State’s FDLE Paint Match Experts
In a number of documents from the investigating officers and the state, the state made a number of about Adam Costello, his vehicle, and the accident they claimed he was involved with.
One such claim was that Costello’s truck collided with Adam King’s motorcycle. Breneman claimed the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) proved that the vehicles collided, based on paint transfer between the vehicles.
In this deposition from the State’s expert witness, FDLE Paint Match Expert Laura Marano, you can clearly see there was NEVER any paint transfer between Costello’s vehicle and King’s motorcycle. See the deposition here:
What is means is that King’s motorcycle never collided with Costello’s truck.
The State’s second expert witness, FDLE Paint Match Expert Marta Stawser, also conclusively found there was NEVER any paint transfer between the vehicles. See the deposition here.
Keep in mind, the judge relied on this fictitious paint match to allow this case to continue, and even to fight the appeal that was subsequently won in the 2nd DCA by Adam Costello and his attorney.
What is also interesting, is that LM found smeared grey plastic that could not have come from Costello’s truck. King’s motorcycle clearly struck a different vehicle.