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US Transportation Board To Probe Limo Crashes

WAMC Northeast Public Radio | By Dave Lucas
Published September 17, 2015 at 7:58 PM EDT
The Dalai Lama gets into a limousine outside Albany's Crowne Plaza Hotel, headed for an appearance at the Palace Theater. (05 May 09)
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The Dalai Lama gets into a limousine outside Albany's Crowne Plaza Hotel, headed for an appearance at the Palace Theater. (05 May 09)

The National Transportation Safety Board has agreed to investigate some limousine accidents, something it has rarely done.

The announcement follows July's crash in Long Island, New York's wine country, when a pickup truck smashed into a limousine, killing four women.

An NTSB spokesman says the federal agency will investigate limousine crashes on a case-by-case basis, noting the agency investigated the 2014 crash in New Jersey that injured comedian Tracy Morgan.

Democratic Sen. Charles Schumer says the decision resulted from a letter he sent to the NTSB. He says some limousines are taken to body shops and stretched — creating possible safety hazards.

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Dave Lucas is WAMC’s Capital Region Bureau Chief. Born and raised in Albany, he’s been involved in nearly every aspect of local radio since 1981. Before joining WAMC, Dave was a reporter and anchor at WGY in Schenectady. Prior to that he hosted talk shows on WYJB and WROW, including the 1999 series of overnight radio broadcasts tracking the JonBenet Ramsey murder case with a cast of callers and characters from all over the world via the internet. In 2012, Dave received a Communicator Award of Distinction for his WAMC news story "Fail: The NYS Flood Panel," which explores whether the damage from Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee could have been prevented or at least curbed. Dave began his radio career as a “morning personality” at WABY in Albany.
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