The orientation of the decedent with the tire of the motor vehicle apparently compressing the midsection and with the corresponding vascular changes (congestion versus petechiae) support a scenario in which there was hampered venous return to the heart. As this would lead to impaired respiration, this is considered a form of mechanical asphyxia.
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