"Through the investigation, it was found that rising sun that morning played a factor. And there was a phone mount that was mounted in the center of the dash, some things hanging off the rearview mirror and the front windshield had a tint on it."
"I was a teacher for seven years. I can't imagine how it has just totally disrupted the whole community of the school as well. And as a parent, I just can't imagine you dropping your kids off at school and not ever being able to pick them back up."
On January 16 in Gilroy, California, Andrew and Stacia Stuart were killed after being struck by a lifted Chevy truck driven by a teen while crossing the street after dropping off their 7-year-old twins at Las Animas School. The investigation revealed multiple contributing factors: the driver failed to yield, environmental conditions including a rising sun that morning, and visual obstructions including a phone mount on the dashboard, items hanging from the rearview mirror, and windshield tint. The incident devastated the school community. In response, Gilroy police increased patrols during school pickup and drop-off times, and the city commissioned an independent traffic study to address safety concerns and improve crosswalks.
Read at ABC7 San Francisco
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