Friday, November 20, 2009

11/20/09

Richmond, VA Jury Verdict in GRTC Bus Accident Case: Serious Verdicts Result ...
InjuryBoard.com (blog)
This verdict sends a valuable, powerful and expensive message to GRTC, the bus company that caused these serious accidents: There are serious, ...
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Two Killed, 21 Hurt in Minnesota Tour Bus Crash
Lawyers and Settlements
There was no information as to the origin of the particular bus or to whom it was registered. Previous tour bus accidents have revealed that some tour ...
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Bus company: Driver in Minn. crash had aneurysm
Atlanta Journal Constitution
18, 2009, in Austin, Minn., after a bus accident. A tour bus returning from an Iowa casino ran off a southern Minnesota interstate and rolled over in a ...
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Post-Bulletin, Rochester MN
Post-Bulletin
A short time later an ambulance en route to the school bus accident collided with three cars, leading to even more trauma cases. ...
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7 people hurt in school bus accident on Highway 63
KTTC
(KTTC-DT) -- There's been an accident involving a school bus and car at 75th Street and Highway 63 in Northwest Rochester. It appears the car pulled out in ...
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The Associated Press
Tour bus crashes off Minn. interstate, killing 2
The Associated Press
Investigators were starting to reconstruct a tour bus accident that killed two people and injured 21 in southern Minnesota, seeking answers to what caused ...
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Newsday
Tour bus crashes off Minn. interstate, killing 2
Newsday
Photo credit: AP | ** CORRECTS STATE ** Rescuers work at the scene of a bus accident Wednesday afternoon Nov. 18, 2009 in Freeborn County on Interstate 90 ...
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Bus Driver Found Guilty of Vehicular Homicide
Cleveland News - Fox 8
"Unfortunately accidents are a part of driving and unfortunately, they occur your honor,." Sims told the judge. The jury's verdict indicates they did not ...
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SE Minn. plagued with series of traffic accidents
WQOW TV News 18
Less than two hours after the fatal tour bus crash near Austin Wednesday afternoon, ten people were injured in north Rochester when a Wabasha-Kellogg school ...
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School bus crash on highway in Puerto Rico kills 8-year-old girl, injures ...
Gaea Times
The focus is on accidents caused by texting while dri govision2020 Transportation Department Holding Summit on the Dangers of ... http://bit.ly/s7do6 ...
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DTC launches low-floor buses on Noida route
However, one of them had an accident on the first day itself. The new green low-floor buses were introduced on different routes between the two places. These buses ran on Route No 33 between Noida and Bhajanpura and on Route 34 between Noida and ... No one was, however, injured, in the incident. Angry people pelted stones on the new bus due to which one of its front window panes got broken. Some windows also broke due to the impact of hitting the other bus, sources said. ...
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Bus company: Driver in Minn. crash had aneurysm - WAFB Channel 9 ...
Bold Lines is a small operator with six drivers and four buses and has had no accidents in the past two years, according to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration's Web site. Three of Bold Lines' past five vehicle inspections ...
WAFB - National News - http://www.wafb.com/global/category.asp?c=13530
Four students injured in Union Co. bus accident - WBTV 3 News ...
UNION COUNTY, NC (WBTV) - Four students were taken to the hospital following a bus accident involving a pickup truck in Union County Thursday morning. The accident occurred at the intersection of Old Charlotte Highway and Rogers Road ...
WBTV - News - http://www.wbtv.com/global/category.asp?c=128868
Bus crashes after leaving Iowa casino, two dead
By Radio Iowa Contributor
Langer says the accident happened at 3:09 P.M. as the eastbound bus on Interstate 90, just west of Austin, crossed the center median, entered the westbound lanes and rolled over in the north ditch. He says everyone on the bus was either ...
