orland bus crash chp collision report (part 1)

NORTHERN DIVISION

MAIT

NF-007-14 CHP Willows Area

April 10, 2014

Interstate 5 north of State Route 32

Volume 1

STATE OF CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY PATROL MULTIDISCIPLINARY ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION TEAM COVER CHP 558 (Rev. 9-08) OPI 065 (MAIT use only)

DATE OF COLLISION (MONTH-DAY-YEAR) 04-10-2014

TIME (2400) 1740

NCIC 9160

OFFICER I.D. 17692

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TEAM DIVISION AREA/AGENCY CASE NUMBER Northern Division Willows CHP NF-007-14 PRIMARY INVESTIGATING OFFICER Officer T. Horwath, ID 17692 TEAM LEADER Sergeant N. Parsons, ID 15894 ENGINEER(S) Caltrans Engineer, K. Reed, P.E. C41063, Northern Division MAIT Caltrans Engineer, S. Rogers, P.E. C49641, Northern Division MAIT MOTOR CARRIER SPECIALIST(S) MCS-I J. Cantrell, ID A11888, Northern Division MAIT SUBPOENAS FOR MAIT PERSONNEL SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO: California Highway Patrol Northern Division MAIT 2485 Sonoma Street Redding, California 96001 Attention: Sergeant C. Dalin, ID 14647

STATE OF CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY PATROL MULTIDISCIPLINARY ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION TEAM COVER CHP 558 (Rev. 9-08) OPI 065 (MAIT use only)


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TEAM DIVISION AREA/AGENCY CASE NUMBER Northern Division Willows CHP NF-007-14 PRIMARY INVESTIGATING OFFICER Officer T. Horwath, ID 17692 OTHER TEAM MEMBERS NORTHERN DIVISION Officer S. Hamann, ID 15055, Northern Division MAIT Investigator Officer C. Dugger, ID 17054, Northern Division MAIT Investigator Officer A. Horner, ID 18301, Northern Division MAIT Investigator Officer B. Mitchell, ID 19260, Northern Division MAIT Investigator Officer J. Bowen, ID 17539, Northern Division MAIT Associate Investigator VALLEY DIVISION Officer S. Ruppert, ID 14530, Valley Division MAIT Investigator HEADQUARTERS Sergeant J. Vialovos, ID 15519, Headquarters MAIT Investigator Officer H. Scribner, ID 15254, Headquarters MAIT Investigator Officer A. Newton, ID 16939, Headquarters MAIT Investigator Officer J. Daubner, ID 19564, Headquarters MAIT Investigator Officer R. Alexander, ID 15931, Headquarters MAIT Investigator

STATE OF CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY PATROL MULTIDISCIPLINARY ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION TEAM NARRATIVE/DIAGRAM CHP 558D (Rev. 9-08) OPI 065 (MAIT use only)


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Volume 1

TITLE PAGE(S) AUTHOR(S)

FACTS FACE PAGE INVOLVED PARTIES 1 AH TRAFFIC COLLISION CODING 2 AH INJURED/WITNESS/PASSENGERS LIST 3 14 AH INTRODUCTION 15 17 NP NOTIFICATION 18 23 AH MAIT CHRONOLOGICAL SUMMARY 24 26 AH CONTROLLED TESTING 27 48 KR/NP ROADWAY ENVIRONMENT 49 74 KR COLLISION SCENE MEASUREMENTS 75 102 JB/SH COLLISION ENVIRONMENT DIAGRAM 103 JB VEHICLE MEASUREMENTS VOLVO (VEHICLE #1) 104 SH 2006 WABASH (VEHICLE #1A) 105 SH HYUNDAI (VEHICLE #1B) 106 SH 2013 WABASH (VEHICLE #1C) 107 SH NISSAN (VEHICLE #2) 108 SH SETRA (VEHICLE #3) 109 SH EXEMPLAR VOLVO AND TRAILERS 110 SH EXEMPLAR NISSAN 111 SH EXEMPLAR SETRA 112 SH INVOLVED PARTY INFORMATION TIMOTHY PAUL EVANS (DRIVER #1) 113 121 BM BONNIE JEAN DURAN (DRIVER #2) 122 124 BM TALALELEI LEALAO-TAIAO (DRIVER #3) 125 130 BM INJURY ASSESSMENTS INTRODUCTION 131 133 BM TIMOTHY PAUL EVANS (DRIVER #1) 134 138 BM TALALELEI LEALAO-TAIAO (DRIVER #3) 139 142 BM



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FACTS (CONTINUED) INJURY ASSESSMENTS (CONTINUED) PASSENGER ARTHUR TURY ARZOLA JR. 143 144 BM PASSENGER 145 148 BM PASSENGER ADRIAN CASTRO 149 152 BM PASSENGER DENISE ERAINA GOMEZ 153 156 BM PASSENGER MATTISON LEATRICE HAYWOOD 157 160 BM PASSENGER ISMAEL JIMENEZ 161 164 BM PASSENGER MICHAEL LEE MYVETT JR. 165 168 BM PASSENGER 169 172 BM BONNIE JEAN DURAN (DRIVER #2) 173 BM PASSENGER JOE VIDAL DURAN 174 BM PASSENGER 175 AH PASSENGER 176 AH PASSENGER 177 AH PASSENGER 178 AH PASSENGER 179 AH PASSENGER CECILIA CARABEZ 180 AH PASSENGER ELIJAH CARRANZA 181 AH PASSENGER ALONSO CASTILLO 182 AH PASSENGER STEVEN CLAVIJO 183 AH PASSENGER ANGELA CORRO 184 AH PASSENGER DAYION LATERECE CRUMBLE 185 AH PASSENGER 186 AH PASSENGER TANNEN DELGADO 187 AH PASSENGER REGINA DRAFFEN 188 AH PASSENGER 189 AH PASSENGER 190 AH PASSENGER 191 AH



