Preliminary investigations into last month’s tour bus accident near Soledad have linked the cause of the accident to driver error. According to California Highway Patrol investigators, however, it’s not yet clear what caused the error that resulted in the fatal bus accident.

The driver, John Egnew and four French tourists died in the accident when the tour bus crashed into a guardrail on the highway 101 overpass and flipped over. The driver and three of the passengers were ejected and fell on to the road, below the overpass. The bus had been carrying 34 French tourists and their Canadian guide. Several of those injured had been admitted to local hospitals with severe injuries. The bus was on its way to Santa Maria, and had stopped in Monterey and Carmel that day.

California Highway Patrol officers have investigated Egnew’s logbook, and ruled out fatigue as the cause of the accident. Driver fatigue can occur when the driver has logged in more number of hours without a rest break, than stipulated by federal guidelines. A fatigued driver can lose concentration or dose off at the wheel, leading to a bus accident. That doesn’t seem to have happened here.

Alcohol and drugs have also been ruled out as a factor in the crash, because no drugs or alcohol were found in Egnew’s system. The bus was a relatively new one, and had been built in April 2008. Investigators could find no mechanical failures in the bus that could have caused the accident. Mechanical malfunctions of bus components like the wheels, brakes, or tires and other parts can cause a serious crash. A driver operating the bus with alcohol or drugs in the system can also be a possible factor.

The California Highway Patrol team reconstructed the bus accident in an effort to pinpoint the factors that were responsible, and their efforts have ruled out weather conditions as a cause of the crash. It’s not believed that the kinds of winds that would have been necessary to impact the bus, were in the area that day. Egnew’s autopsy has not yet revealed whether he suffered a heart attack or some other medical condition in the moments before the crash. Right now, only this much is clear - the driver failed to make a sharp enough turn to make the right hand curve on the overpass. The result was that the front left corner of the bus crashed into the guardrail. The rear of the vehicle then struck the barrier on the outside of the road. The bus then spun around, and crashed into the inside guardrail, overturned and continued spinning until it came to a stop. Egnew as well as three of the tourists were ejected off the overpass and to the road below. In all, five people were killed in the accident.

So far, Egnew’s speed at the time of the bus accident has not been determined. Egnew as we reported on this blog earlier had been involved in a Las Vegas pedestrian accident in which a 71-year-old woman had suffered serious injuries.

The Reeves Law Group is a law firm with offices throughout California dedicated exclusively to the representation of personal injury victims, including victims of bus accidents. Please visit our website at trlglaw.com. If you desire a free consultation on a personal injury matter, please call us at (800) 644-8000 or email us.

The Reeves Law Group is not acting as legal counsel for any party in the matters discussed in this posting.

Just days after the tragic bus accident in Salinas Valley that killed five people, another bus accident, this time in Riverside County, has left eight critically injured.

The bus accident occurred on Saturday on Interstate 215. A tour bus veered off the roadway on the northbound side, and crashed into a large wall. The bus continued to travel on, and then hit the wall again. Eight people were critically injured, and then taken to hospitals in the area. At least 20 of the passengers suffered moderate injuries.

The bus was apparently returning from a sponsored trip to a Cinco de Mayo festival in San Diego. The California Highway Patrol has begun its investigations, and so far, there is no theory available on why the MCI E-Series Renaissance Coach veered across the northbound lane of interstate 215, and crashed into a wall. According to the company that owns the bus, Inland Empire Stages in Rancho Cucamonga, the driver, a 56-year-old Banning resident was injured. She has been treated for minor injuries, and released from the hospital.

All the passengers who were on the bus suffered injuries, and those who were sitting in the front on the passenger side have suffered serious head injuries. Firefighters got to work transferring the severely injured out of the bus, while those who suffered moderate injuries were able to crawl out on their own. At least ten ambulances and three helicopters were involved in the rescue efforts. The injured were taken to hospitals in Colton, Moreno Valley, Riverside, Murrieta, and Menifee.

This bus accident has come within a week of the Salinas tour bus accident in which four French tourists and an American driver were killed. Investigations into that crash are on going.

Just last week, we reported that the driver of the Salinas Valley accident had been involved in a serious pedestrian accident a few years ago. The driver, John Egnew, who happens to be a Riverside County resident had struck and severely injured a female pedestrian in Las Vegas in 2005. The pedestrian in that accident has suffered serious injuries and sued Agnew’s bus company, Weeks Enterprises.

