Victims Involved In Crash With Cowboys Bus Were Chinese Nationals
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PHOENIX (CBSDFW.COM/AP) —The four victims from the deadly collision involving a Dallas Cowboys bus in Arizona Sunday have been identified as Chinese National Citizens that were visiting the United States.
The driver of the van was a 52-year-old man. Two of the passengers were 52-year-old women and a third passenger was a 19-year-old woman. Their identities have not yet been released.
The investigation determined that the van failed to yield the right-of-way from a stop sign and was struck by the motor coach. Everyone in the van was wearing seat belts when the crash happened.
The vehicles heading in opposite directions Sunday on the main route between Las Vegas and Phoenix crashed as the van turned across U.S. 93 and onto a road, the Arizona Department of Public Safety said.
"We get a lot of international tourists, and they're either unfamiliar with our laws here… or in so much of hurry going through the desert seeing horses and cattle…they fail to really pay attention," said one man who lives by the dangerous intersection.
The bus was on its way to a Cowboys event with 50 to 75 fans set for the afternoon, said Charles Cooper, manager of GameWorks entertainment center in Vegas.
People were waiting when the president of a local Cowboys fan club called about the accident. The event, which was supposed to feature the team mascot, was canceled, Cooper said.
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