Reader reaction, May 4 Crash on I-5
CHP determines fault

A blog reader commented on the Aug. 23 OC Register news release, in which the CHP found the truck driver at fault in the May 4 freeway crash near the Oso exit that killed three young children:

“The community’s sadness has been immense over the Coble’s loss. Three lives ended, and this should cause outcry to prevent more wrecks. I don’t know if the road officials are in denial, but the traffic backs up almost every day, and cars are stopped on the freeway trying to get off at Oso. The findings in the article on Aug. 23 didn’t mention the road or traffic problems. In the May 4 crash, the CHP found the truck driver at fault for driving too fast for conditions of the road. This finding will not help fix the underlying problem of cars stopped on the freeway. Anyone who has not already seen an accident there should observe the skid marks all over the road.”