Looking for a movie – epilepsy triggered by flickering sunlight leads to misunderstood car accident / possible murder

Hi folks! I’m trying to track down a mystery film (probably English-language ) I saw many years ago—likely from the 1970s to 1990s. Here’s what I remember:

  • The story involves a person who dies in a car accident.
  • At first, it’s believed to be a murder, but eventually it’s revealed the person suffered from epilepsy.
  • The key plot twist is that the epilepsy was triggered by sunlight flickering through evenly spaced trees lining a rural road—something like a strobe effect as the person drove through.
  • This sensory trigger caused a seizure while driving, which led to the accident.
  • The roadside had trees planted at equal distances, and the timing of the shadows with the sun being low was critical to the effect.
  • The setting was mostly rural, and I think the medical explanation came later as a twist or resolution.

It was a full-length film, not a short or TV episode. Any leads would be amazing—this has been stuck in my head for years. Thanks in advance!

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