Radio Iowa - http://www.radioiowa.com/
Breaking: Tour bus crash in Austin | News Cut | Minnesota Public Radio
By mail@mpr.org (Bob Collins)
Twenty-three people died in Minnesota in accidents involving buses in 2007. One of the more noteworthy crashes in this area was in Osseo, Wisconsin in 2005 when a tour bus hit a jacknifed trailer truck on I-94 (WCCO). ...
News Cut - http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/news_cut/?refid=0
One Person Killed in Miley Cyrus Tour Bus Accident
New York Times
By DAVE ITZKOFF Virginia State Police said that a tour bus belonging to Miley Cyrus overturned Friday morning, but that Ms. Cyrus was not on board, ...
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The Associated Press
Bus company: Driver in Minn. crash had aneurysm
The Associated Press
MINNEAPOLIS — A tour bus driver suffered a ruptured aneurysm just before the bus veered off a southern Minnesota interstate and crashed, killing two people ...
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New reports on bus crash shed light on safety
WAFF
The only major change the school system has made since the crash on November 20, 2006 is which the bus company they use. State safety guidelines remain the ...
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Oprah to end show; Miley's tour bus crash
Virginian Pilot
(AP) A tour bus that Miley Cyrus usually travels in flipped over on a highway in Virginia last night. THe tour bus driver was reportedly killed and nine ...
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BBC News
Fresh bus strike hits 58 routes
BBC News
Thousands of commuters are being affected by a 48-hour strike on 58 bus routes across east London and the City. Members of the Unite union will strike until ...
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School bus driver showed sex videos to kids: police
Chicago Sun-Times
BY DAN ROZEK Staff Reporter/drozek@suntimes.com A Lake Villa school bus driver showed animated, sexually explicit video clips on her cell phone to the ...
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Boston Globe
State scraps effort to seek US funding for bus line
Boston Globe
They said a designated bus lane in the middle of Blue Hill Avenue would divide their community and create a host of navigation problems for commuters and ...
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Glass removed from bus driver's eye after stone attack
BBC News
A Midlothian driver has been treated in hospital to have shards of glass removed from his eye after a gang threw a stone which smashed his bus window. ...
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School bus crash under investigation
Hamilton Journal News (subscription)
A school bus with one student aboard was struck by a car, sending both drivers to area hospitals. The crash occurred just before noon Thursday, Nov. ...
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Two drivers charged in Calgary school bus collision
CTV.ca
CALGARY — The driver of a school bus carrying three dozen children that collided with a minivan before running into a tree in northwest Calgary has been ...
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Miley Cyrus Tour Bus Has Fatal Crash
By The Huffington Post News Editors
One person was killed Friday when a tour bus belonging to Miley Cyrus overturned, but the 16-year-old "Hannah Montana" star was not on board, Virginia State Police said. Sgt. Thomas Molnar said the bus overturned around 8:15 am about 40 miles (65 kilometers) ... Nora Ephron. The Third Annual Huffington Post "Tell Us What You're Cooking For Thanksgiving This Year That You Didn't Cook Last Year". Bill Maher. Vaccination: A Conversation Worth Having. Get Breaking News Alerts ...
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Miley Cyrus Tour Bus Overturns, Killing One Person - Starpulse ...
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - Virginia State Police say one person was killed when a tour bus belonging to Miley Cyrus overturned, but the 16-year-old Hannah Montana star was not on board.
Starpulse Entertainment News - http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php
Miley Cyrus tour bus overturns in Va., killing 1 - WMC-TV: News ...
WMC-TV: News, Weather, Traffic, Radar, and Sports for Memphis, TN; WMCTV.com | Miley Cyrus tour bus overturns in Va., killing 1. Member Center: Create Account|; Log In; Manage Account|; Log Out. SITE SEARCH WEB SEARCH BY Google ...
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Webcast: Eastland County School Bus Accident
It then went into a side skid and was hit by the school bus. According to the Texas Department of Public Safety, the bus involved was owned by Eastland ISD. The bus was on its way back from Hico after a junior varsity basketball game. ...
