Wall Street Commuter Ferry Operator Settles Crash Claims October 31, 2013 By David Voreacos The owner of SeaStreak Wall Street, a commuter ferry that crashed in Manhattan’s financial district on Jan. 9, has settled...
NTSB: 2 Dead BART Workers In California Charge Of Own Safety October 24, 2013 National Transportation Safety Board investigators say under Bay Area Rapid Transit rules, the two track workers who were killed in...
Safety Probes at Risk Without More Funding: NTSB August 20, 2013 By Julianna Goldman and Bernard Kohn The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board, handling the most accident investigations since the 1990s, is “going to have to let...
New Safety Recommendations for School Buses Weighed July 26, 2013 By Joan Lowy Federal accident investigators are considering new safety recommendations for school buses, large trucks and commercial drivers based on two similar...
Safety Board Recommends ‘Talking Vehicles’ Technology in New Models July 25, 2013 By Joan Lowy The government should set performance standards for new safety technology that allows cars and trucks to talk to each other...
Investigators Hunt for Cause of San Francisco Plane Crash July 7, 2013 By Sarah McBride U.S. officials examined flight information recorders and began investigating the crash of an Asiana Airlines Boeing 777 that burst into...
Bus Company Owner Faces Charges from Fatal 2008 Texas Crash June 21, 2013 By Danny Robbins The owner of a Houston bus company has been indicted on federal charges stemming from the 2008 Texas crash that...
NTSB: Bad Eyesight Likely Caused Oklahoma Train Crash June 20, 2013 By Justin Juozapavicius An engineer killed in a fiery train collision in the Oklahoma Panhandle last year suffered from serious vision problems for...
Alabama Officials Question Roadblock Surveys June 13, 2013 Alabama’s governor and attorney general are reviewing weekend roadblocks in St. Clair and Bibb counties where motorists were asked for...
NTSB: Missouri Derailment Investigation Could Take a Year June 4, 2013 The investigation into the cause of a southeast Missouri cargo train crash that injured seven people and destroyed a highway...