REVISED TIMELINE - JUNE 26 2014
Notes from JPSO report in green font
Notes from LA State Crash Report in blue font
Notes from all other sources in black font
SUMMARY OF ADDITIONS/CHANGES MADE:
June 10 added more info from pipe yard employee re maroon PTC
June 11 Coast Guard pinged Shane’s phone
June 14 Search dog went on road side of levee, east towards Marrero Rd
March 24, 2014 noted purse snatching incident / composite
June 9 2011
6:00 pm Shane got gas at a nearby gas station; he then picked up Popeye’s for supper
7:00 pm Shane met Brett at Rum Runners daiquiri shop (1670 Barateria Blvd), They shot some pool, and Shane bought a round for the pool team. Shane himself had about 6 beers and 1 shot the entire time he was there.
June 10, 2011
June 10 2011 noted as Date of Crash (as per LA State Crash Report)
12:20am approx. time Brett and Shane leave the bar in separate cars
12:20-12:45am Shane lived east of Barateria, but the accident occurred west of Barateria, on River Road between Marrero Rd and Klein St
12:45-12:50am Brett called Shane. Shane said he was in accident. They spoke for about 3 minutes; Shane called Brett back “a short time later” to make sure Brett was on his way
12:48am JPSO Missing Person report says Shane was seen at the intersection of the crash (incorrectly stated as River Rd and Barataria Blvd)
12:45 – 12:58am A young couple stopped and asked Shane if they could help. He said family is on the way
12:58am Passerby called 911 to report the accident. In youtube video Brett made, he says there were approx 11 cars, including numerous reports of a maroon PT Cruiser seen in the area that morning at approx. the time the 911 call was placed. The PTC was going westbound stopped, turned around and came back to the crash site and left going eastbound.
Male from pipe yard working forklift about 50 yards away from the fence saw PT Cruiser coming westbound on River Road. Person from PTC was white male. The PTC stopped and turned around and went back to the wreck site, then left going eastbound. Same pipe yard employee said they did not see Shane. LE said they couldn't find the PTC people to talk to. Female guard at pipe yard did not see anything other than the red lights.
00:58:48 AL1 E911Phne: ___________E911Add: 249 KLEIN LN - SE SECT, WF E911Subs: SPRINT NEXTEL; CDMA E911Srce:WPH2 AltLong: 90.117416 Alt Latitude 29.903423
00:58:48 CREATE Location: RIVER RD/BARATARIA BLVD, MA Type 201 DAREA;MHF Area: 8002 TypeDesc: A Injury LocDesc: <5399/ 395> Priority: 6 Class: F:I Agency: MHF LocType: H
00:58:48 ALTGEO GeoLong: 90.117416 GeoLat: 29.903423
00:58:48 ALTGEO 90.117416 GeoLat 29.903423 ClosestAdd: 8347 RIVER RD AddDesc: 28 ft NW ClosestInt: RIVER RD / UNKNOWN InterDesc: 2078 ft W Area1:3101 Area2:8704 Area3:3101
12:58am At some point after the 911 caller had arrived at the scene, a Westwego fireman arrived on scene and broke the passenger window of the car.
1:00 JPSO info entered
01:00:13 ENTRY Comment: CAR FLIPPED OVER ON RIVER RD … PONTIAC SEDAN … UNK EXTENT OF INJ’S, WILL ADV LSP
01:00:13 ASSOC Service P Event: #J111610035 Type: 201 Agency: JP
01:00:13 ASSOC Service E Event: #H110032259 Type: 201 Agency: JH
01:00:13 PREMIS Comment: PPR
01:00:15 NOMORE
01:00:16 NFPREM
1:01 JPSO dispatch
01:01am Time
01:01am Rescue unit called
1:02 JPSO enroute
01:05am Rescue unit arrived on scene (Fire Department: Marrero-Harvey)
1:05 JPSO onscene (note: further down says ONSCN 1:08:04 S819)
01:07:00 MISC C811 Comment: PROBABLY ABOUT 6700 BLOCK
01:07:15 RETURN E818
01:07:56 SELECT
01:08:04 ONSCN S819
1:09am Brett talked to LE, said Shane was fine. Brett said when he arrived a few LE, ambulance and fire department were already on scene.
