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'Black box' not recovered yet as Niagara Falls Police uses 3D scanner to map deadly Rainbow Bridge crash

The next new technology is being used to uncover the cause of the crash.

NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. — The event data recorder, commonly known as the "black box" for the 2022 Bentley Flying Spur involved in the deadly Rainbow Bridge crash on November 22 hasn't been recovered. 

The Niagara Falls Police confirmed they "have not recovered the black box yet."

Two people died in the crash last Wednesday, and caused all four border crossings to be closed for several hours. 

Automotive analysts and eyewitnesses have told 2 On Your Side the Bentley appeared to be traveling over 100MPH when the crash happened. 

The event data recorder, also known as the black box, would have provided investigators with important information about the functionality of the car prior to the crash. 

"It knows steering input, because we have steer by wire, it has accelerator information," said Lauren Fix from Car Coach Reports.

While investigators continue to determine a cause for the crash, one tool they're using is a 3D scanner from Faro Technologies. 

"Agencies can use it to 3d scan, pretty much, any scene crash scene, crime scene," siad Bob Zink. "Anything they're going to be documenting that they need for evidence capture or evaluation later on."

Zink is an account manager for Faro Technologies and confirmed the Niagara Falls Police is using the company's Fusion Scanner in the investigation. 

"What they end up doing is building a whole 3d model out of the entire scene," Zink said. "Compared to years ago, where agencies would hand measure things and then draw it on paper."

Zink says that the scanner can scan millions of data points per second as far as 229 feet away. 

"Something like what they're handling up there, they're going to be scanning multiple positions to try and capture different angles," Zink said. 

One of the advantages of the digital map is that it can be analyzed at a high quality for years to come. 

"They can get an understanding of what the scene looked like that day and kind of put themselves back into the scene without actually having to travel out there even know what it even looked like," Zink said.

Niagara Falls Police continue their investigation and had no further updates. 

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