The investigation regarding the cause of the traffic collision that claimed the lives of Paul Walker and Roger Rodas in Santa Clarita on November 30, 2013 is ongoing. No conclusions have yet been reached as to the cause of the collision. Traffic investigators with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department are scheduled to meet in January with engineers from Porsche to analyze the data retrieval system (computer) in the car. Information that might possibly be obtained from the computer is speed, RPM’s, throttle opening, air bag deployment, seat belt use, and other possible information. None of these factors has yet been concluded.
A fatal traffic collision is a tragedy that involves extensive investigation by Los Angeles County Sheriff's traffic investigators.
In all fatal traffic collisions, sheriff's patrol deputies request specialized sheriff's traffic investigators to respond to the scene as soon as the collision occurs.
Investigators document the scene extensively which includes writing a traffic report, photographing the scene, determining the collision's Area of Impact and Area of Rest, measuring skid marks and location of debris, gathering physical evidence such as debris and the on-board car computer data that might indicate the rate of speed, and examining the car itself to look for evidence such as paint transfer to help determine if it had impacted other objects or cars.
Investigators seek out eyewitnesses to what happened just prior to the collision as well as to the collision itself. Security videos and photos from eyewitnesses as well as local businesses are sought out. All of these factors help skilled traffic investigators to determine the cause of the collision.
The investigation of the traffic collision wherein two people lost their lives on Saturday, November 30, 2013, in the city of Santa Clarita is continuing. A more specific description of the location where the collision occurred is Hercules St. at Kelly Johnson Pkwy, which is very near the business park at the 28300 block of Rye Canyon Loop, Valencia.
Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff's Station traffic investigators are continuing to document the investigation and have received eyewitness statements that the car involved was traveling alone at a high rate of speed. No eyewitness has contacted the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department to say there was a second vehicle. The posted speed limit in the area of the collision is 45 MPH.
If you have any information about the cause of the collision, please call Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff's Station traffic investigators at 661-255-1121. Or if you wish to remain anonymous, call “LA Crime Stoppers” by dialing 800-222-TIPS (8477), texting the letters TIPLA plus your tip to CRIMES (274637), or using the website http://lacrimestoppers.org
The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department (LASD) is the sole policing agency for 130 unincorporated communities in Los Angeles County, as well as 42 of the 88 cities in Los Angeles County who contract with the LASD to provide all of their police services. The California Highway Patrol documents traffic collisions on state highways/freeways and in unincorporated communities, while the LASD provides traffic enforcment and documents traffic collisions in the 42 cities which contract for policing services.
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