01:09:11 MISC C811 Comment: WILL HANDLE … OCCUPANT OUT OF CAR AND LEFT SCENE
01:09:12 INFO DAREA: MHF Comment: VIA 3C11 ADVD THAT ONE OF THE RELATIVES OF THE THAT CALLED THIS IN IS IN A 20 … ADV TRY GETTING IN TOUCH WITH RELATIVE AND TELL THEM HE IS FINE
01:09:18 HOLD
01:09:23 AIO C802
01:09:23 CLEAR C802
01:11:59 AIO E818
01:11:59 CLEAR E818
01:16:34 CLOS E808 C811 S819 Location: 6700 BLK RIVER RD, HA
01:17:07 MISC C811 Comment: RAGUSAS ROLL BUT WILL HANDLE … WAITING ON STATE WRECKER … CHECK WITH STATE
01:17:30 SELECT
01:17:31 HOLD
01:18 Time of Notification
01:18:39 MISC Comment: LSP ADVD THEY WILL SEND SOMEONE OUT
01:30 Time of Arrival
01:30:53 MISC C811 Comment: LSP ONSCENE
Notes / Observations from LA State Crash Report
Lat 29.90326; Long 90.11736, Hwy 541, milepost 7.50, River Road, 1 mile W of LA 560-2, .5 mile W of Marrero Road; Hit & Run, Photos made;
Road surface – dry, black top; Roadway conditions - no abnormalities; type of roadway - two-way road with no physical separation; Alignment – curve, level; Weather – clear; Kind of Location – manufacturing or industrial; Relation to Roadway – beyond shoulder – right; Access Control – no control (unlimited access to roadway); Primary Factor – violations; Secondary Factor – condition of driver; Lighting – dark, no street lights; Driver – front seat left side; Ejection – not ejected; Trapped or Extricated – not trapped; Airbag – non deployed; Occupant Protection System Used – non used, vehicle occupant; Injury – no injury; Transported to Medical Facility – no; Instructed to Exchange Information – no
Vision Obscurements – no obscurements; Violation – unknown; Traffic Control – yellow no passing lane; Condition of Driver/Ped – unknown; Driver Distraction – unknown; Reason for Movement – unknown; Sequence of Events/Harmful Events – ran off road right, culvert, ditch, other post/pole/support; Most Harmful Event – ditch; Movement Prior to Crash – proceeding straight ahead; Vehicle Condition – no defects observed; Vehicle Lighting – unknown; Traffic Control Conditions – controls functioning; Alcohol/Drug Involvement – yes, alcohol, no test given; Drugs – test not given
Direction Before Crash – headed West on LA 541; Final Location of Vehicles – off road; Distance Traveled After Impact – unknown; Speed – Posted 35; Skidmark Data (Feet) – 000 000 000 000; Damage to Vehicle – area damaged, total; Extent of Deformity - severe
02:04:45 AIO C811 Comment: RET ALL UNITS SCENE TURNED OVER TO LSP
02:04:45 CLEAR C811
02:05:30 RETURN ????
2:15 JPSO closed
02:30 Time all lanes opened
June 11
Saturday, family got together a group of fireman and volunteers on 4 wheelers and started searching the area around wreck site.
June 11
Saturday evening, Coast Guard pinged Shane’s phone (results unknown)
June 11
Picture taken today of Shane’s vehicle show it is muddied with grass lodged in the front bumper area. Driver’s side of the front windshield is damaged but not caved in as per later pictures, and the left, driver’s side quarter panel is intact when later pictures show it to be missing. There is a little blood on the inside driver’s door at the top, and the inside door handle is stuck in the open position
June 12 or 13
Family found one of Shane’s shoes in the water where the wreck was. It was shown to LE that day who said they would be back to get it
June 12
Kenny advises that family conducted another search with a larger group today (Sunday). The male pipe yard employee and some of his friends on 4 wheelers helped in the search. The news media got involved and “thats when the police showed up with 4 wheelers running on the levee ... once the news media left .. the police did also. Kenny advises LE never advised family on when/where/how to search
June 13
LA State investigator went to Jake's wrecker yard to look for the insurance card and check the seatbelt .. was unable to locate an insurance card and observed the seatbelt was locked in the vertical position which investigator stated would indicate driver was not wearing seatbelt at the time of the crash
June 14
K9 search today. LE had told the levee people not to cut the grass on river side, only on the road side. The search dog stayed on the road side of the levee and went EAST on river road in the direction of Marrero Road.
June 14 or 15
Shane’s cell phone went dead “5 days after the wreck”
June 15
LE retrieved the shoe from the family. Later family asked to see the shoe and were told no, that they would send a pic but never did.
June 17 Investigating Agency – LADPS;
June 17 Investigation Complete – Yes; Investigating Agency – A (State);
June 17 Date Report Completed
June 19
Texas EquuSearch was searching today without results
June 21
Texas EquuSearch was to meet with Jefferson Parish officials today
June 30
Approx date billboard went up
March 25, 2014
Purse snatching near Common St and Carondelet. Composite released that resembles Shane.