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Fed Review Cites High Speed in Turnpike Crash that Killed 5

Excessive speed probably caused a bus crash that killed five and injured dozens during lightly falling snow on the Pennsylvania Turnpike two years ago, federal investigators said Tuesday. The National Transportation Safety Board said the driver lost control near Mount …

Crashes in Idaho Dust Storm Send 10 to Hospital

Authorities say a chain-reaction crash during a dust storm in southeastern Idaho has sent 10 people to the hospital. The Idaho State Police say the crashes involving nine vehicles shut down both directions of Interstate 15 south of Idaho Falls …

Loose Tire Sets Off Deadly Chain-Reaction Crash in New York

Authorities say a chain-reaction crash that claimed the life of a Rochester-area town highway employee started with a vehicle losing one of its tires. The Ontario County Sheriff’s Office says a pickup truck was traveling on Route 96 in the …

Commercial Truck Safety Probed After Tracy Morgan Crash

Federal investigators on Sunday were looking into commercial trucking and other safety issues in the wake of a deadly chain-reaction crash on the New Jersey Turnpike that left actor-comedian Tracy Morgan and two others critically injured and another man dead. …