InspectorForensic Reasoning50 XP

The men purchased food at a gas station in Chico at some point between leaving the basketball game in Sacramento and their car becoming stuck near Forbestown. Using the known geography of the route, what does the location of the Chico stop tell investigators about the earliest point at which the navigational error could have been identified and corrected — and why is this finding significant for theories about whether the wrong turn was deliberate or accidental?