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MyWestTexas.com > News > Top Stories: MISD bus involved in evening ...
It was the second accident involving a school bus Wednesday. At 8:10 a.m. a school bus was rear-ended at a railroad crossing at Front Street and Lamesa Road, a news release said. No citations were issued, according to officials. ...
Mywesttexas - Top Stories - http://mywesttexas.com/
Suspicious Incident at Tallahassee School Bus Stop
WCTV
The number of attempted child abductions or suspicious incidents is now up to seven in just two weeks. The latest report came Thursday from a 12-year-old ...
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FIFA to investigate Egypt over Algeria bus attack
ESPN
The world governing body confirmed they had received reports of "incidents affecting the Algerian team on its way from the airport to the hotel'' two days ...
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Bus driver charged for showing sex videos
Pioneer Press Online
According to the Sheriff's Office, the incidents would take place when Jackson and the children would arrive at Olive Martin School in Lake Villa. ...
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Ex-school bus driver faces more sex charges
2TheAdvocate
6, 2007, incident involving a student who rode Staton's bus, mckey said. Staton is scheduled appear Tuesday in 21st Judicial District Court on his motion to ...
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Argument on COTA bus leads to teen's shooting
Columbus Dispatch
"In any public transit anywhere in the nation, these incidents happen," Beth Berkemer said. "We train our employees to handle them and maintain a high level ...
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Baltimore Sun
Police address East Baltimore rapes
Baltimore Sun
Russell talked about two of the incidents, including giving new details on an attack on a 55-year-old woman who was leaving church. ...
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Another Suspicious Incident at Tallahassee School Bus Stop
WCTV
I hope it stays that way until they can drive and I won't have to worry about these sickos taking my babies from the bus stop! My son is a freshman in high ...
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School bus driver accused of showing kids porn - Chicago Breaking News
The incidents occurred over the past week and a half, Thompson said. Jackson was arrested Wednesday and was released after posting $100 bond, Thompson said. If convicted she could face up to 30 days in the Lake County jail and up to ...
Chicago Breaking News - http://www.chicagobreakingnews.com/blog/
LTA and Google team up to create world's first comprehensive ...
By Harvinder
For example, if you set to travel from Jurong West to Queensway via public transport, the system will show you different sections of the travel, including walking to Chinese Garden, taking the 154 bus heading to Eunos then taking the 198 bus heading to ... Furthermore there mapplets that show more information, including Singapore Traffic Incidents, Singapore ERP Info and National Parks of Singapore. The traffic incident shows incidents like accidents, vehicle breakdown, ...
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Florida & Tampa Bay schools blog - The Gradebook
By Ron Matus
A Largo man who says he was struck by Pinellas school buses in two separate incidents three months apart is suing the Pinellas County School Board. Matthew Magness, 24, was a passenger in a car in Clearwater when it was struck by a bus ...
The Gradebook | School news from... - http://blogs.tampabay.com/schools/
Singapore And Google Maps Team Up To Help Travellers | Gov Monitor
By admin
Whether a private car owner switching to go by bus or MRT, or a public transit rider choosing to drive or take a taxi, or even one of 10 million international visitors each year finding their way around, the Singapore public can now check all ... The three highlighted mapplets on the left navigation panel on maps.google.com.sg are incidents, ERP locations/rates, and cycle routes (from National Parks Board). The incidents mapplet is based on LTA data and displays real-time ...
Gov Monitor - http://thegovmonitor.com/
OmniFootball » There Is No Place for Cheating In Football ...
By World Cup Buzz
Others will point to the hotly contested Egypt versus Algeria play-off match which took place in Sudan (Egypt's preferred location) and not Tunisia (location chosen by the Algerians) after controversial pre-match incidents when the two sides met in Cairo over ... Algeria's bus was subjected to rough treatment to say the least and under other circumstances the match would have been postponed or Egypt would have been forced to forfeit the match if proof of injury was given. ...
