Posted on 04/19/2022 4:07:30 PM PDT by BenLurkin
The crash happened around 1 p.m. Friday in the Imperial Sand Dune Recreation Area, where four people were traveling in a 2022 Can-Am Maverick UTV.
The vehicle was driving along the side of a sand dune when, “for reasons still under investigation, the Can-Am began overturning down the sand dune,” California Highway Patrol officials said in a news release.
The cinematographer was partially ejected from the vehicle and sustained fatal injuries as a result of the crash, CHP said.
The three other occupants, who are University of Southern California film students, survived the accident, according to Elizabeth Daley, dean of the USC School of Cinematic Arts.
CHP Officer Arturo Platero told KTLA that everyone but the cinematographer were wearing safety harnesses when the vehicle crashed.
Stephen Galloway, dean of Dodge College of Film and Media Arts at Chapman University, identified the student killed to the Los Angeles Times as Peng Wang, a third-year graduate student from China.
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What ever happened to the guy who shot that woman cinematographer?
I think Baldwin was his name
These things are fun, but once the tire leave the ground all bets are off.
Darwin wins. Putting four people in a two passenger vehicle speeding sideways down a dune is not a recipe for success.
Seat belts and helmets are a good idea.
Alec Baldwin. These cats have nine lives.
I had a Honda Pioneer 500 that I put almost 6000 miles on working on a ranch. It’s a small and tippy machine. Knowing the limitations of the vehicle and yourself is essential.
were any Kennedys involved?
Does anyone remember the fun 3 wheel ones in the early 70s, well fun until they roll over you anyway
Yep, “Darwin’s Trikes”.
“for reasons still under investigation, the Can-Am began overturning down the sand dune,”
Well they better put their best investigators on this or we may never know why it happened...
He’s chillin’ with his Hispanic wife...
No alcohol was present.
People often die at the Imperial Sand Dune Recreation Area ..Drunks and others who think they know how to handle OHV’s. I love doing the off road thing with dirt bikes etc., but I hate the sand....It gets into everything mechanical.
Let me guess...The driver was going way too fast, at an angle too great for the vehicle. The high side and low side were quite different I'm sure. Unfortunately many people driving OHV's are not skilled for that environment or the vehicles they're driving.
It’s like a Columbo.
This also happens a lot, as they don't tighten their harnesses enough, they fail to wear helmets and they're driving outside their skill level. They find they're suddenly half hanging out of an out of control vehicle, as it start rolling over right onto of their necks or heads.
Being partially ejected in a roll over seldom turns out well.
Ben Lurkin
I am a Chapman (College) University graduate from “back in the day.” I helped with a student led effort to start the film school. It has been a great success, and partners with USC in many areas.
HOWEVER, the school used to be Christian-based. It is nominally still that way, but it has gone totally woke and lost its way. I quit donating a decade ago. It makes me sick to watch it metamorphose into just another lib petri dish.
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