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Jansport President Michael Corvino, 46, of Danville, was driving under the influence before he died in a car accident on Camino Tassajara earlier this month, said the California Highway Patrol.
He drove his 1970 Dodge Charger, while his 16-year-old daughter Alexandra Corvino and her 16-year-old boyfriend John Shaner were in the car, with a blood alcohol level of .21, nearly three times the state legal limit of .08, said California Highway Patrolman Steve Creel.
The accident occurred on Saturday, July 14 after leaving his home on Creekview Place in Danville. He drove his Dodge Charger from Creekview and turned left onto Camino Tassajara around 5:25 p.m, CHP reported. Alexandra Corvino was sitting in the rear right seat; and Shaner was sitting in the passenger side at the time of the accident.
When Corvino turned left, his car accelerated and fishtailed off the north side of the road, with the driver side door slamming into a tree, according to witnesses. Creel said he hit a tree trunk on the side of the road, creating a two foot intrusion on the driver’s side and the car roof.
Corvino was pronounced dead at the scene. His daughter and Shaner were taken to John Muir Medical Center in Walnut Creek. They suffered minor cuts and abrasions.
They were all not wearing their seatbelts, Creel said.
“The two teenagers were fortunate not to have sustained more serious injuries,” he said. “The dynamics and forces involved did not turn out to be a multiple fatality condition.”
Corvino moved to Danville with his family in 2004 after being promoted to president of JanSport, the San Leandro backpack subsidiary of Vanity Fair Corp., a clothing line company. As JanSport president, he was involved in working with Apple Inc. to create technology that would connect iPods and cell phones on the straps of JanSport backpacks.
He was born in Philadelphia and played high school football in Pennsylvania. He played linebacker for the University of Maryland at College Park from 1979-1982 and was named All-ACC. In 1983, he joined the USFL, playing for the Washington Federals until 1985.
He is survived by his wife, Joyce; and daughters Alexandra and Elizabeth. His funeral will be held in Pennsylvania. Wilson and Kratzer Chapel of San Ramon Valley in Danville handled the arrangements.
