The Los Angeles Department of Transportation has mounted an investigation into the death of Patrick O’Dell, who broadsided a Santa Monica Big Blue Bus while driving his motorcycle on Sunset Blvd. in Pacific Palisades on Nov. 20, 2012.
The decision to investigate the death of the 25-year-old aspiring actor was made on the last day of January, with a safety probe focusing on the western intersection of Marquez Ave. and Sunset Blvd. Unlike other vehicles, buses traveling westbound on Sunset are allowed to turn right on Marquez to avoid a triangular traffic divider.
