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Hickory County authorities investigating deadly helicopter crash
news@kspr.comHICKORY COUNTY, Mo. -- Hickory County, Missouri authorities say a pilot and his passenger died when their helicopter crashed in a rural area near Cross Timbers. 21-yearold Missouri State University student Catalina Richard died in the crash. She...Tags: Missouri State University, Transportation Accidents, Federal Aviation Administration, Transportation Industry, Air and Space Accidents
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Freight train collision in Missouri leaves 7 injured
ST. LOUIS, Mo., May 25 (Reuters) - Two freight trains collided at a rail intersection in rural southeastern Missouri on Saturday, triggering the collapse of a highway overpass when at least a dozen rail cars derailed and struck a support pillar,...
Tags: Union Pacific Corporation, Transportation Accidents, Motorvehicle Accidents, Car Tires, CBS Corp.
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Freight trains collide in Missouri, overpass collapses, 7 injured
Seven people were injured when two freight trains collided in rural southeastern Missouri early Saturday morning, causing a highway overpass to collapse, officials said. None of the injuries were life-threatening, Lisa Scherer, a dispatcher for the...
Tags: Union Pacific Corporation, St. Louis, Transportation Industry
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Washington bridge collapse: 'A white flash, and cold water'
SEATTLE — Dan Sligh was on his way to a camping trip with his wife and Navy colleagues when he noticed the oversized truck in front of him on Interstate 5 seemed about four feet too wide on the right side for the bridge they were approaching near...
Tags: Disasters and Accidents, Mount Vernon, Building Material, Transportation Industry
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I-5 bridge collapse survivor: 'You hold on'
MOUNT VERNON, Wash. (AP) — Dan Sligh and his wife were in their pickup truck on Interstate 5 heading to a camping trip when a bridge before them disappeared in a "big puff of dust." "I hit the brakes and we went off," Sligh told reporters from a...
Tags: Disasters and Accidents, Hospitals and Clinics, Transportation Industry, Jay Inslee
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I-5 bridge collapse caused by truck hitting span
MOUNT VERNON, Wash. (AP) — The Interstate 5 bridge collapse into the Skagit River was caused by an oversize truck hitting the span, the Washington State Patrol chief said. "For reasons unknown at this point in time the semi struck the overhead...
Tags: Disasters and Accidents, Hospitals and Clinics, Transportation Industry, Highway Transportation, Jay Inslee
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'Unusual condition' on track before New York-area train crash
NEW YORK — The conductor of a train involved in a derailment and crash outside New York City last week noticed an "unusual condition" on the track before the cars went off the rails, and the area where the wreck occurred had recently undergone...Tags: New York City, Metro-North Railroad, Disasters and Accidents, Amtrak, Transportation Accidents
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Idea to cut BAC limit fuels talk
South Bend TribuneLowering the threshold for what is considered impaired driving is a good idea on principle, a host of local and state officials said. Whether any such lowering of the threshold becomes reality in Indiana, however, is far less certain, they said. The...Tags: Executive Branch, Mike Pence, Politics, Government, Transportation Industry
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A sober approach to drunk driving
In its new report on how to reduce drunken driving deaths, the National Transportation Safety Board states its goal in the title: "Reaching Zero." The agency thinks it is irreproachable to try to ensure that no one ever dies in an alcohol-related...
Tags: Drunk Driving, Crime, Law and Justice, Transportation Industry, Mothers Against Drunk Driving
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Getting drunken drivers off road
From the St. Louis Post-DispatchWhen bundled with a host of other suggestions aimed at curbing drunken driving, the National Transportation Safety Board's proposal that state governments should reduce the allowable blood-alcohol concentration to 0.05 percent is reasonable. If the...Tags: Bill Clinton, Ronald Reagan, Transportation Industry, Highway Transportation
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David Zwick: Lowering alcohol limit makes sense
The National Transportation Safety Board recently recommended all 50 states reduce the legal blood alcohol limit for driving from the existing .08 to .05. Their reasoning is the level is too high and leaves some drivers still impaired even though they are...Tags: Criminals, Mardi Gras, Transportation Industry
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NTSB Urges Drunk Driving Legal Limit Lower to .05 Percent
Channel 2 NewsThe National Transportation Safety Board has made a recommendation for more strict drunk driving laws. On Tuesday, the NTSB recommended the blood alcohol content legal limit be lowered to .05 percent. "Alcohol impaired crashes are not accidents, they...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Transportation Industry
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