CHP officer on laptop rear ends, kills, teen

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  1. double yellow

    double yellow Road Train Member

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    Officials have identified a Northern California teen who was killed in a crash when a California Highway Patrol officer became distracted by his computer, investigators said Wednesday.

    Weston Sites, 15, of Willows, was a student at Willows High School and was pronounced dead at the scene, according to the Glenn County Sheriff's Office.

    Sites sitting in the back seat of a car when the crash happened about 3:30 p.m. Tuesday on northbound Interstate 5, south of the town of Orland, according to the CHP.

    "(The officer's) attention was diverted away from the road, looking down at, I believe, his computer," CHP Sgt. Tony Odell said. "When he looked up, traffic was slowing and coming to a stop. (He) applied his brakes and rear-ended the vehicle that was in front of him, which subsequently got pushed into two other vehicles that were stopped."

    http://m.kcra.com/news/chp-distracted-officer-crashes-kills-teen/39953816
     
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  3. CJndaTruck

    CJndaTruck Road Train Member

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    Sad but no surprise.
     
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  4. bigmotor1212

    bigmotor1212 Light Load Member

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    Couple of weeks of paid administrative leave, then back to his regular job. That's the difference between them and us.
     
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  5. truckthatpassesyouby

    truckthatpassesyouby Road Train Member

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    Inside facing cameras, please.
     
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  6. AirborneLegg13T

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    One possible reason of the crash "might be distracted driving" but we're not really sure? Could be many other things? ............... Smdh o_O
     
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  7. stayinback

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    That's the sad reality of it too.............November couldn't get here fast enough.

    Someone posted, "330 million people in this country..And Only a few thousand Take control"
     
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  8. reefer101

    reefer101 Medium Load Member

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    there should be csa for cops
     
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  9. GoneButNotForgotten

    GoneButNotForgotten Heavy Load Member

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    Basically there is, it is called I-A-D.
     
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  10. Jacoooooooo

    Jacoooooooo Heavy Load Member

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    They're being very conservative in their statement. And I have nothing against it, but would like to see the same way of judging the next time a truck driver causes a crash. It will never happend though. A truck driver will be found gilty that very same day, no futlrther investigation necessary.
     
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  11. Anonymousproxy

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    That's what I was going to say.... If it was a truck driver he would be prosecuted, convicted, and hauled away, and crucified by the media and all the anti truck "safety advocates".
     
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