Strangely enough, the Department of Motor Vehicles in California does not have data about the Las Vegas pedestrian accident on its files relating to John Egnew. There seems to have been some bungling in the bureaucratic process, and the only violation that is currently on Egnew’s record is a failure to wear seatbelt violation.

A bus accident can be the result of a poorly maintained bus. Malfunctioning brakes, wheels and steering mechanisms can quickly result in a serious bus accident. Victims who have been injured in a crash like this may be eligible for compensation from the bus company that owns and operates the bus. Compensation may be claimed for medical bills, hospitalization, as well as lost wages, long-term care expenses and rehabilitation expenses. Damages may also be awarded to compensate victims for their pain and suffering. Besides, victims may also claim damages for loss of consortium.

The Reeves Law Group is a law firm with offices throughout California dedicated exclusively to the representation of personal injury victims, including victims of bus accidents. Please visit our website at trlglaw.com. If you desire a free consultation on a personal injury matter, please call us at (800) 644-8000 or email us.

The Reeves Law Group is not acting as legal counsel for any party in the matters discussed in this posting.

At least five people have been killed and dozens injured in a bus accident in the Salinas Valley on Tuesday. The Orange County-based tour bus carrying Canadian and French tourists, overturned on a highway near Soledad.

The bus accident occurred on Tuesday at around 3:30 pm, and shut down US 101 for two hours. At least 4 passengers were thrown out of the bus which had a total of 36 people on board. 34 of these were French tourists, and there was also a Canadian tour guide and an American driver. 32 passengers have sustained injuries, and at least 4 of them are believed to be children below the age of 18. All the passengers on the bus required medical treatment. The remoteness of the bus accident site in the Salinas Valley made it harder for emergency medical personnel to stabilize victims. The remoteness also made it more difficult to sort out the nationalities of the injured. By the time all the victims identities had been established, families had been separated and sent to different hospitals.

The bus belonged to Orange County-based bus company Orion Pacific. The bus seems to have overturned after hitting a guardrail on the two lane overpass. At least a dozen ambulances and eight helicopters were involved in the rescue effort. According to the Orange County Register, the bus driver survived the bus accident. At least two investigating teams of the California Highway Patrol have begun investigations.

Orion Pacific had been operating since 1985, and according to Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, the company seems to have a good safety record. In the 30 months until March 27, Orion Pacific underwent six driver inspections and fourteen vehicle inspections. No violations were reported. During the same period, none of the company’s vehicles were involved in serious bus accidents that ended in injuries and fatalities. In fact, based on company, vehicle, and driver history, the company had a safety score that placed it in the top 10 percent.

Representatives of the French consulate in San Francisco arrived at the scene of the bus crash on Tuesday night. The bus accident left the freeway closed for two hours.

The tour had apparently kicked off in San Francisco, and was on its way to southern California. The tourists were due to leave from Los Angeles back to France later in the week. They had stopped over in Monterey and Carmel on Tuesday. According to CHP officers, at this point it seems like no other vehicle was involved in the bus crash. It is not known yet if the bus driver had been tested for alcohol.

Hospitals in Monterey, Salinas, Santa Clara County and as far as San Jose were making arrangements for French-speaking personnel to coordinate treatment efforts. For the injured, the next few days and weeks promise to be filled with anxiety and uncertainty as the extent of their injuries becomes clear. Many of them have been separated from family members, making the situation harder for them.

The Reeves Law Group is a law firm with offices throughout California dedicated exclusively to the representation of personal injury victims, including victims of bus accidents. Please visit our website at trlglaw.com. If you desire a free consultation on a personal injury matter, please call us at (800) 644-8000 or email us.

A new California Highway Patrol investigation reveals that the driver of a casino bus that was taking passengers to a Colusa County casino was drowsy and was likely nodding off at the wheel of the bus when it met with an accident.

Quintin Watts was driving the bus when it overturned into a ditch in Williams near Sacramento. The passengers were mostly elderly Laotians on their way to the Colusa Casino. Investigators after the crash have tried to piece together bits of evidence and testimony from survivors in order to determine the cause of the bus crash. Watts himself has been at the center of scrutiny. There has been speculation about his health and whether a diabetic episode could have triggered loss of consciousness, resulting in the bus accident.

