Is there any update yet on causes of the horrific ACU fatal bus crash?

 

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According to information found by our Pasadena accident lawyers, state troopers say the investigation into the causes of the ACU fatal bus crash are ongoing, and that it will be months before any citations are issued, if any prove necessary.

The ACU fatal bus crash occurred when driver Michael Nicodemus, an ACU faculty member with a valid commercial driver's license, lost control of the bus on a curve. The bus hit a concrete culvert and made a complete roll, ejecting 12 of the 16 ACU bus passengers. The driver was the only one on the bus wearing a seatbelt at the time of the ACU fatal bus crash, even though all of the seats reportedly had seat belts. The ACU bus carried faculty and students on their way to perform mission work creating housing for those in need in Medina, TX.

So far, black box data shows that Michael Nicodemus was traveling at 65 mph in a 70 mph zone at the time of the bus wreck. Some news accounts indicate that driver fatigue might have been the cause of the ACU fatal bus crash. Studies of the issue have shown that fatigued drivers perform about the same on some driving tasks as drunken drivers.

Our Pasadena accident lawyers can only imagine the suffering that Michael Nicodemus and others from the ACU mission group on the bus that day must be feeling. One student, Anabel Reid, suffered fatal injuries in the wreck. Two other missionaries remain in critical condition after the ACU fatal bus crash. Another missionary with injuries from the wreck has been upgraded to good condition.

The sympathies and thoughts of our Pasadena accident lawyers remain with the Reid family, Michael Nicodemus, and the other victims of this bus crash and their families as they continue to cope with this tragedy.

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