School Front Accident Not Caused by Vehicle Malfunction
A police investigation has revealed that a brake failure was not a factor in the May 30th crash in front of Hemet High School that sent eight to the hospital.
The accident took place on Stetson Avenue just after the school had let out for the day. Students were crossing the road to get to the school’s parking lot when a wayward truck plowed into a group totaling more than 30 people in the crosswalk.
The driver of the truck, 18 year old Daniel Carrillo, claimed that the accident was a result of a brake failure, making it impossible to avoid the collision.
However, it was determined that the California Highway Patrol that the truck suffered no mechanical failure before the accident, and that Carrillo was traveling faster than 50 miles per hour in the school zone, cutting through traffic when he ran through a red light at the intersection and crashed into the large group of people.
The collision sent bodies and school supplies flying, and eight people, including seven students, were hospitalized. Three students were seriously injured, including two still fighting for their living in critical condition.
Witnesses to the accident said that the truck was in the right and turn lane, though it went straight through the intersection, and students on the scene reported hearing the throttle being forcefully applied before the accident.
After the accident, Carrillo got out of his truck and tried to help the mess of people that he had just hit. Also inside the truck at the time were his twin brother David and 16 year old friend Armando Gonzalez.
Given the revelations from the investigation, Carrillo is now expected to be formally charged as the guilty party in the accident sometime later this week.
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