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FACTS (CONTINUED) INJURY ASSESSMENTS (CONTINUED) PASSENGER 192 AH PASSENGER 193 AH PASSENGER 194 AH PASSENGER 195 AH PASSENGER 196 AH PASSENGER 197 AH PASSENGER 198 199 AH PASSENGER MELVIN HARRIS III 200 AH PASSENGER MILES HILL 201 AH PASSENGER SINEVA HOSEA 202 AH PASSENGER HARLEY HOYT 203 AH PASSENGER 204 AH PASSENGER 205 206 AH PASSENGER 207 AH PASSENGER JAYDA NICOLE KOSAR 208 AH PASSENGER 209 AH PASSENGER BENJAMIN LOPEZ 210 AH PASSENGER 211 AH PASSENGER ANGELINA REZENDEZ 212 AH PASSENGER 213 AH PHYSICAL EVIDENCE LEGEND 214 227 JB PHYSICAL EVIDENCE DIAGRAMS 228 229 JB MECHANICAL INSPECTIONS VOLVO (VEHICLE #1) 230 246 JC 2006 WABASH (VEHICLE #1A) 247 251 JC HYUNDAI (VEHICLE #1B) 252 256 JC 2013 WABASH (VEHICLE #1C) 257 261 JC



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FACTS (CONTINUED) MECHANICAL INSPECTIONS (CONTINUED) NISSAN (VEHICLE #2) 262 268 JC SETRA (VEHICLE #3) 269 280 JC MOTOR CARRIER INSPECTIONS FEDEX FREIGHT INC. 281 JC SILVERADO STAGES, INC. 282 JC VEHICLE DAMAGE DESCRIPTIONS VOLVO (VEHICLE #1) 283 293 AH 2006 WABASH (VEHICLE #1A) 294 299 AH HYUNDAI (VEHICLE #1B) 300 303 AH 2013 WABASH (VEHICLE #1C) 304 308 AH NISSAN (VEHICLE #2) 309 318 AH SETRA (VEHICLE #3) 319 335 AH AIRBAG CONTROL MODULE (ACM) IMAGING 336 337 NP GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM (GPS) DATA VOLVO (VEHICLE #1) 338 SH SETRA (VEHICLE #3) 338 339 NP VIDEO LOG AND INVENTORY 340 343 BM AUDIO LOG AND INVENTORY 344 348 AH PHOTOGRAPH LOG AND INVENTORY 349 352 AH EVIDENCE LOG AND INVENTORY 353 355 AH



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STATEMENTS BONNIE JEAN DURAN (DRIVER #2) 356 359 NP PASSENGER JOE VIDAL DURAN 360 361 NP PASSENGER 362 364 AH PASSENGER 365 367 AH PASSENGER 368 369 AH PASSENGER 370 371 AH PASSENGER 372 373 AH PASSENGER CECILIA CARABEZ 374 375 AH PASSENGER ELIJAH CARRANZA 376 378 AH PASSENGER ALONSO CASTILLO 379 380 AH PASSENGER STEVEN CLAVIJO 381 382 AH PASSENGER ANGELA CORRO 383 385 SR/KR PASSENGER DAYION LATERECE CRUMBLE 386 387 AH PASSENGER 388 389 AH PASSENGER TANNEN DELGADO 390 391 AH PASSENGER REGINA DRAFFEN 392 393 AH PASSENGER 394 395 AH PASSENGER 396 397 AH PASSENGER 398 399 AH PASSENGER 400 402 AH PASSENGER 403 404 AH PASSENGER 405 406 AH PASSENGER 407 408 AH PASSENGER 409 410 AH PASSENGER 411 412 AH PASSENGER 413 417 AH PASSENGER MELVIN HARRIS III 418 419 AH PASSENGER MILES HILL 420 421 AH



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STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) PASSENGER SINEVA HOSEA 422 423 AH PASSENGER HARLEY HOYT 424 425 AH PASSENGER 426 427 AH PASSENGER 428 430 AH PASSENGER 431 432 AH PASSENGER JAYDA NICOLE KOSAR 433 435 AH PASSENGER 436 437 AH PASSENGER BENJAMIN LOPEZ 438 439 AH PASSENGER 440 441 AH PASSENGER ANGELINA REZENDEZ 442 443 AH PASSENGER 444 446 AH



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STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)

