SF plane crash victim was alive when she was hit, sources say
Source: SFGate
The 16-year-old girl who was run over by a vehicle after the crash of Asiana Airlines Flight 214 was alive when she was hit, two sources close to the investigation into her death told The Chronicle on Thursday night.
San Mateo County coroner's investigators determined that Ye Meng Yuan died of blunt force trauma as a result of being hit by a vehicle, said the sources, who spoke on condition they not be identified because they were not authorized to speak publicly about the case. It's not known what vehicle hit the girl, but most rigs on the scene were San Francisco fire trucks stationed at the airport.
Coroner Robert Foucrault, reached late Thursday, would not comment on the results of an autopsy his office performed on Ye. He said he would announce his conclusions during a news conference Friday.
San Francisco Fire Chief Joanne Hayes-White and a spokesman for Police Chief Greg Suhr both said Thursday that they had not been provided definitive findings and could not comment.
Read more: http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/SF-plane-crash-victim-was-alive-when-she-was-hit-4674126.php
Very sad news.
dipsydoodle
(42,239 posts).
arcane1
(38,613 posts)It was a sad enough story already
dusty trails
(174 posts)I had heard she was covered or partially covered in trash from the wreckage.
Even so, when driving to the scene, it'd seem foolish to drive over and atop debris,
not knowing what was under it.
RudynJack
(1,044 posts)the flame-retardant foam. How sad for everyone involved.
Beacool
(30,251 posts)I hope that she was unconscious when the truck ran over her. My condolences to her family.
truthisfreedom
(23,154 posts)her. My understanding is that she was obscured by fire-fighting foam.