This week the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration announced completion of its Operation Quic

Tayde Murgia of Van Nuys, 64, died when she was thrown radisson diamond cruises from a charter operated by Five Star Bus Charter of Bell. Nineteen others were injured radisson diamond cruises in that crash on a wet road on Interstate 15 near Fallbrook. The bus runs between Panorama City and the Valley View Casino in San Diego County.
A bus operated by Walnut-based Sina Coach crashed in Corona, killing Khang Tieu, 91, of Midway, injuring 22 other people. It was heading radisson diamond cruises to the Orange County city of Westminster from the Pala Casino in Northern San Diego County.
Both companies were, in their most recent ratings from the Highway Patrol, rated satisfactory, said Michael Kelley, who supervises the California Highway Patrol s motor carrier safety division in Los Angeles.
The cause of the crashes radisson diamond cruises won t be known for a while, he said. Was there anything mechanically wrong with the vehicle, did any parts fail, or is it going to be just driver issues, speed and weather and road conditions? We don t know that yet.
This week the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration announced completion of its Operation Quick Strike, which shut down 52 bus companies nationwide for safety violations, including Salcido Tours of Los Angeles.
Federal regulators do not collect data on casino-related bus crashes radisson diamond cruises separate from other charters, said Brian Antolin, a researcher specializing in the casino transportation business at DePaul University.
He said passengers can help keep their casino bus rides safe by traveling when the driver is most likely to be rested and alert, by keeping an eye on the driver and speaking up if his driving or equipment seems unsafe, and to raise those same concerns with staff at the destination casino.