ANALYSIS AND OPINION PASSENGER SEATING ANALYSIS 488 489 KR/AH VEHICLE DAMAGE MATCH POINTS 490 495 AH VEHICLE DYNAMICS DIAGRAMS 496 500 JB/SH PHYSICAL EVIDENCE DESCRIPTIONS 501 505 JB/SH MODULE ANALYSIS 506 512 SH CALCULATIONS 513 SH AREAS OF IMPACT 514 515 SH COLLISION SEQUENCE 516 523 AH/NP CONCLUSIONS ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS 524 526 KR VEHICLE FACTORS 527 528 JC/AH HUMAN FACTORS 529 535 BM/AH/SH APPLICABLE STATUTES AND VIOLATIONS OF LAW 535 539 AH RECOMMENDATIONS 540 AH



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ANNEXES A ACRONYMS B EATON TRANSMISSION INSPECTION REPORT C AIRBAG CONTROL MODULE (ACM) CRASH DATA

RETRIEVAL (CDR) REPORTS

D TRW AUTOMOTIVE STEERING GEAR REPORT E ENGINE CONTROL MODULE (ECM) REPORT F DRIVER EVANS (DRIVER #1) LOG BOOKS G DRIVER LEALAO-TAIAO (DRIVER #3) LOG BOOKS

TABLE OF CONTENTS LEGEND

INITIALS AUTHOR AH Investigator A. Horner BM Investigator B. Mitchell CD Investigator C. Dugger JB Investigator J. Bowen JC Investigator J. Cantrell KR Engineer K. Reed NP Sergeant N. Parsons SH Investigator S. Hamann SR Investigator S. Ruppert

Chp555_0411.pdfAn Internationally Accredited Agency

STATE OF CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY PATROL

TRAFFIC COLLISION REPORT CHP 555 Page 1 (Rev. 4-11) OPI 060 Page 1 of 540SPECIAL CONDITIONS

FatalNUMBER INJURED

39HIT & RUN FELONY

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LATITUDE 39.75756 LONGITUDE -122.20523AT INTERSECTION WITH

OR: 0.54 FEET/MILES N___ OF State Route 32 (Newville Road)

STATE HWY REL

YES NO

PHOTOGRAPHS BY:

See Photograph Log and Inventory

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Interstate 5SPEED LIMIT

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2007MAKE/MODEL/COLOR

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2027487STATE

IN2006 Wabash/Trailer/White T840158 TN

OWNER'S NAME

See Mechanical Inspection in narrative for detailsSAME AS DRIVER

OWNER'S ADDRESS SAME AS DRIVER

DISPOSITION OF VEHICLE ON ORDERS OF:

Bambauer Towing (530) 865-5183OFFICER DRIVER OTHER

PRIOR MECHANICAL DEFECTS: NONE APPARENT REFER TO NARRATIVEVEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER: 4V4N19TG37N486336/1JJV281W96L955332

VEHICLE TYPE

25 31

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Hertz Vehicles LLCSAME AS DRIVER

OWNER'S ADDRESS

18625 Des Moines Memorial Drive, SeaTac, Washington 98148SAME AS DRIVER



PRIOR MECHANICAL DEFECTS: NONE APPARENT REFER TO NARRATIVEVEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER: 1N4AL3AP7DC257191

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Talalelei Lealao-TaiaoSTREET ADDRESS

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Setra/S 417 TC/WhiteLICENSE NUMBER

CP93340STATE

CA

OWNER'S NAME

Silverado Stages, Inc.SAME AS DRIVER

OWNER'S ADDRESS

241-B Prado Road, San Luis Obispo, California 93401SAME AS DRIVER



PRIOR MECHANICAL DEFECTS: NONE APPARENT REFER TO NARRATIVEVEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER: WKKA57XH1E3010190

VEHICLE TYPE

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CA 67782 DOT 388417CAL-T TCP/PSC 9069 MC/MX 230881

PREPARER'S NAME

Northern Division MAITDISPATCH NOTIFIED

YES NO N/A

REVIEWER'S NAME DATE REVIEWED

STATE OF CALIFORNIA

TRAFFIC COLLISION CODING CHP 555 Page 2 (Rev. 7-03) OPI 061 Page of

OSP 03 79147

DATE OF COLLISION (MO. DAY YEAR) TIME (2400) NCIC # OFFICER I.D. NUMBER

NOTIFIED OWNERS NAME OWNERS ADDRESS

YES NOPROPERTY DAMAGE DESCRIPTION OF DAMAGE

SEATING POSITION SAFETY EQUIPMENTM / C BICYCLE HELMETDRIVER V NO W - YES

PASSENGER X NO Y - YES

1 DRIVER 2 TO 6 PASSENGERS 7 STATION WAGON REAR 8 REAR OCC. TRK. OR VAN 9 POSITION UNKNOWN 0 - OTHER

OCCUPANTSA NONE IN VEHICLE B UNKNOWN C LAP BELT USED D LAP BELT NOT USED E SHOULDER HARNESS USED F SHOULDER HARNESS NOT USED G LAP/SHOULDER HARNESS USED H LAP/SHOULDER HARNESS NOT USED J PASSIVE RESTRAINT USED K PASSIVE RESTRAINT NOT USED

L AIR BAG DEPLOYED M AIR BAG NOT DEPLOYED N OTHER P NOT REQUIRED

CHILD RESTRAINTQ IN VEHICLE USED R IN VEHICLE NOT USED S IN VEHICLE USE UNKNOWN T IN VEHICLE IMPROPER USE U NONE IN VEHICLE

