi dence pr esent . ed we,ake Count y, I l l i noi s.2

mul t . i pl e t r aumat i c i nj ur i es due t o bl unt f or ce t r auma

9 whi ch was a r esul t of a si ngl e- vehi cl e r ol l - over t hat

10 occur r ed on Sept ember 7t h, 1992, at 12: 45 a. m on

11 Rout e 43 at i nt er sect i on w t h Rout e 41 i n Par k Ci t y,

We f i nd t hat her deat h was due t oount y, I l l i noi s.

6 Medi cal Cent er Emer gency Room Waukegan, i n Lake

3 i nqui r e i nt o t he deat h of Chr i st i na J ean Pr at t , on

oat h, do f i nd t hat she came t o her deat h on

5 Sept ember 7t h, 1992, at 1: 57 a. m at St . Ther ese

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t r anscr i pt of my shor t hand not es so t aken as af or esai d.

shor t hand; and t hat t he f or egoi ng i s a t r ue and cor r e ct

r epor t ed t he f or egoi ng Repor t of Pr oceedi ngs i n

i n t he Count y of Lake and St at e of I l l i noi s; t hat I

t hat I am a Cer t i f i ed Shor t hand Repor t er doi ng busi n e ssI , LI NDA M GI USEFFI , do her eby cer t i f y

STATE OF I LLI NOI SS S

COUNTY OF L A K E

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S UI CI DE YPE OF DEATH; NATURAL ACCI DENTAL f:. . HOMI CI DE _ MOTOR VEHI CL E XX DROWNI NG F I RE _ SHOOTI NG _ ) I NDUSTRI AL - - - OTHER Si ngl e v ehi c l e r o l l over )

DESCRI PTI ON OF DECEASED I F NAME I S UNKNOWN) ;

F UNERAL HOME Mar s h F uner a l HOme, 305 Cemet er y Rd. , Gur nee, I L 60031

DATE sept 10, 1992T HigbJand Memcwia1. Li :Jert)d] l e, XL

P ER. \ 1I T _CREMATI ON.I SPOSI T I ON OF BODY: BURI ALX X

Deputy CoronerJ a mes W pper , L ak e Count y Cor oner s Of f i c e ,

Pol i c e Of f i c e r

Depput y Sher i f fJ ~s L edi ng, Par k Ci t y P9l i ceDePt.Roger Bar r et t e , L ak e Count y Sher i f f sDept. ,

OCCUPATI ONDDRESSAMETNESSES:

DEAN J. JORDAN

S N D R J NIEMIETZpmBEN M. O BRIEN

AtOERAPI. SdELl00

JOSEPH J. CONTRERA

S H R O N O H L EM E Y E R

ROBERT A VTNNE ')GEURY NAME S:

ON THE_29 ,t..b..___ DAY OF_Oc AMo t W M l;jl ..._ , 19 92

DATE OF BI RTH; Augus t6 1974AGE; _ _..,,J .... .__ _

I NQUEST HEL D AT L ak e Count y Cour t hous e, l Ot h F l oor , As s em~l y Room

DATE OF DEATH: Sept ember 7, 1992

: - - f I DDL EI RS TAS TJEANHRI S TI NARATAME OF DECEASED

BOOK NO. ORONER OF L AKE COUNT Y

CORONER S CASE NO.7 Y : ?ARBARA E. RI CHARDSON


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opt i ona l addi t i on f or r e co mmendat i ons f r o m t he j ur y

F r o m t h e ev i denc e pr e s ent e d, we t h e j ur y be l i ev e t h a t t h e manner

of he r dea t h t o be L e eIClt. V lf r a c ci dent a l , hom ci de , s ui c i de ,na t ur a l c aus es , unde t e r m ned

due t o mul t i p l e t r a uma t i c i n j ur i e s due t o b l un t f o r c e t r a uma

(1 , ,) tlC < , : ,_ t? h :c I l j \ I(_ ;/ f- r

on SC p.Jer[l bier c , J

whi c h was a r es ul t o f

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L ak e COl Ul t y , I l l i no i s . We f i nd t ha t he r de at h wa s

a t 1: 57 A. M. a t st The r e se Me di c al Ce nt e r Eme r ge nc y Ro om, Wauk egan ,

s he c ame t o he r dea t h on Sept ember 7, 1992 Chr i s t i na J e a n Pr a t t on oat h do f i nd t ha t- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

WE t he under s i . gnedj ur o r s s wo r n t o i nqui r e i nt o t he dea t h o f

V E RD IC I O F .T I1 RY

10/29/92 Lake County Coroner's inquest into the death of Christina Jean Pratt

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