Now, a CHP report says that passengers in the bus saw Watts fall asleep in the moments before the crash. According to the report, Watts may have slept very little for two days prior to the crash. According to sources, it may take months before Watts can even be charged for his behavior. His continued operation of the bus even as he was feeling sleepy constituted negligence. The report seems to confirm what some of the survivors reported in the days after the crash – that Watts had dozed off, and the owner of the bus, Daniel Cobb, had grabbed the wheel in an attempt to prevent a bus crash. Cobb himself was killed in the accident.

Investigations into the Colusa County accident have taken several twists and turns in the four months since the crash. If further investigations confirm what is now indicated – that diver fatigue could have been a factor in the crash – then the company’s work hour policy will be brought under the spotlight. If the company has been forcing drivers to work longer hours or more shifts without adequate periods of rest than California and federal laws dictate, then the company may find itself under the scanner for its role in contributing to the accident.

Bus accidents can often be traced to more than just one contributing factor. Malfunctioning parts, driver fatigue, driver negligence or reckless driving behavior – any of these can cause serious bus crashes. Many times, a combination of one or more of these factors can be blamed for a crash. That’s why filing a bus accident lawsuit involves conducting independent investigations into the causes of the crash. A bus accident lawyer may need to conduct an independent probe that could include the state of maintenance of the bus, driver work hour policies, and background checking as well as a probe into the drug and alcohol records of the driver. It can include hiring expert bus safety witnesses. All negligent parties who were responsible for contributing to the accident can then be named in a lawsuit holding them accountable for injuries caused to victims, as well as losses caused to families of the dead. All this can take months, which is why victims must file their bus accident lawsuit as quickly as possible.

The Reeves Law Group is a law firm with offices throughout California dedicated exclusively to the representation of personal injury victims, including victims of bus accidents. Please visit our website at trlglaw.com. If you desire a free consultation on a personal injury matter, please call us at (800) 644-8000 or email us.

At least 23 school children sustained injuries in a bus accident involving two school buses ferrying students from the same school to a field trip. Two adults were also injured in the crash on the northbound San Diego freeway.

The buses were transporting children of Lennox Middle School to the La Brea Tar Pits. At some point, the traffic slowed down, and the first bus too decelerated. The second bus couldn’t stop in time, and it rear-ended the first vehicle. The impact of the crash caused bruises and pains to the children in the two buses, as well as the adults who were accompanying them. In all, twenty three children have sustained injuries. Some of them complained of severe neck and back pain. These students were secured to back boards to prevent further injuries, and were transported to local hospitals. The two bus drivers were checked for alcohol and drug use, but seem to have been given a clean bill of health.

The two buses were reportedly traveling at between 50 to 55 mph at the time of the bus crash. Investigations are still ongoing, and we will have more information on the cause of the accident in the weeks ahead, but for now it does seem as if the second driver was following too close to the first bus, and couldn’t stop in time to avoid a crash. Personal injury litigation in a bus accident will have to involve looking into all parties who may bear some amount of responsibility in the accident, and holding them accountable.

Any probe will have to look into the speed of the two buses, especially the second bus. Both buses were operated by Durham School Services, and investigations will have to look into the condition of the buses at the time of the accident. Often, bus accidents are the result of poor maintenance of buses. These are large vehicles that are required to travel long distances carrying loads of passengers, and are therefore, more prone to wear and tear than a car. When you’re talking about a mode of public transport that is responsible for caring hundreds of passengers safely to their destinations every day, it’s necessary to make sure that tires, brakes, lights and steering mechanisms as well as other parts are all in perfect condition, and are not worn out. In case the maintenance of the bus was contracted out to a third party company, as sometimes happens, then these companies can be held liable for any injuries arising out of a bus accident. The operating company also has the responsibility to make sure that its vehicles are only operated by trained drivers, who pass all drug and alcohol testing. A poorly trained, ill-equipped driver who has a criminal record or a background of alcohol or drug abuse is hardly someone that passengers are safe with. If the bus was operated by a school, then the school board too can be held liable in the event of an accident. These are all aspects that will have to be looked into. All these matters can be addressed only by an experienced California bus accident lawyer.

The Reeves Law Group is a law firm with offices throughout California dedicated exclusively to the representation of personal injury victims, including victims of bus accidents. Please visit our website at trlglaw.com. If you desire a free consultation on a personal injury matter, please call us at (800) 644-8000 or email us.

The Sacramento bus accident has led to a rise in concerns about a small, but worrisome section of the transportation industry that has scant regard for regulations, has little oversight, and very poor enforcement.