EJECTED FROM VEHICLE0 NOT EJECTED 1 FULLY EJECTED 2 PARTIALLY EJECTED 3 - UNKNOWN

INATTENTION CODES A CELLPHONE HANDHELD B CELLPHONE HANDSFREE C ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT D RADIO / CD E SMOKING F EATING G CHILDREN H ANIMALS I PERSONAL HYGIENE J READING K - OTHER

ITEMS MARKED BELOW FOLLOWED BY AN ASTERIK (*) SHOULD BE EXPLAINED IN THE NARRATIVE. PRIMARY COLLISION FACTOR

LIST NUMBER (#) OF PARTY AT FAULT TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES SPECIAL INFORMATION MOVEMENT PRECEDING

COLLISIONCITED YES A CONTROLS FUNCTIONING A HAZARDOUS MATERIAL A STOPPEDA VC SECTION VIOLATED:

NO B CONTROLS NOT FUNCTIONING* B CELL PHONE HANDHELD IN USE B PROCEEDING STRAIGHT C CONTROLS OBSCURED C CELL PHONE HANDSFREE IN USE C RAN OFF ROAD B OTHER IMPROPER DRIVING*: D NO CONTROLS PRESENT / FACTOR* D CELL PHONE NOT IN USE D MAKING RIGHT TURN

C OTHER THAN DRIVER* TYPE OF COLLISION E SCHOOL BUS RELATED E MAKING LEFT TURND UNKNOWN* A HEAD ON F 75 FT MOTORTRUCK COMBO F MAKING U TURN

B SIDE SWIPE G 32 FT TRAILER COMBO G BACKING C REAR END H H SLOWING / STOPPING

WEATHER (MARK 1 TO 2 ITEMS) D BROADSIDE I I PASSING OTHER VEHICLE A CLEAR E HIT OBJECT J J CHANGING LANESB CLOUDY F OVERTURNED K K PARKING MANEUVER C RAINING G VEHICLE / PEDESTRIAN L L ENTERING TRAFFIC D SNOWING H OTHER*: M M OTHER UNSAFE TURNING E FOG / VISIBILITY FT. N N XING INTO OPPOSING LANE F OTHER*: MOTOR VEHICLE INVOLVED WITH O O PARKEDG WIND A NON COLLISION P MERGING

LIGHTING B PEDESTRIAN Q TRAVELING WRONG WAY A DAYLIGHT C OTHER MOTOR VEHICLE R OTHER*:B DUSK DAWN D MOTOR VEHICLE ON OTHER ROADWAY

OTHER ASSOCIATED FACTOR(S) (MARK 1 TO 2 ITEMS)

C DARK STREET LIGHTS E PARKED MOTOR VEHICLE CITED YES D DARK NO STREET LIGHTS F TRAIN A

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G BICYCLE CITED YES E DARK STREET LIGHTS NOT FUCTIONING* B

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B WET I FIXED OBJECT:

D A HAD NOT BEEN DRINKING C SNOWY ICY E VISION OBSCUREMENT: B HBD UNDER THE INFLUENCE D SLIPPERY (MUDDY, OILY, ETC.)

J OTHER OBJECT: F INATTENTION*: C HBD NOT UNDER INFLUENCE*G STOP & GO TRAFFIC D HBD IMPAIRMENT UNKNOWN*ROADWAY CONDITION(S)

(MARK 1 TO 2 ITEMS) PEDESTRIANS ACTIONS H ENTERING / LEAVING RAMP E UNDER DRUG INFLUENCE* A HOLES, DEEP RUT* A NO PEDESTRIANS INVOLVED I PREVIOUS COLLISION F IMPAIRMENT PHYSICAL* B LOOSE MATERIAL ON ROADWAY* J UNFAMILIAR WITH ROAD G IMPAIRMENT NOT KNOWN C OBSTRUCTION ON ROADWAY*

B CROSSING IN CROSSWALK AT INTERSECTION K DEFECTIVE VEH. EQUIP.: CITED H NOT APPLICABLE

D CONSTRUCTION REPAIR ZONE YES I SLEEPY / FATIGUED* E REDUCED ROADWAY WIDTH

C CROSSING IN CROSSWALK NOT AT INTERSECTION NO

F FLOODED* D CROSSING NOT IN CROSSWALK L UNINVOLVED VEHICLEG OTHER*: E IN ROAD INCLUDES SHOULDER M OTHER*: H NO UNUSUAL CONDITIONS F NOT IN ROAD N NONE APPARENT

G APPROACHING / LEAVING SCHOOL BUS O RUNAWAY VEHICLE SKETCH

INDICATE NORTH

MISCELLANEOUS

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California Department of Transportation 939 N. Humboldt Avenue Willows, California 95988

Approximately 21 feet of damage to metal fence

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See Vehicle Dynamic DiagramsPages 496 - 500

Vehicle #1B:2010 Hyundai DollyVIN: 3H3J061S6AT088213Registered Owner:See Mechanical Inspection in narrativefor details

Vehicle #1C:2013 Wabash/Trailer/White P337596 (IN)VIN: 1JJV281D7DL771311Registered Owner:See Mechanical Inspection in narrativefor details

UNSAFE TURNON FREEWAY

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Timothy Paul Evans / /

F.D. Sweet & Son F.D. Sweet & Son, Willows, California

Fatal injuries, pronounced on April 10, 2014, at 1748 hours, by Glenn County Sheriff Coroners Office, Deputy Z.Lopeteguy, ID 1981, at the scene. Glenn County Coroner case #14-3850-36. See Injury Assessment section innarrative for details.

