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
CHP officer on laptop rear ends, kills, teen
Discussion in 'Other News' started by double yellow, Jun 8, 2016.
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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.
Infosaur, unloader, HalpinUout and 3 others Thank this. -
Inside facing cameras, please.
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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
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That's the sad reality of it too.............November couldn't get here fast enough.
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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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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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