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Rentschler May 7, 2025 Rebuttal Report

Rentschler's May 7, 2025 rebuttal report, with 26 references critiquing Welcher's paint-transfer test, drop test and vehicle-pedestrian impact conclusions.

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Defense argued Rentschler's rebuttal could not have been completed earlier because Welcher's materials were turned over late; prosecution countered that the timeline allowed completion by mid-March. On cross, Brennan challenged whether the cited sources supported using crash-test dummies for superficial-abrasion analysis, and Rentschler rejected that characterization as a misrepresentation of his testing and analysis.

Dr. Andrew Rentschler's expert rebuttal report, delivered on May 7, 2025, containing 26 references and addressing Welcher's Aperture analysis, including critiques of the paint transfer test, drop test, and vehicle-pedestrian impact conclusions.

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