The bus which was on its way to the Colusa Casino Resort, is reported to be one of several mom and pop bus operations that are paid by casinos to transport gamblers to their casinos. The bus in question here was transporting a group of elderly Laotian immigrants to the casino. Officials say that this is a common practice among casinos, and in many cases, the casinos are not bothered about any safety regulations, or the lack thereof, at these bus companies.

Cobb Bus Service is considered to be one of at least 9 such bus companies that had such arrangements with the Colusa Casino Resort.

According to a spokesman of the American Bus Association, which represents close to 1000 bus companies in the U.S., most of these bus companies operated under the radar to escape detection by authorities. Registration is always a murky affair involving cross registration in other states to find a way around the system. It also makes the task of tracking the ownership of the company difficult in the event of a bus accident.

Besides the ambiguity about registrations, these bus companies are renowned for their poor safety and inspection records. Authorities are still tying to figure out if the bus involving the Sacramento accident was involved in annual inspections, as required by law. We already know that the driver of the bus, Quintin Watts had an extensive criminal record, including stints in prison for drug and firearms possession. He had been out of work for years, because of his record, before landing a job at Cobbs. There might be a familial reason why Watts was given a driver’s job at Cobbs. According to AppealDemocrat.Com, Watts is the stepson of Daniel Cobb, the owner of the bus service, who died in the crash. It seems that Cobb had been married to Watts’ mother before she died ten years ago. After that, Watts had been taken in by his adoptive parents. This explains how someone with a criminal record for drugs and firearms offenses no less, found himself with a job that involved being responsible for other people’s safety.

A reputable bus company will have a terminal with a customer service lounge, but so far there has been no terminal located for Cobbs Bus Service. The company has a church in Modesto and a house in Sacramento as listed addresses. The California Department of Motor Vehicles confirms that Watts couldn’t possibly have had a license to transport more than 10 passengers. The bus that he was driving in the Sacramento bus accident case had 46 passengers.

It has been clear for a while that more needs to be done about this unregulated group of bus companies that survive on being below the radar of officials. At this Sacramento bus accident lawyer blog, we have for long called for increased oversight for these companies.

If you have been injured or a loved-one has been killed in the Sacramento casino bus crash, contact The Reeves Law Group. The Reeves Law Group is a law firm with offices throughout California dedicated exclusively to the representation of personal injury victims, including victims of bus accidents. Please visit our website at trlglaw.com. If you desire a free consultation on a personal injury matter, please call us at (800) 644-8000 or email us.

Families of victims of the Sacramento bus accident in rural Northern California are demanding answers about the tragedy that has killed 8 of their loved ones and sent at least 36 to hospitals. The bus accident that occurred in Williams, just 60 miles north of Sacramento, on Sunday happened after the driver of the bus veered off the road, over-corrected, and then lost control of the bus. The bus flipped over, and landed in a watery ditch. Most of the passengers on board were elderly members of the Laotian community, on their way to the Colusa Casino Resort.

According to Sacbee.com, family members of the victims gathered at the Hmong Women’s Heritage Association on Florin Road last night. Five officers of the California Highway Patrol, including two assistant chiefs addressed the gathering, and took questions of the families for well over an hour.

Xou Vang, of Sacramento, wanted to know why his grandmother lay trapped under the bus without rescue until about 6:30 pm. The bus accident occurred at around 6:12 pm. His grandmother had called her family as soon as the bus tipped over, telling them that she was trapped beneath the bus, and there was no rescue yet. The police confirmed that the first rescue teams had arrived at the accident scene within 4 minutes, and ambulances and helicopters were immediately called to transport people to hospitals immediately thereafter. They assured Vang that they would conduct a full investigation into the Sacramento bus accident.

Vang also lost his father, Xee Hue Vang, in the Sacramento bus accident and his mother is scheduled to undergo surgery today. He was worried about the traditional Hmong funeral expenses which he estimated could amount to up to $40,000.

As expected, there were also plenty of questions the families wanted answered about who assumes liability in this bus accident. Some of the family members wanted to know if the bus company is liable in this bus accident. Others wanted to know if the Colusa Casino resort which was the destination of the bus, could be held liable. The casino they insist, seems to target the retired members of the Laotian community with the lure of free slot play. Cobbs Bus Service is one of many companies that are on the list of bus services that are apparently paid by the Colusa Casino Resort to bring gamblers to their casino. It’s a common practice for casinos to pay these spurious bus companies to transport gullible passengers to their casinos. In return, bus companies are paid a small fee for each passenger that’s bused in.

