Inspection reveals drivers, bus in I-10 crash would have been placed out of service

PHOENIX — The Arizona Department of Public Safety has released inspection results of the Tierra Santa charter bus that crashed on Interstate 10 near Sacaton on Friday.

After conducting an inspection of the bus, the DPS Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Bureau has determined both the vehicle and drivers would have been placed out of service for the following:

• The driver would have been placed out of service for not being able to read and speak English sufficiently to converse with the general public;

• Not having a prior seven days record of duty status;

• The co-driver also did not have a prior seven days record of duty status;

• The number of defective brakes is equal to or greater than 20 percent of the service brakes on the vehicle.

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