Murrieta Woman, 19, Killed In SeaDoo Crash

The San Bernardino Sheriff's Department is investigating the cause of a crash that killed a 19-year-old woman on the Colorado River Saturday evening.

[marine one]

as always the pw was not watching where they were heading, my friend saw it which i was in the boat he said she ran right into the boat

[marine one]

as always the pw was not watching where they were heading, my friend saw it which i was in the boat he said she ran right into the boat

[ABBY]

marine one wrote:

as always the pw was not watching where they were heading, my friend saw it which i was in the boat he said she ran right into the boat

think the boat was going FAST.....

[innocent bystander]

ABBY wrote:

<quoted text>think the boat was going FAST.....

30 mph

[shawn]

not even 30 the boat wasturning

[ABBY]

turning into the pw

[Caring Bystander]

ABBY wrote:

turning into the pw

Isn't that the truth...proofs in the pudding!

[shawn]

turning aroundit wasnt the boaters fault that seadoo should have slowed down

[no do-overs]

I have read all these comments and have been in that exact area on seedoos with my kids and we also own a boat. The bottom line is: CLEARLY the 46 year old dude in the boat said he saw the girls on the seedoo and he knew the girls on the seedoo didn't see him in the boat THEN it is the boats responsibility to STOP meaning pull back on the throttle to neutral or turn the engine off and completely stop.

Why wouldn't you stop instead of risking a HORRIBLE OUTCOME What would you do? There are NO DO-OVERS... so why not just stop instead of let your pride get in the way.

[Charming]

no do-overs wrote:

I have read all these comments and have been in that exact area on seedoos with my kids and we also own a boat. The bottom line is: CLEARLY the 46 year old dude in the boat said he saw the girls on the seedoo and he knew the girls on the seedoo didn't see him in the boat THEN it is the boats responsibility to STOP meaning pull back on the throttle to neutral or turn the engine off and completely stop.
Why wouldn't you stop instead of risking a HORRIBLE OUTCOME What would you do? There are NO DO-OVERS... so why not just stop instead of let your pride get in the way.

Amen!

[shawn]

u people are all retarded u werent there u didnt see the crash there isnt any time to think what to do in a situation like that an untill ur in one u wouldnt know instead when ur on a sea doo or in a boat be aware of ur dam surrondings the sea doo wa away from the glare why didnt they move over sea doos are easier to turn then boats he waved for those girls to move over it wsnt his fault its done and over with now so everyone needs to go about there buisiness

[Bystander]

shawn wrote:

u people are all retarded u werent there u didnt see the crash there isnt any time to think what to do in a situation like that an untill ur in one u wouldnt know instead when ur on a sea doo or in a boat be aware of ur dam surrondings the sea doo wa away from the glare why didnt they move over sea doos are easier to turn then boats he waved for those girls to move over it wsnt his fault its done and over with now so everyone needs to go about there buisiness

I feel for all parties involved, but it doesn't make sense- if the boater had time to wave the girls out of the way, he had time to turn the boat the other direction. Previous statements say that the boat saw the girls as he passed under the bridge. The accident happened more than 6 lots from the bridge and no I didn't see the acciddent, just heard it and saw the after effects. I do agree that the driver of the boat did all he could to help, but as a boat driver experienced on the river you must be aware and sometimes just give up your right of way to safety. I guess only time will tell, I pray for the parties involved.

[Bob]

ABBY wrote:

turning into the pw

If the boat was turning into the pwc then how did the pwc slam into the bottom of the boat on the starboard side? And, hit it so hard that it broke the stringers of the hull totaling the boat? If the boat hadn't turned away the pwc would have landed in the boat killing the passengers of the boat. The operator of the boat actually saved some lives by his quick actions.

[Desert Rat I]

Bob wrote:

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If the boat was turning into the pwc then how did the pwc slam into the bottom of the boat on the starboard side? And, hit it so hard that it broke the stringers of the hull totaling the boat? If the boat hadn't turned away the pwc would have landed in the boat killing the passengers of the boat. The operator of the boat actually saved some lives by his quick actions.

Its one thing to be making up excuses for the driver but please 'quick actions'. Get real! Quick action would have been like 'no do overs' said earlier, when he noticed that they weren't paying attention to him. Instead he continued towards them until it was too late to react. So please give up on the lame excuses. He obviously was either not as experienced on this river as you excuse makers have been claiming and was unable to recognize the potential danger he was watching or he wasn't truly paying attention to them.
In either case his reaction was far from quick.

[marine one]

Why blame the boat why not blame the pw maybe she had all that experienced and could not react to the danger u will never know what she was thinking and the cops won't either all they can do is speculate.

Desert Rat I wrote:

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Its one thing to be making up excuses for the driver but please 'quick actions'. Get real! Quick action would have been like 'no do overs' said earlier, when he noticed that they weren't paying attention to him. Instead he continued towards them until it was too late to react. So please give up on the lame excuses. He obviously was either not as experienced on this river as you excuse makers have been claiming and was unable to recognize the potential danger he was watching or he wasn't truly paying attention to them.
In either case his reaction was far from quick.

[abby]

THE PW was stopped..........

shawn wrote:

turning aroundit wasnt the boaters fault that seadoo should have slowed down

[abby]

YOU SAID IT PERFECTLY. IF YOU SAW THEM THEN PULL OFF THE THROTTLE, STOP NO THEY KEPT GOING AND THE LIVES WERE LOST.

Charming wrote:

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Amen!

[ABBY]

shawn wrote:

turning aroundit wasnt the boaters fault that seadoo should have slowed down

HOW COULD THE SEADOO SLOW DOWN WHEN IT WAS NOT MOVING, IT HAD JUST CHANGED RIDERS.

[SO SO SAD]

ABBY wrote:

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HOW COULD THE SEADOO SLOW DOWN WHEN IT WAS NOT MOVING, IT HAD JUST CHANGED RIDERS.

Abby, i was just wondering if you were there and saw the accident? it's a terrible loss and my heart goes out to the family and friends of these young ladies and to all the people that were there to try and help. it must have been just horrible for everyone that was involved. i'm sure noone is sleeping very well no matter who was at fault. two lives are gone way too early and nothing can bring them back. it's very, very sad and unfortunate.

[DISGUSTED]

the pw WAS moving, the girls had just jumped a wake from a boat, and the driver of the boat DID pull of the throttle just before turning the boat in hopes of avoiding the accident. all you close minded idiots need to keep your mouths shut! you are absolutely clueless. all you know of the accident is heresay from many people who are giving nothing but an OPINION!!!!. the girls caused the accident, it was unavoidable due to the choices they made and now their lives are gone. 3 families have been affected first hand and i know many more are hurting as well. can we please stop blaming the boat driver because he happened to be lucky enough to survive!!!!!!!!!! no one wants to believe that these girls died at their own hands, but face the reality, they are gone and nothing will bring them back. think twice before you make fault statements and say harsh things about a person you do not know and a situation you were not involved in. shame on you all!!