Accident Mechanism & Resulting L1–L2 Injury
Sussman v. Cogir — Maricopa County Superior Court, CV2026-027526  |  Park Terrace transport, 1/30/2026
Illustrative Demonstrative — Not a Forensic Simulation

Mechanism — sharp left turn → inertia → unsecured chair tips

TOP VIEW — van path LEFT VAN CABIN (rear view) unsecured — no tie-downs [PENDING] sharp LEFT turn inertia (body thrown right) →
vehicle motion (left turn) inertial load & [PENDING] items

Lumbar load — L2 superior-endplate wedge (acute) & L1 wedge (later)

axial / flexion load T12 L1 wedge — later / progressive L2 superior-endplate wedge ACUTE — day of accident L3 L4
L2 acute superior-endplate depression L1 later / progressive wedge
“New mild superior endplate depression of L2 suggesting minimal superior endplate fracture.” — Chad Palmer, MD, CT Impression, HonorHealth Deer Valley ED — 1/30/2026 (day of accident)
“The driver made a sharp left turn and wheelchair chair tipped and fell on patient, resulting in the L2 compression fracture.” — Masoud Sultani, MD, HonorHealth Pain Care, Assessment — 7/13/2026 (patient-reported history)
Illustrative demonstrative anchored to the medical record. Vehicle-dynamics elements (sharp left turn, unsecured wheelchair / no tie-downs, and direction of tip) are marked [PENDING] and require the plaintiff’s witness statement / incident report before finalizing. Injury findings (L2 acute superior-endplate wedge; L1 later wedge) are quoted verbatim from the CT (1/30/2026), the 6/17/2026 MRI, the Sultani pain-management note (7/13/2026), and the AZ Neurosurgical Associates note (7/24/2026). Not a forensic reconstruction; not to scale.