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Talalelei Lealao-Taiao / /

F.D. Sweet & Son F.D. Sweet & Son, Orland, California

Fatal injuries, pronounced on April 10, 2014, at 1748 hours, by Glenn County Sheriff Coroners Office, DeputyLopeteguy at the scene. Glenn County Coroner case #14-3855-41. See Injury Assessment section in narrative fordetails.

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Arthur Tury Arzola Jr. / /

Enloe FlightCare, N922RJ University of California Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, California

Fatal injuries, pronounced at the University of California Davis Medical Center, in Sacramento, California, on April10, 2014, at 2229 hours by Pirko Maguina, M.D. Sacramento County Case #14-01936. See Injury Assessment sectionin narrative for details.

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Adrian Castro / /



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Denise Eraina Gomez / /



Northern Division MAIT 18301 04-16-2014

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Ismael Jimenez / /



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Bonnie Jean Duran / /

School Bus/Westside Ambulance Association, WS-3 Orland Memorial Hall/Oroville Hospital, Oroville, California

See Injury Assessment section in narrative for details.

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Joe Vidal Duran / /

School Bus/Westside Ambulance Association, WS-3 Orland Memorial Hall/Oroville Hospital, Oroville, California



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School Bus/Butte County Emergency Medical Services, LLC, #36-12 Orland Memorial Hall/St. Elizabeth Community Hospital, Red Bluff, California


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Cecilia Carabez / /




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Elijah Carranza / /



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Alonso Castillo / /

Butte County Emergency Medical Services, LLC, #35-13 Enloe Medical Center, Chico, California


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Angela Corro / /

Butte County Emergency Medical Services, LLC, #36-13 St. Elizabeth Community Hospital, Red Bluff, California


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Butte County Emergency Medical Services, LLC, #36-13 Mercy Medical Center, Redding, California



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Facts Introduction This collision occurred on Thursday, April 10, 2014, at approximately 1740 hours, on Interstate 5 northbound, north of State Route 32 (Newville Road) in an unincorporated area of Glenn County, California, near postmile marker 26.00. Interstate 5 was a full access controlled freeway with two lanes in the northbound and southbound directions. The northbound and southbound lanes were separated by a median that was approximately 58.5 feet in width near the collision scene. There was a row of oleanders, of varying widths and heights, at the approximate center of the median. The posted speed limit at this location was 70 miles per hour for unregulated vehicles and 55 miles per hour for regulated vehicles. The weather conditions were mild, clear, dry, and it was daylight. Timothy Paul Evans (Driver #1), a -year old male, was driving a 2007 Volvo, model VNL42T (Vehicle #1), in combination with two Wabash trailers and a Hyundai converter dolly,1 south on Interstate 5, in the #2 lane. The Volvo was owned and operated by FedEx Freight Inc. Driver Evans had departed from a transition location in Weed, California, in the late afternoon, where he had exchanged trailers with another FedEx Freight Inc. driver from Bend, Oregon. Driver Evans was driving to the FedEx Freight Inc. Service Center, in West Sacramento, California. Bonnie Jean Duran (Driver #2), a -year old female, was driving a 2013 Nissan Altima (Vehicle #2) north on Interstate 5, in the #1 lane. Seated in the right-front passenger seating position of the Nissan was her husband, Passenger J. Duran. The Durans were returning to Washington from their multi-state vacation. Talalelei Lealao-Taiao (Driver #3), a -year old female, was driving a 2014 Setra, model S 417 TC (Vehicle #3) 56-passenger motorcoach, north on Interstate 5, in the #2 lane. The Setra was owned and operated by Silverado Stages, Inc. The Setra had been in-service since February 3, 2014. Driver Lealao-Taiao was transporting 45 passengers in the Setra. The passengers, high school students along with three chaperones, were picked up at Los Angeles Union Station, in Los Angeles, California, earlier in the day. The passengers were being transported to Humboldt State University, in Arcata, California, to participate in a college introductory program called, Spring Preview Plus. Driver Lealao-Taiao was the second driver of the Setra on this day. Driver Lealao-Taiao became the driver of the Setra at a driver swap area, in Sacramento, California, near the Del Paso Road exit from Interstate 5. Driver Lealao-Taiao left the Sacramento area traveling north on Interstate 5.