Meanwhile, the executive director of the Hmong Women’s Heritage Association, which is involved into directing relief efforts and support for family members of the victims, says that the families are all in shock that something like this could have been allowed to happen. They have received very little information from the authorities, and many of them were left to rush to hospitals around the area, and look for their loved ones.

It’s easy to understand the anguish that these people must feel. Their loved ones died or were injured in harrowing conditions trapped under an overturned bus in a rural town in the middle of nowhere with rescue arriving precious minutes later. We encourage family members of the victims get in touch with a Sacramento bus accident attorney as quickly as possible.

If you have been injured or a loved-one has been killed in the Sacramento casino bus accident, contact The Reeves Law Group. The Reeves Law Group is a law firm with offices throughout California dedicated exclusively to the representation of personal injury victims, including victims of bus accidents. Please visit our website at trlglaw.com. If you desire a free consultation on a personal injury matter, please call us at (800) 644-8000 or email us.

The driver of the bus that was involved in a devastating bus crash in Williams near Sacramento on Sunday, had such a bad driving record it was a wonder that he was allowed to be behind the wheel of any vehicle at all, let alone a bus carrying 46 passengers.

News reports coming in have shed more light on the driver, Quintin Watts, who has been arrested for driving under the influence. Watts continues to remain in the hospital, seriously injured from the bus accident in which the bus rolled over and fell into a ditch after it veered off the road. The bus accident in Sacramento left 8 passengers dead and 46 injured. Earlier reports pegged the number dead at 10, but now, the number dead in the bus accident has been confirmed as 8.

Watts was arrested soon after the crash, on suspicion of driving under the influence of prescription or non-prescription medication. Now, the Associated Press is reporting a string of problems that Watts has had in his driving career. The man in charge of ferrying 46 passengers on a casino tour bus had a lengthy criminal record, and his driving skills were bad. Even his mother declared to reporters that her son was not fit to be behind the wheel. In fact, as his mother goes on to report, she and her husband had even spoken to their son about their apprehension at the thought of him driving a large vehicle used to ferry passengers.

Now, comes the shocker. The day of the bus accident, his mother claims, was actually the first one behind the wheel for Watts as he had just concluded a “training period” in which he had observed another driver discharging his duties. Watts has been a truck driver for many years, and has had a history of addiction to drugs and alcohol. His criminal record is extensive, and includes prison time back in 1981 for receiving stolen property. After that, he was sent to prison for credit card fraud and theft in 1996. In 1998, he was arrested for possession of marijuana and a destructive device, and was sentenced to a year in prison, which he served.

Watts in fact, seems to be the kind of person that no sane human being would even hire to wash his car, let alone putting him behind the steering wheel of a bus with the lives of 46 passengers in his hands. This is what we know of Watts, barely 40 hours after the Sacramento bus accident, and we already have more information about Watts than can handle. If this is the driver in charge of the tour bus, can we really assume things to be above board in any other aspect of the bus operations, including maintenance and safety inspections? We know the answer to that one.

Meanwhile, investigations into the bus crash are focusing on Cobbs Bus Service as being the possible owner of the bus. Police haven’t been forthcoming about why they have zeroed in on this company, and they won’t confirm if one of the deceased in the Sacramento bus crash, Daniel Cobb, has anything to do with their investigations. As we continue to track updates on this story on our Sacramento bus accident lawyer blog, we expect to get a better picture of the reasons of the tragedy.

If you have been injured or a loved-one has been killed in the Sacramento bus accident, contact The Reeves Law Group. The Reeves Law Group is a law firm with offices throughout California dedicated exclusively to the representation of personal injury victims, including victims of bus accidents. Please visit our website at trlglaw.com. If you desire a free consultation on a personal injury matter, please call us at (800) 644-8000 or email us.

In more news coming in about the Sacramento bus crash, which is confirmed to have killed 10 people, the driver of the bus has been arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence.

According to a news story in the San Francisco Chronicle, the driver, 52-year-old Quintin Watts is suspected of driving under the influence of prescription medication at the time of the tragic bus crash that has injured at least 36 people. Watts himself has been hospitalized at a Woodland facility for his injuries in the bus accident which occurred 60 miles north of Sacramento. The injured have been rushed to UC Davis Medical Center, Sutter Roseville Medical Center, Woodland Memorial Hospital, Oroville Hospital, Enloe Medical Center, Colusa Regional Medical Center, Rideout Memorial Hospital, and Mercy San Juan Medical Center. Injuries range from minor to extremely serious.

