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update on investigation of fedex/bus accident in orland,ca

Discussion in 'Trucking Accidents' started by drvrtech77, May 25, 2015.

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  1. May 25, 2015 #1
    drvrtech77

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    After a 13 month investigation, the California Highway Patrol has announced that the FedEx truck driver involved in a crash with a school bus that killed 10 and injured 39 is at fault, but they still have not determined the cause of the crash. The truck driver was among those who died in the accident.
    The accident happened last April on I-5 in Orland, north of Sacramento. The truck collided head-on with a bus taking high school students to visit a university. There was apparently no attempt on the truck driver’s part to hit the brakes or otherwise avoid the crash.

    California Highway Patrol Sargent Nathan Parson said, “the collision was caused, for unknown reasons, by the (FedEx truck) driver’s unsafe turning movement, and although fatigue or an undetermined medical condition may have contributed, there is no conclusive evidence.”
    Some of the victim’s families were satisfied with the announcement, but others say that the investigation failed to answer the central question — what actually caused the crash.

    The investigators did not find evidence of drugs or alcohol in the body of the FedEx driver, 32-year-old Tim Evans, but his body was too badly burned to determine whether he had failed asleep or whether a medical condition was to blame.

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  3. May 25, 2015 #2
    Dale thompson

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    well DUH everyone knew it was fed wrecks fault when you cross over into oncoming traffic it is kind of a given the only question is why and that seems likely to remain a mystery
     
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  4. May 25, 2015 #3
    OldHasBeen

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    And this driver could have had an emergency medical condition that caused this wreck, but they're ignoring this.
     
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  5. May 25, 2015 #4
    Dale thompson

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    no not ignoring the body was too damaged from the fire to make a call from the autopsy only thing that was determined was no drugs or booze
     
    Dale thompson, May 25, 2015
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  7. May 25, 2015 #5
    SHO-TYME

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    This is similar to what happened in the fatal accident I was involved in, no exact cause medically as to why the driver crossed the centerline.

    Bad deal all around.
     
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  8. May 25, 2015 #6
    Air Breeze

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    Fedex is going to pay $100 million or more to the victims of this accident. Maybe they will try to improve there safety department now. With these companies it's all about the money. In the last three weeks almost every Fedex truck I see has been speeding by.me. It doesn't seem to matter what the posted speed limit is. I even see them speeding in construction zones. What a bunch of jerks they hire to drive for them.
     
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  9. May 25, 2015 #7
    77smartin

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    I always love the emergency medical condition comments...yes crap happens...however....nevermind.
     
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  10. May 25, 2015 #8
    w.h.o

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    However medical "emergency" doesn't make it okay for that driver to kill 10 people. He is responsible for the rig and his health. It still his fault.

    was that were you trying to say martin?
     
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  11. May 25, 2015 #9
    77smartin

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    Yeh...First company I worked for used this excuse for just about every wreck.
     
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  12. May 26, 2015 #10
    Marksteven

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    I have no idea what happened however every one here can have a "Ticking Time Bomb" in their body that a B.S. Dot physical will NEVER Reveal. This Driver could have had a Brain Anurism that caused instant death before the collision. We will never know
     
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