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Rider Hails NJ Turnpike Bus Driver as Hero
is being hailed as a hero by a rider who survived the accident. Mirek Janiak told NBC New York that Wei Wang, who died in Monday's night's crash, calmly handled the bus carrying 43 people and may have even saved lives. "He didn't slam the brakes,
Updated: 03/15/2011 05:15P
Mauritanian sentenced to death for killing US man
The president of the tribunal Khayi Ould Mohamed announced in a verdict late Tuesday that the court found Mohamed Abdallahi Ould Ahmednah guilty of planning the murder of Tennessee native Christopher Leggett. Leggett, 39, was fatally shot in the
Updated: 03/15/2011 05:15P
Experts see very low risk of West Coast contamination
"Based on the type of reactor design and the nature of the accident, we see a very low likelihood — really a very low probability — that there's any possibility of harmful radiation levels in the United States, or in Hawaii or in any other US
Updated: 03/15/2011 05:15P
New York crash probe focusing on how bus driver got license
Williams has told investigators the accident happened after he swerved to avoid a tractor-trailer on the Bronx, New York stretch of Interstate 95 about early Saturday morning. The bus, carrying passengers back to New York City's Chinatown from a casino
Updated: 03/15/2011 05:15P
Mullins School bus involved in minor collision
Marion School District 2 Superintendent Michael Lupo said a bus was involved in a minor accident after school dismissal. There were no injuries, he said and all 20 students were transported to the Marion Regional Hospital as part of the protocol for
Updated: 03/15/2011 05:14P
Truck driver dies in Highway 17 accident
The accident happened around noon. Numerous authorities and emergency personel responded, including the South Carolina Highway Patrol, Savannah Fire and HAZMAT, Savannah-Chatham Metro Police, Chatham County Sheriff's deputies and LifeStar.
Updated: 03/15/2011 05:14P
Company that chartered tour bus in NJ Turnpike crash ranks high for unsafe driving
(Patti Sapone/The Star-Ledger) Fatal NJ Turnpike bus crash gallery (18 photos) EAST BRUNSWICK — The company that chartered the bus that crashed on the New Jersey Turnpike Monday night, killing the driver and one of the passengers, has one of the worst
Updated: 03/15/2011 05:13P
First smoking case appealed to Fla. Supreme Court
The RJ Reynolds Tobacco Co. on Tuesday asked the justices to reverse a $28.3 million verdict won by the family of a deceased smoke in Pensacola. The 1st District Court of Appeal affirmed the verdict in December, siding with the family of Benny Martin,
Updated: 03/15/2011 05:13P
DeMaurice Smith to Give Spring 2011 Commencement Address
was a trial attorney and litigation partner at Patton Boggs in Washington, DC He has chaired the firm's Government Investigations and White-Collar Practice Group and concentrated his work on white-collar criminal defense and tort liability trials.
Updated: 03/15/2011 05:13P
San Antonio police officer, suspected drunk driver killed in wrong-way crash
A San Antonio police officer and a suspected drunk driver were killed in a wrong-way crash near downtown San Antonio Tuesday morning. TV news station KSAT reports that Stephanie Brown was responding to a call when an SUV driven by an unidentified man
Updated: 03/15/2011 05:13P
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