OmniFootball - http://www.omnifootball.co.uk/
Driver accused of denying school bus incident
When Harmon learned that Burch drove away without reporting the incident he said Burch told him since it occurred off his bus it was not his problem and ...
Mexico City's transit improvements on track
The Associated Press
Funded with tax revenues and World Bank loans, the bus rapid transit corridor opened in 2005 along 12 miles (19 kilometers) of one of Mexico City's busiest ...
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Globe and Mail
Officials probe cause of Toronto subway shutdown
Globe and Mail
Toronto Transit Commision riders wait in line as the TTC brought in buses during the rush hour as the northbound Yonge Line had to be shut down from Bloor ...
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GO Transit eyes Niagara Falls extension
Progressive Rail Roading
GO Transit is launching an environmental assessment to determine necessary infrastructure upgrades to expand rail service to Ontario's Niagara peninsula. ...
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Metro: 20% service cut might still be needed
Bizjournals.com
Cincinnati City Council on Wednesday approved a fare increase for Metro's regular bus riders, but the transit company said it might still have to cut ...
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Police: Pittsburgh-area transit worker stole fares
Philadelphia Inquirer
... of Allegheny County employee has been fired and charged with theft for allegedly taking money from the room where the transit fares are counted. ...
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ITAR-TASS
Gazprom gas transit across Ukraine to amount to 116 bln in 2010
ITAR-TASS
“Gas transit will amount to 116.69 billion cubic meters in 2010, including 112.769 billion to West European consumers and 3.3 billion – to Moldovan ...
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Commentary: Redirect new infrastructure stimulus toward mass transit
The Detroit News
However, the best approach would be to direct new investment in public mass transit because it creates the most jobs per dollar spent, according to the ...
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Ukraine Raises Transit Rates on Russian Gas
New York Times
By CLIFFORD J. LEVY KIEV, Ukraine — Ukraine announced on Wednesday that it would double the fees that Russia must pay to transport natural gas through ...
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Disabled riders to Bing: Undo switch in transit service
Detroit Free Press
"The City of Detroit is required by Federal Transit Administration regulations to provide paratransit service. Veolia was one of the vendors who provided ...
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State transit plan faces $851.5 million cut
Richmond Times Dispatch
... up its primary and interstate highways, take road construction funds to repair existing highways, and pare back its public transit efforts, Homer said. ...
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Police: Pittsburgh-area transit worker stole fares | Penn State ...
A Port Authority of Allegheny County employee has been fired and charged with theft for allegedly taking money from the room where the transit fares are counted. News and information about State College, Penn State, Central Pennsylvania ...
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Geopolitical battle over energy transit routes | 19 November 2009 ...
As the gas pipeline battles are under way, a new trend is emerging which is the transition towards Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG). That transportation mode of natural gas through seaborne tankers will open new markets, alleviate the ...
Commodity Online Energy News - http://www.commodityonline.com/
D.C. Council proposes transit stop 'safety zone' | Washington Examiner
Updated: Citing rising crime in and around District transit stops, DC Council members have proposed a new 50-foot "safety zone" where virtually any crime committed would carry extra jail time and civil penalties.
Local News - http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/local/
MTA: No Fare, Toll Hikes In 2010
By The Huffington Post News Editors
First, the good news: A new MTA budget released Wednesday contains no fare hikes, toll increases or service cuts next year. But transit officials warned the crisis isn't over.
The Huffington Post | Full News Feed - http://www.huffingtonpost.com/thenewswire/
Neighborhood Notes - Parking Fines Increase to Deter Violations
Neighborhood Notes is community-focused commentary, news and events. Whether it's what's happening on your block, your immediate area, or the entire city, Neighborhood Notes serves up Portland how you like it. ... This fine amount, says Parking Enforcement Manager Nolan Mackrill, is consistent with the fines for moving violations in the transit mall. For example, making a right turn from the vehicle travel lane across the bus/light rail lanes is prohibited, ...
