“Environmental permits were bypassed, heavy equipment was moved without safety clearance, and official logs were altered.

But county officials were desperate to finish the communications tower quietly before a major budget deadline, so several key people decided the paperwork mattered less than meeting the deadline.”

“And what about the sharp curve where my family crashed?” I demanded.

“The serious drainage hazard was formally reported by Samuel Vance, but it was improperly patched over with cheap gravel,” Miller explained remorsefully.

“The temporary warning signs were deliberately removed before proper structural repairs were ever done, so they wouldn’t slow down the transport trucks.