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Facts Introduction (continued) As Driver Evans drove south in the #2 lane, he allowed the Volvo to drift to the left into the #1 lane. For unknown reasons, Driver Evans allowed the Volvo to continue in a southeasterly direction, into the median, travel over the oleanders, and enter the northbound lanes. Driver Duran passed the Setra. Driver Duran observed the Volvo approaching her. She steered to the right and applied the brakes. The Nissan traveled into the #2 lane. The Volvo entered the northbound lanes of Interstate 5 where the left front of the Volvo collided with the left side of the Nissan. The Nissan was redirected in a northeasterly direction as it rotated in a counterclockwise direction about its vertical axis. Driver Lealao-Taiao rapidly applied the brakes of the Setra and steered to the right. After impact with the Nissan, the Volvo continued in a southeasterly direction. The right front of the Volvo struck the right front of the Setra. The Setra was redirected to the northeast and rotated in a clockwise direction about its vertical axis. The Volvo and combination continued to the southeast. A fire erupted upon impact between the Volvo and Setra. The Volvo separated from the trailers and came to rest, upright, to the southeast of the front of the Setra. The Setra came to rest facing in an easterly direction with the front of the Setra on the vegetation-covered area east of Interstate 5, and the rear of the Setra partially blocking the #2 lane. The Setra, Volvo, and trailers came to rest in close proximity of each other. The Volvo, trailers, and Setra were engulfed by fire. All the surviving passengers exited the Setra from windows. The passengers retreated from the area and gathered on the vegetation-covered area west of Interstate 5, on the southbound side. Emergency and rescue personnel responded to the collision scene. A triage location was established for medical aid on the vegetation-covered area west of southbound Interstate 5. In addition to California Highway Patrol (CHP) personnel, emergency personnel from 4 other law enforcement agencies, 12 fire departments, 4 ground ambulance organizations, and 3 air ambulance organizations, not including CHP helicopters, responded to the collision scene to provide rescue and medical treatment. The driver of the Volvo, the driver of the Setra, and seven of the passengers from the Setra, were pronounced deceased at the scene. One of the passengers, who exited the front of the Setra, later succumbed to extensive burn injuries at the hospital. CHP Willows Area Commander, Lieutenant B. Carpenter, ID 10683, responded to the scene and assumed incident command responsibilities at approximately 1755 hours. Lieutenant Carpenter notified CHP Northern Division Assistant Chief R. Kramer, ID 11837, who notified CHP Northern Division Commander, Chief R. Leal, ID 11329. CHP Assistant Commissioner W. Stanley, ID 10377, was also notified of the incident. CHP Northern Division Multidisciplinary Accident Investigation Team (MAIT) response was requested. Personnel from CHP Northern Division MAIT responded to the collision scene to conduct the investigation and began to arrive at approximately 1951 hours. CHP Headquarters MAIT personnel were requested to respond and assist with the on-scene investigation and obtaining statements from some of the surviving passengers.



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Facts Introduction (continued) Personnel from the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) responded to conduct a parallel investigation relating to the safety of commercial vehicles. NTSB personnel began arriving at the collision scene on April 11, 2014. The NTSB report number was identified as HWY14MH009.



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Facts (continued) Notification On Thursday, April 10, 2014, at approximately 1740 hours, the CHP Chico Communications Center (CHCC) received a call of an injury traffic collision in which a truck-tractor combination vehicle and a motorcoach with students on-board had collided and were fully engulfed in fire. The following table lists the approximate arrival times of other personnel from the CHP Willows Area, according to the CHP CHCC dispatch log:

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Officer R. Tomilla 17549 1755

Lieutenant B. Carpenter 10683 1755

Sergeant D. Guy 12050 1756

Officer J. Lynch 18540 1813 The following table lists the approximate arrival times of personnel from the CHP Red Bluff Area, according to the CHP CHCC log:


Sergeant C. Burson 12193 1822

Officer J. Rawlins 17277 1943

Officer K. Baldwin 15667 1944

Officer J. McPeek 15829 2010 The following table lists the approximate arrival times of personnel from CHP Northern Division according to the CHP CHCC dispatch log:


Chief R. Leal 11329 1936

Assistant Chief R. Kramer 11837 2020

Officer L. Heitman 19701 2119 Adjoining CHP areas sent officers to hospitals to collect basic contact information from passengers in the Setra who were transported from the collision scene.



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Facts Notification (continued) Responding Agencies During the duration of this incident, the following agencies responded to the collision scene and/or assisted with other duties associated with this collision investigation: CHP Willows Area 464 North Humboldt Avenue Willows, California 95988 (530) 934-5424 CHP Red Bluff Area 2550 Main Street Red Bluff, California 96080 (530) 527-2034 CHP Northern Division 2485 Sonoma Street Redding, California 96001 (530) 242-4300 United States Forest Service (USFS) 825 North Humboldt Avenue Willows, California 95988 (530) 934-3316 Glenn County Sheriff/Coroners Department 543 West Oak Street Willows, California 95988 (530) 934-6441 Orland Police Department 817 Fourth Street Orland, California 95963 (530) 865-1616



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Facts Notification (continued) Responding Agencies (continued) Willows Police Department 201 North Lassen Street Willows, California 95988 (530) 934-4964 California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) 939 North Humboldt Avenue Willows, California 95988 (530) 934-5149 Orland Fire Department 810 5th Street Orland, California 95963 (530) 865-1625 Bayliss Volunteer Fire Department 445 South Butte Street Willows, California 95988 (530) 934-3321 Hamilton City Fire Department 420 1st Street Hamilton City, California 95951 (530) 826-3355 Capay Fire Protection District 50 4th Avenue Orland, California 95963 (530) 865-1363 Artois Fire Department 740 Main Street Artois, California 95913 (530) 934-5351



