Can we prove that an operator of a motor vehicle failed to stop before entering an intersection?

Approximately seven years ago, General Motors equipped its vehicles with an electronic control module that would allow an accident reconstructionist to examine the module post accident. Many other vehicle manufacturers have recently begun installing electronic control modules on their vehicles. Examination of the module will reveal actions of the operator prior to impact.

You are driving your vehicle on a preferential road when you notice a vehicle approaching from an intersecting street. He is required to stop, but you notice that he starts to slow down and then suddenly accelerates into your path and impacts your vehicle. At the scene, he tells the investigating officer that he stopped and you were speeding. An examination of his vehicle’s electronic control module by an accident reconstructionist will reveal the speed of his vehicle and whether he actually stopped at the stop sign. In addition, an examination of your vehicle’s electronic control module will also reveal the speed of your vehicle at impact. The data is typically preserved for approximately 10 seconds prior to impact. Regardless of the other driver’s statement, you would have scientific proof of what actually occurred.