Monday, October 20, 2014

CHP report on Fatal San Andreas Accident

   According to the CHP, on October 19, 2014 around 5 AM Trenton Bumpus (20) of San Andreas was traveling on northbound Gold Strike Rd in San Andreas at an unknown speed.


    The vehicle entered a slight right hand curve in the roadway.  For an unknown reason the driver failed to follow the curve of the roadway.

   The1994 Jeep Cherokee crossed the southbound lane and the driver side tires of the vehicle left the paved roadway.

    The vehicle turned to the right, reentered the roadway, crossed both traffic lanes and the entire vehicle left the roadway.

   The vehicle turned back to the left and reentered the roadway.  The vehicle then overturned several times in the roadway.

   The vehicle then left the roadway where it continued to overturn.  The driver was not wearing his safety belt and was completely ejected from the vehicle.

   The vehicle came to rest west of the roadway edge on its roof.  The driver was located north west of the vehicle and had sustained fatal injuries as a result of the collision.

   Drug and Alcohol use is being investigated as a cause to this collision, per CHP.

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