Government Blames Off-Road Staff For Deadly Accident In Lucerne

The U.S Bureau of Land Management says its staff failed to follow established procedures for permitting and monitoring a Mojave Desert off-road race in which eight spectators were killed.

An internal review released Friday found that BLM staff in the Barstow, Calif., field office did not hold a pre-race consultation with promoters and did not get a detailed operating plan as required. Furthermore, a ranger assigned to patrol the area where the Aug. 14 race was held did not monitor the event.

Read: Bureau Of Land Management Report On Deadly High-Desert Off-Road Accident

The review does not specify who was responsible for permitting the event in which a competing truck plowed into spectators crowded along the course. The review does not say whether that person faced any repercussion for not following agency procedures.