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Facts Notification (continued) Responding Agencies (continued) Willows Rural Fire Protection District 445 South Butte Street Willows, California 95988 (530) 934-5969 Corning City Fire Department 814 Second Street Corning, California 96021 (530) 824-7044 Glenn County Search and Rescue P.O. Box 1291 Willows, California 95988 (530) 934-6431 Kanawha Fire Protection District 1709 County Road D Willows, California 95988 (530) 934-2672 Glenn-Codora Fire Protection District 1516 State Route 45 Glenn, California 95943 (530) 934-7357 Tehama County Fire Department 604 Antelope Boulevard Red Bluff, California 96080 (530) 528-5199 Red Bluff Fire Department 555 Washington Street Red Bluff, California 96080 (530) 527-1126



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Facts Notification (continued) Responding Agencies (continued) Enloe Ambulance Services/Enloe FlightCare 1531 Esplanade Chico, California 95926 (530) 332-7300 Westside Ambulance Association 604 4th Street Orland, California 95963 (530) 865-3998 Butte County Emergency Medical Services, LLC 333 Huss Drive Chico, California 95928 (530) 332-5555 St. Elizabeth Ground Ambulance 2550 Sister Mary Columba Drive Red Bluff, California 96080 (530) 529-8318 California Shock Trauma Air Rescue (CALSTAR) 4933 Bailey Loop McClellan, California 95652 (916) 921-4000 REACH Air Medical Services 1524 East Street Redding, California 96001 (530) 215-8067 American Red Cross 2025 East Street, Northwest Washington, District of Columbia 20006 (800) 733-2767



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Facts Notification (continued) Responding Companies Bambauer Towing 4295 Highway 99W Orland, California 95963 (530) 865-5183 Bens Truck and Equipment, Inc. P.O. Box 732 Red Bluff, California 96080 (530) 527-9170 C.O.T. Transportation Inc. 4125 Winters Street Sacramento, California 95838 (916) 648-2580 Bambauer Towing transported the Nissan to the Caltrans Willows Maintenance Station, in Willows, California. Bambauer Towing was assisted by Bens Truck and Equipment, Inc. and C.O.T. Transportation Inc. Bens Truck and Equipment, Inc. transported the Volvo to the Caltrans Willows Maintenance Station. C.O.T. Transportation Inc. transported the Setra to the Caltrans Willows Maintenance Station. F.D. Sweet & Son 114 North Shasta Street Willows, California 95988 (530) 934-5524 Federal Agencies National Transportation Safety Board Office of Highway Safety 490 LEnfant Plaza Southwest Washington, District of Columbia 20594



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Facts (continued) MAIT Chronological Summary On Thursday, April 10, 2014, beginning at approximately 1951 hours and concluding on April 11, 2014, at approximately 1300 hours, Sergeant Parsons, Investigators Dugger, Bowen, Cantrell, Hamann, and Engineer Reed examined and measured the collision scene. Approximately three hours after the beginning of the investigation, Sergeant Vialovos, and Investigators Alexander, Daubner, Scribner, and Newton arrived on scene and assisted with the collision scene measurements. Beginning at approximately 2020 hours, Investigator Cantrell and CHP Northern Division Commercial Enforcement Unit (CEU), Mobile Road Enforcement Officer D. Alamo, ID 12267, conducted preliminary inspections of the involved vehicles at the collision scene.



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Facts (continued) Roadway Environment Scene Identification The collision scene was located on Interstate 5, in an unincorporated area of Glenn County, California. The collision scene was located at latitude 39.75756 degrees and longitude -122.20523 degrees, at an approximate elevation of 67 feet above sea level. The collision scene was at postmile 26.00, approximately 2,470 feet north of the State Route 32 overcrossing. The following map illustrates the collision location:



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Facts Roadway Environment (continued) Roadway Description Interstate 5 ran from the Mexican Border near San Ysidro, California, to the south, to the Canadian Border near Blaine, Washington, to the north. Along its route, Interstate 5 traversed mostly rural areas, but was in suburban and urban areas when passing through communities and cities. In the area of the collision, Interstate 5 was in a suburban area. In the area of the collision, Interstate 5 was a four-lane divided freeway with full access control. There were two northbound lanes and two southbound lanes, separated by a median. There was a row of oleanders at the approximate center of the median. Due to natural growth, the height and breadth of the oleanders varied throughout the area where the collision occurred. The oleanders, in the area where the Volvo drove through the median, were between approximately three and five feet in height. Approximately 400 feet north of the collision scene, the oleanders were approximately 7 feet in height. Approximately 1,300 feet south of the collision scene, the oleanders were approximately 7 feet in height. Approximately 3,600 feet south of the collision scene, the oleanders were approximately 10 feet in height. There was a shoulder to the left of the northbound and southbound #1 lane. There was a shoulder to the right of the northbound and southbound #2 lanes. At the collision scene, there were rolled-in rumble strips in the shoulders. The terrain adjacent to the northbound and southbound lanes was generally a gentle sloping and vegetation-covered surface. At the north end of the collision scene, to the east of the northbound lanes, there was a vegetation-covered depressed area for drainage. There were various types of fencing on both sides of Interstate 5, at the right-of-way.

