Morgan crash underscores danger of tired truckers
WASHINGTON (AP) — A New Jersey highway crash that severely injured Tracy Morgan and killed another comedian is drawing attention to the dangers of tired truckers just as the industry and its...
View ArticleAuthorities: Trucker in Morgan crash hadn’t slept
NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. (AP) — A truck driver’s lack of sleep is being blamed for the highway crash that injured Tracy Morgan and killed another comedian in New Jersey. As Morgan recovered in a...
View ArticleDriver charged in Tracy Morgan crash due in court
NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. (AP) — The truck driver charged in the fatal crash on the New Jersey Turnpike that also injured comedian Tracy Morgan and several other people was scheduled to make an initial...
View ArticleTracy Morgan transferred to rehab
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Actor-comedian Tracy Morgan has been moved from a hospital to a rehabilitation facility as he recovers from a serious auto accident, his spokesman said Friday June 20. The former...
View ArticleNo sign truck driver tried to avoid crash with bus
A tractor-trailer that collided with a bus and killed four members of a Texas community college women’s softball team drove straight through an interstate median without any signs of braking or...
View ArticleLeah Remini, Jennifer Lopez hit in minor car crash
MALIBU, Calif. (AP) — Authorities say an SUV carrying actress Leah Remini and singer Jennifer Lopez and her two kids, was rear-ended by a suspected drunken driver who then fled the scene. Los Angeles...
View ArticleTotal CEO killed in Moscow runway crash
MOSCOW (AP) — Christophe de Margerie, the charismatic CEO of Total SA who helped establish the multinational oil company as one of the world’s biggest, was killed at a Moscow airport when his...
View ArticleSmall plane crash kills 9 in Bahamas, probe begins
FREEPORT, Grand Bahama (AP) — A small plane that crashed on approach to the island of Grand Bahama killed all 9 people on board, including a prominent Christian minister and his wife, the government...
View ArticleFamily of comedian killed in Wal-Mart crash settles claim
NEW YORK (AP) — The family of a comedian killed in the New Jersey Turnpike crash that seriously injured Tracy Morgan last summer has settled a wrongful death claim with Wal-Mart. The out-of-court...
View ArticleUSAF report: Pilot error caused midair collision in Kansas
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — An F-16 crashed in a southeastern Kansas field in October after a student pilot failed to maintain visual contact with his instructor’s jet, resulting in a midair collision that...
View ArticleOil train wrecks increase pressure for tougher safety rules
WASHINGTON (AP) — Fiery wrecks of trains hauling crude oil have intensified pressure on the Obama administration to approve tougher standards for railroads and tank cars despite industry complaints...
View ArticleSmall plane crashes in botanical garden in Virginia; 3 dead
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — Three people have been killed in an airplane crash at Norfolk Botanical Garden in southeastern Virginia. Officials tell local media outlets that the plane was approaching the...
View ArticlePilot reported turbulence before plane crash in Norfolk
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — Federal investigators say a pilot reported turbulence before a small plane crashed while trying to land at Norfolk International Airport. The pilot and two passengers were killed...
View ArticleGerman crash co-pilot researched suicide, cockpit doors
BERLIN (AP) — Germanwings co-pilot Andreas Lubitz spent time online researching suicide methods and cockpit door security in the week before crashing Flight 9525, prosecutors said Thursday — the first...
View ArticlePoland marks 5th anniversary of presidential plane disaster
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland is marking the fifth anniversary of the plane crash that killed President Lech Kaczynski and 95 members of his presidential entourage on a visit to Russia, the worst...
View ArticleRemains of all 150 Germanwings crash victims are identified
PARIS (AP) — The remains of all 150 victims of the Germanwings plane crash in the French Alps will be turned over to their families for burial now that investigators have completed the process of...
View ArticleSmall plane crashes in botanical garden in Virginia; 3 dead
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — Three people have been killed in an airplane crash at Norfolk Botanical Garden in southeastern Virginia. Officials tell local media outlets that the plane was approaching the...
View ArticlePilot reported turbulence before plane crash in Norfolk
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — Federal investigators say a pilot reported turbulence before a small plane crashed while trying to land at Norfolk International Airport. The pilot and two passengers were killed...
View ArticleGerman crash co-pilot researched suicide, cockpit doors
BERLIN (AP) — Germanwings co-pilot Andreas Lubitz spent time online researching suicide methods and cockpit door security in the week before crashing Flight 9525, prosecutors said Thursday — the first...
View ArticlePoland marks 5th anniversary of presidential plane disaster
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland is marking the fifth anniversary of the plane crash that killed President Lech Kaczynski and 95 members of his presidential entourage on a visit to Russia, the worst...
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