Opinion ID: 771335
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Heading: Leon Kazarian.

Text: 104 Kazarian, the biomechanical engineering consultant, was retained to explain how Oddi received his injuries. Kazarian authored a preliminary report, dated June 18, 1997, in which he opined: On impact, the end of the bridge pierced and penetrated the driver's occupant compartment impaling, cutting and crushing Mr. Oddi's extremities. The report noted that Oddi was found outside the vehicle on the grassy slope next to the bridge. App. at 113. Though Oddi had been thrown from the truck, Kazarian concluded that Oddi had sustained his primary injuries at the time he was in the driver's seated position, and that his injuries occurred as a result of the bridge piercing, penetrating and crushing his extremities while he was in the driver's compartment. Id. 105 The following exchange occurred during Kazarian's deposition: 106 Q: Have you considered what would have happened to Mr. Oddi in the event that there was no compromise to the floor of the vehicle and he still had the same accident? Are you able to tell us what would have happened to him physically? 107 A: No, not as I sit here. 108 Q: It could have been worse, it could have been better? 109 A: I don't know. 110