Watts seems to have had a checkered safety record in his driving career. His records show that he was involved in a bus accident in January 2006, although details of that crash aren’t available at this point. Just five days after that crash, he had been convicted for failing to wear a seat belt, resulting from an enforcement action. In December 2005 and February 2006, he was also arrested for speeding and for failing to appear in court in these incidents. It’s not clear yet if Watts was speeding at the time of the Sacramento bus crash, but the speed limit on the two-lane road in Williams, California, where the crash occurred, is 55 mph.

The situation in Sacramento is getting murkier by the minute. We already know that there is ambiguity about the ownership of the bus. The vehicle was once operated by Greyhound Lines, but Greyhound officials have claimed that they don’t own the bus. Attempts to trace the owner of the vehicle are ongoing. The license has been deemed invalid, and all other attempts to trace the bus owner with the serial registration numbers have drawn a blank. Now, comes this news about the driver’s less than stellar record behind the wheel. Everything seems to point to a clandestine bus operation.

We hope that investigations can lead us to the bus company that owns the vehicle, as quickly as possible. There are 10 families that have lost loved ones in this bus crash, and many more who are injured and in the hospital. The families of those dead in this bus accident should get in touch with a Sacramento bus accident lawyer as quickly as possible, to safeguard their rights.

If you have been injured or a loved one has been killed in the Sacramento bus crash, contact The Reeves Law Group. The Reeves Law Group is a law firm with offices throughout California dedicated exclusively to the representation of personal injury victims, including victims of bus accidents. Please visit our website at trlglaw.com. If you desire a free consultation on a personal injury matter, please call us at (800) 644-8000 or email us.

The problems plaguing the bus transportation industry in Texas have been present for a while, but were sharply brought to focus after a bus accident on August 8 in Sherman that killed a total of 17 people. Bus companies which had their authorization revoked for safety violations by the state, continued to operate under a different name, and this had been going on for a while now, but was brought to light in the Sherman bus accident. The bus company operating that bus had actually been forced off the road, but had continued to operate under a different name. Now, the Texas Department of Transportation has begun to crackdown on such companies.

The problem runs deep. According to Carol Davis, director of the Texas Department of Transportation, as many as 201 bus companies have been forced to go off the roads in the past 24 months alone, but, as she admits, quite a few of those bus companies have retuned to the streets under a different name. It’s not clear how many such bus companies are involved in changing their name, and continuing to operate. Since the Sherman bus accident, at least two other bus companies in Houston and Irving have been shut down for continuing to operate under different names.

The Department also wants to make it easy for the public to gain access to bus safety records. These buses are used very often by tour groups and churches who conduct trips out of town. Even schools hire these buses for field trips. It makes sense that customers who hire a bus for tour purposes are made fully aware of any safety violations at the company.

Only in the middle of August, federal authorities declared a San Antonio-based charted company, Liberty Charters and Tours, an “imminent safety hazard” for using buses belonging to another motor coach owner in the news for being involved in a deadly bus accident, Iguala Busmex Inc. That company, owned by Angel de la Torres, was carrying a group of Vietnamese Catholic church members to a festival, when the bus blew out a front tire, and rolled over near Sherman. It was only after the bus accident that the company’s dubious connection with Angel de la Torres came to light. His other company, Angel Tours had been pulled off the streets a few months earlier, and he had quickly continued his bus operations under the new name, Iguala BusMex.

For a while now, these tangled webs of deceit that bus companies weave to lead investigators down the wrong path have been a source of headache for state and federal transportation agencies. Bus operators are shrewd enough to cover their tracks, and make sure that the trail never leads back to their company by making it hard for investigators to identify the real owner of the bus at the time of a bus accident.

These bus companies have turned what should be a safe and affordable means of transportation for our citizens into death traps for the dozens of people who have been killed or maimed in devastating bus accidents. It’s high time that the problem was dealt with at the source, through tough action.

The Reeves Law Group is a law firm with offices throughout California dedicated exclusively to the representation of personal injury victims, including victims of bus accidents. Please visit our website at trlglaw.com. If you desire a free consultation on a personal injury matter, please call us at (800) 644-8000 or email us.