Cases Of Interest

David Price played a major role in the following cases:

• Expert for Lord Steven’s enquiry - HRH Princess of Wales’ fatal car crash in Paris (crash 1997, examined the Mercedes S280 and all its component parts, 2005 - 2006)
  
  
• Investigation of the jet-powered car’s tyre failure that caused Richard Hammond’s 2006 crash (BBC TV ‘Top Gear’) (investigated for HSE)
  
  
• Prosecuting authority’s expert - examination of vehicles in both the Selby Rail Crash (2001) and the Berkshire (Ufton Nervet) Rail Crash (2005)
  
  
• Instrumental in the UK recall and/or VOSA investigation of thousands of vehicles including:
  
  • Honda Civic (tyres – 2003)
  • Hyundai Lantra (rear suspension – 1996)
  • Ford Fiesta (seat belt - 1996)
  • Various second-hand tyres (fitting damage – 1995)
  • Kässbohrer/Setra coaches (ABS – 1994)
  • Ford Sierra (seat belt assemblies - 1988)
  • Sanderson Teleporter (steered axle – 1988)
  • also Contributed to recall of tyres in Oman (delamination - 2003)
    
    
• Appointed to Department of Transport committee (tyre tread delamination - 1978-80)
  
  
• RBS motorised tricycle (failure of modified Jaguar rear suspension - 1995)
  
  
• Tyre failure (tread delamination - 1996)
  
  
• Citroën 2CV ‘racing’ car (seat failure - 1991) – led to revision of RAC Motorsport rules
  
  
• Motorcycle accessory bags (securing mechanism - 2000)
  
  
• Failure of motorway bridge parapet (2000)
  
  
• Non-triggered firing of an Army Browning pistol (defective metal catch plate design – 2000)
  
  
• Prosecution’s expert in respect of the identification and manufacture of metal bead from necklace; crucial evidence in the Thomas Marshall murder case (Norfolk - 1997)