Interstate 5, Northbound Looking North Toward the Collision Scene



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Facts Roadway Environment (continued) Roadway Description (continued) In the area of the collision, Interstate 5 was maintained by the Caltrans Willows Maintenance Station, located approximately 15.7 miles south of the collision scene, in Willows, California. Roadway Geometrics The horizontal and vertical alignment of Interstate 5, in the area of the collision, was created when the roadway was constructed in 1964 by project 03-055414. The as-built plans for the 1964 construction project indicated the roadway was in a 17,871.34 foot-long tangent section at the collision scene. The tangent section ended approximately 1,200 feet north of the collision scene. The profile grade of Interstate 5, in the area of the collision, was measured from the collision scene measurement data. The grade measurements were taken on the lanelines between the #1 and #2 lanes. The grade of the northbound lanes varied between approximately -0.3% and +0.7%, measured in the northbound direction. The profile grade of the southbound lanes varied between approximately -0.3% and 0.0%, measured in the southbound direction. The lane and shoulder widths of Interstate 5, in the area of the collision, were measured from the collision scene measurement data. The widths of the left shoulders were measured from the approximate center of the left edgeline to the left edge of pavement. The width of the #1 lane was measured from the approximate center of the left edgeline to the approximate center of the laneline. The width of the #2 lanes was measured from the approximate center of the laneline to the approximate center of the right edgeline. The width of the right shoulders was measured from the approximate center of the right edgeline to the right edge of pavement. The northbound left shoulder varied in width between approximately 3.4 and 4.2 feet. The northbound #1 and #2 lanes varied in width between approximately 11.5 and 12.2 feet throughout the collision scene. The northbound right shoulder varied in width between approximately 11.6 and 12.6 feet. The southbound left shoulder varied in width between approximately 4.0 and 5.9 feet. The southbound #1 and #2 lanes varied in width between approximately 11.3 and 12.4 feet throughout the collision scene. The southbound right shoulder varied in width between approximately 11.1 and 12.6 feet.



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Facts Roadway Environment (continued) Roadway Geometrics (continued) Median width is expressed as a dimension between inside edges of travelled way, including the inside (left) shoulder. From collision scene measurement data, the distance between the left edgelines of the northbound and southbound lanes varied in width between approximately 57.3 and 58.1 feet. Adjusting this measurement to account for the Caltrans Standard Plan 4 inch offset from the edge to travelled way and the center of the left edgelines, the median varied in width between approximately 58.0 and 58.8 feet. The as-built plans for the 1964 construction project indicated the median width was 60 feet. Cross Slopes Collision scene measurement data was used to derive the cross slopes of the northbound and southbound lanes, shoulders, and the median, in the area of the collision. The cross slopes of the left shoulders were measured from the approximate center of the left edgeline to the left edge of pavement. The cross slopes of the northbound and southbound #1 lanes were measured from the approximate center of the left edgeline to the approximate center of the laneline. The cross slopes of the northbound and southbound #2 lanes were measured from the approximate center of the laneline to the approximate center of the right edgeline. The cross slopes of the right shoulders were measured from the approximate center of the right edgelines to the right edges of pavement. The cross slope of the median was measured from the left edge of pavement of the northbound and southbound left shoulders to the approximate drip line of the oleanders, near the center of the median. Positive cross slopes shown below slope downward to the right of the direction of travel and negative slope downward toward the median. The cross slope of the northbound left shoulder varied between approximately -9.7% and -4.8%, and averaged -7.0%. The cross slope of the northbound #1 lane varied between +0.1% and +0.6%, and averaged +0.4%. The cross slope of the northbound #2 lane varied between approximately +2.2% and +1.2%, and averaged +1.7%. The cross slope of the northbound right shoulder varied between approximately +6.6% and +4.1%, and averaged +5.5%. The cross slope of the southbound left shoulder varied between approximately -6.3% and -0.8%, and averaged -5.3%. The cross slope of the southbound #1 lane varied between +1.2% and +0.5%, and averaged +0.9%. The cross slope of the southbound #2 lane varied between approximately +2.0% and +1.0%, and averaged +1.4%. The cross slope of the southbound right shoulder varied between approximately +5.5% and +5.0%, and averaged +5.3%. The cross slope of the median varied between approximately -9.0% and -5.5%, and averaged -6.4%.



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Facts Roadway Environment (continued) Pavement Condition The pavement of the northbound and southbound lanes, in the area of the collision, had a 0.1 foot overlay placed on it in June 2009. The pavement was unremarkable. There were rolled-in rumble strips in the shoulder pavement, adjacent to the traffic lanes in the area of the collision. The 0.1 foot in height overlay covered a portion of the rumble strips.

Southbound Left Shoulder Rumble Strip Looking North



TIME (2400) 1740

NCIC 9160

OFFICER I.D. 17692

NUMBER


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Facts Roadway Environment (continued) Pavement Delineation In the area of the collision, laneline stripes and pavement markers that separated the #1 lane from the #2 lane consisted of single white dashed stripes. The laneline stripes were approximately 12 feet long with a gap of approximately 36 feet between them. There were retroreflective pavement markers in the approximate center of the 36 feet gaps, between the laneline stripes. There were four non-reflective pavement markers on the laneline stripes, spaced approximately four feet apart. The lanelines were c

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