Families of 10 killed in Okla. turnpike accident sue truck driver, employer, 5 othersOctober 6th, 2009 Kin of Okla. turnpike accident victims sue driverNORMAN, Okla.
Audit done after shooting says SF transit officers need more trainingSeptember 30th, 2009 Audit after shooting says officers need trainingOAKLAND, Calif. — An audit done after the fatal shooting of an unarmed man says San Francisco Bay area transit officers need more training and presence on trains and at stations.
Car trouble: Ohio couple's bad day starts with being struck by one, then having theirs stolenSeptember 18th, 2009 Ohio couple gets car stolen after auto accidentSANDUSKY, Ohio — An Ohio couple got a double dose of bad luck when their car was stolen while they were hospitalized from a car accident on the same day. Gregory Moses of Sandusky says he and his 51-year-old wife Judith were struck by a car Monday while crossing a street and were taken to hospitals for medical treatment.
Report slams San Francisco transit officers' response before unarmed man's fatal shootingAugust 19th, 2009 Report slams BART officers prior to fatal shootingOAKLAND, Calif. — San Francisco transit officers failed to follow procedures and to work as a team when they responded to reports of fighting on a train, according to a new report released Tuesday.
Driver on way to work finds toddler in diaper, onesie crawling in busy Ohio intersectionAugust 8th, 2009 Driver finds boy in diaper crawling in Ohio streetSOUTH EUCLID, Ohio —A driver on her way to work has found a toddler crawling in the middle of a busy Ohio intersection. Rachel Downey spotted the 14-month-old boy Friday morning in the Cleveland suburb South Euclid.
Ohio bus driver was using cell at time of fatal accident in ClevelandAugust 7th, 2009 Ohio bus driver was on phone when man killedCLEVELAND — An Ohio bus driver who had been fired and reinstated after an earlier accident was on her cell phone when her bus struck and killed a pedestrian in March, according to investigators. Angela Williams, 49, of Cleveland, was indicted Thursday on a felony charge of aggravated vehicular homicide.
2 women injured in Boston trolley crash sue driver, transit agency; driver accused of textingJuly 21st, 2009 2 injured women sue over Boston trolley crashBOSTON — Two women injured when a Boston subway train struck the rear of another trolley have sued the transit agency and the train operator. A lawyer for Rebecca Bishop says the Lynn woman fractured her pelvis in the May 8 crash.
DC transit union leader says any comment on cause of train crash would be prematureJune 23rd, 2009 DC train union head: Too soon to talk crash causeWASHINGTON — The head of the transit workers' union in the nation's capital says any comments about the cause of a train accident that killed nine people would be premature and irresponsible. The president of the Amalgamated Transit Union Local 689 said Tuesday that it is important that steps are taken to avoid any future tragedy.
2 Ohio brothers plead guilty in fatal beating of neighbor; prosecutors say motive was $50 debtJune 9th, 2009 Ohio brothers plead guilty in neighbor's deathCLEVELAND — Two Cleveland brothers have pleaded guilty in the fatal beating of a neighbor. They claimed the victim had broken into their house, but prosecutors believe the real motive was a $50 debt owed by the victim.
Boston agency suspends 1st driver for carrying cell phone after post-crash banJune 9th, 2009 Boston agency suspends driver over cell phoneBOSTON — The Boston area's transportation agency has suspended its first driver for violating a new cell phone ban. Spokesman Joe Pesaturo (pes-AH'-tuhr-oh) says a 35-year-old driver was suspended last week.
Boston transit agency suspends first driver for carrying cell phone after post-crash banJune 9th, 2009 Boston motorman suspended for having cell phoneBOSTON — The Boston area's transportation agency has suspended its first driver for violating a new cell phone ban. Spokesman Joe Pesaturo (pes-AH'-tuhr-oh) says a 35-year-old driver was suspended last week.
Mass. transit authority banning driver cell phones after crash blamed on text-messagingMay 13th, 2009 Mass. transit authority banning driver cell phonesBOSTON — Massachusetts transportation officials announced Wednesday they were immediately banning nearly all mass-transit drivers in Boston from using or even carrying cell phones or other personal digital assistants after a text-messaging trolley driver caused a crash last week that injured nearly 50 people. MBTA train, street car and bus drivers caught using the devices can be suspended for 30 days after the first offense, with a recommendation for discharge.
After crash, Mass. transit chief to ban train and bus operators from bringing cells on boardMay 9th, 2009 After crash, MA transit GM seeks operator cell banBOSTON — The head of the Boston-area transit authority says he'll ban all operators of trains and buses from even carrying a cell phone on board. That's after a conductor told police he was texting at the time of a trolley collison Friday.
NM officials: driver wanted in fatal bus crash arrested by US borner agentsMay 6th, 2009 Driver in fatal bus wreck arrested at borderCORONA, N.M. — Authorities in New Mexico say a bus driver wanted in connection with a bus crash that killed two people has been caught by U.S.
Aviation officials: Single-engine plane crashes in Cleveland suburb shortly after takeoffApril 29th, 2009 Small plane crashes in Ohio after leaving airportMAYFIELD, Ohio — The Federal Aviation Administration says a single-engine plane has crashed in a Cleveland suburb. FAA spokeswoman Elizabeth Isham Cory says the plane went down Tuesday afternoon in Mayfield Village, just after taking off from the Cuyahoga County Airport.
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