The 16-year-old driver of an SUV that slammed into a redwood tree and burst into flames in rural Marin County in April, killing four teenage girls who were inside, lost control of the vehicle on a curve while traveling at least 20 to 25 mph over the speed limit, the California Highway Patrol concluded in its investigation.
The CHP said in its report on the April 18 incident, which was obtained over the weekend by the Chronicle, that it found no evidence that the driver of the 2021 Volkswagen Tiguan — who was severely burned — veered off westbound San Geronimo Valley Road between Fairfax and Woodacre to avoid an oncoming car.
That scenario was considered after a 14-year-old surviving passenger told police she saw headlights in the roadway just before the wreck…