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# Judge plans to edit CHPreport further before making it public
- URL: https://www.smdp.com/judge-plans-to-edit-chpreport-further-before-making-it-public/
- Published: 2004-06-30T15:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-23T04:41:06.000Z
- Author: Guest Author
- Tags: Crime, Downtown, #archive-import

his home north of Montana Avenue since the fatal crash. He faces 10 counts of vehicular manslaughter in the criminal case and may serve time behind bars, if convicted.

Included in the CHP report were accident accounts from more than 300 witnesses, reports from the various investigating law enforcement agencies, a detailed re-creation of the car accident, and extensive details about Weller’s medical history and current condition, as well as his driving record. The Los Angeles Times obtained a copy of an 80-page executive summary shortly after the report was filed, but no major news outlet has reported on the full 914-page document.

Dana Fox, an outside attorney hired to represent City Hall, said he would prepare electronic copies of the report and mail them out to all lawyers involved in the case by July 15\. City Hall has been targeted in the civil suits because it failed to erect barriers like the ones on the Third Street Promenade, which would have prevented Weller’s 1992 Buick LeSabre from entering the market. Bayside District Corp., the nonprofit organization that runs downtown, also has been named in the civil suits.

Judge Baker will take suggestions privately in her chambers next week regarding which further portions of the report should be deleted before the document is made public. She said the protective order will be temporary, and she will rehear the issue after the criminal trial gets underway.

At the request of prosecutors and Weller’s criminal defense lawyers, Judge Baker indicated she likely would agree to delete the portions that may be deemed inadmissible in Weller’s criminal trial. Included are Weller’s statements at the Santa Monica Police Department after the crash; his wife’s statements; information about Weller’s medical condition and medications; DMV records, including applications for handicap placards and license renewal forms; and reports from prior accidents.

*Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on June 30, 2004.* [Read the original PDF.](https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/smdp%5Fbackissues/063004.pdf?ref=smdp.com)