Jayne Mansfield Autopsy Report <HOT × Cheat Sheet>

Approximately 2:25 a.m., on U.S. Route 90 just outside Slidell, Louisiana, the car slammed into the rear of a tractor-trailer. The truck had slowed down due to a mosquito fogging machine spraying a dense white cloud across the highway. The Buick went underneath the truck's rear bumper.

The report explicitly notes that her head remained attached to her body. The injuries were localized to the upper skull and brain tissue, rather than the neck. jayne mansfield autopsy report

The medical consensus was clear: the injury was a partial scalping and a severe skull fracture, not a decapitation. The Legacy of the Tragedy: The "Mansfield Bar" Approximately 2:25 a

: Crushed skull with partial separation of the cranium and brain. Secondary Injuries Closed fracture of the right humerus (upper arm). The Buick went underneath the truck's rear bumper

Mansfield suffered massive, fatal trauma to the upper portion of her head. The force of the truck’s rear bumper struck her brow line, slicing away the top part of her skull and fracturing the cranial vault.

While the autopsy report closed the medical case, the tragic nature of the accident sparked a massive safety overhaul in the American trucking industry.