On April 30, 2003, roughly a week after the accident, DiGiorgio went to see Dr. Adam Vigil at his office. On June 9, 2004, Merendino interviewed DiGiorgio for the purpose of determining the cause of the injury. DiGiorgio told Merendino that in August or September of 2003, she was struck by a suspect's vehicle while working patrol. DiGiorgio advised Diaz that the pain she was experiencing was a result of being struck by a vehicle while on duty. Subsequent to his examination of DiGiorgio, Chun reviewed a report by Vigil regarding treatment of DiGiorgio in April 2003, and testified the report indicated DiGiorgio had experienced and reported similar physical complaints to Vigil.

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