Neighborhood Notes Southeast News - http://neighborhoodnotes.com/se/News
2 dead, 21 hurt in tour bus wreck
CNN
A tour bus returning from Iowa crashed on Interstate 90 outside Austin, Minnesota, late Wednesday afternoon. (CNN) -- Two people were killed and 21 were ...
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Ex-bus driver convicted in Ohio pedestrian's death
The Associated Press
CLEVELAND — A former Cleveland bus driver who was on her cell phone when her bus struck and killed a man in a crosswalk has been found guilty of vehicular ...
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Metro bus service will avoid cuts under council plan
Seattle Post Intelligencer
By SCOTT GUTIERREZ For those who ride the bus, the King County Council had good news this week. The council's soon-to-be-released budget plan will not cut ...
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Microsoft Makes Big Azure Announcements at PDC 2009
PC World
In early 2008, OpSource made a big deal with the "get on the bus" slogan, which at the time I convinced me there wasn't a whole lot behind Opsource's "bus" ...
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Miami School Bus Drivers Prohibited from Texting
School Transportation News
“This is not singling out school bus drivers but anyone driving a school board-owned vehicle, excluding police or in an emergency,” commented Dr. Larry ...
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Teen fatally shot near Southeast Side bus stop
Chicago Sun-Times
BY TINA SFONDELES Staff Reporter A 17-year-old boy was gunned down Wednesday afternoon near a Southeast Side bus stop where another young man was slain less ...
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School Bus Vs. Car Crash
KAALtv.com
(ABC 6 NEWS) -- Several people are injured after a school bus, with kids on board, collides with car in Rochester. "It was crazy, I've never seen an ...
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School Bus Safety Law Signed
WGIL Radio News
The new law requires all school bus drivers to inspect the bus after each trip to ensure that children are not left unattended on a bus. ...
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School bus crash kills girl, 8, in Puerto Rico
The Associated Press
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Authorities in Puerto Rico say a school bus has fallen off an overpass, killing an 8-year-old girl near the capital of the US ...
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Revised Illinois Law Requires School Bus Drivers to Check for Sleeping ...
School Transportation News
Pat Quinn signed a school bus safety law yesterday that amends the state's vehicle code to require all school bus drivers to perform a post-trip inspection ...
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Metro bus service will avoid cuts under council plan
By By SCOTT GUTIERREZ / SEATTLEPI.COM STAFF
That's good news for transit riders, who were initially told this year to expect a 9 percent suspension in bus service, equaling about 310000 hours of service. That plan, proposed as part of a multi-pronged strategy by outgoing county ...
Seattle Post-Intelligencer: Local News - http://www.seattlepi.com/local/6420ap_wa_wsu_new_college.html
One injured in school bus crash in south KC - KansasCity.com
One person was injured in a crash involving a school bus this morning in south Kansas City. The crash occurred about 8:30 am near Holmes Road and E. 139th Street.
Kansas City Star: Breaking News - http://www.kansascity.com/mld/kansascity/news/breaking_news/rss.xml
Chartered bus kills Noida schoolboy chartered bus, gyan bharti ...
By ANI
Noida (Uttar Pradesh), Nov 19 (ANI): A private chartered bus crushed a Class 9 student of the Gyan Bharti School here this morning. The bus hit Amit.
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Man with molotov cocktail arrested at bus station | www ...
A man who was carrying a Molotov cocktail (a glass bottle filled with gasoline with a rag stuffed into the opening) and threatening to burn people at the Greyhound Bus Station, 650 Magnolia, was arrested by Beaumont police late ...
Southeast Texas News - http://www.beaumontenterprise.com/news/local/
Austin bus crash victims identified - KTTC Rochester, Austin ...
KTTC Rochester, Austin, Mason City News, Weather and SportsAustin bus crash victims identified. Member Center: Create Account|; Log In; Manage Account|; Log Out. SITE SEARCH WEB SEARCH BY Google ...
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