Driver Of Pickup Truck Arrested After Limo Crash Kills 4 Bridesmaids

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Driver Of Pickup Truck Arrested After Limo Crash Kills 4 Bridesmaids

CUTCHOGUE, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) — Police say an intoxicated driver was arrested after his pickup up truck slammed into a limo causing a crash that killed four woman and seriously injured two others on the eastern end of Long Island Saturday evening.

The crash happened around 6 p.m. in Cutchogue on the North Fork of Long Island.

The limo driver, and seven women who were part of a bachelorette party, were in the limo which had just left Vineyard 48 Winery, located on Route 48, CBS2’s Dave Carlin reported.

Officials told Carlin the limo left the winery and was heading eastbound on Route 48 when it attempted to make a U-turn westbound. The truck then apparently t-boned the limo.

Three woman died on impact and another woman died a short time later at Taconic Bay Hospital. All were bridesmaids, WCBS 880’s Sophia Hall reported.

The police chief said it was one of the worst accidents he has ever seen. The crash was so violent, it nearly cut the limo in half, Hall reported.

Two of the other women, including the bride, are in critical condition. The limo driver is expected to survive, officials told Carlin.

The driver of the truck was transported to the hospital for lacerations on his face. Police tell Hall the driver was arrested for driving while intoxicated. His identity has not been released.

The identities of the victims have not been released, but the four women who died were from the New York City area.

Neighbor Diana was on the scene shortly after the crash.

“It’s so sad because I heard that the girls in the limousine may have been around for the bachelorette party so you know something like that happening .. It’s insane,” Diana said.

http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2015/07/18/bridesmaids-killed-limo-crash-long-island/

Another mass murder by auto.....We need fewer autos in America said no liberal ever

[Darnell 8,478]

after his pickup up truck

that killed four woman

Three woman

Neighbor Diana

summer interns suck !

Edited July 20, 2015 by Darnell

[Janelle2002 3,865]

I agree. We should improve public transportation. You can thank your Republican friends for delaying the works of such projects.

WASHINGTON — High-speed rail was supposed to be President Obama’s signature transportation project, but despite the administration spending nearly $11 billion since 2009 to develop faster passenger trains, the projects have gone mostly nowhere and the United States still lags far behind Europe and China.

While Republican opposition and community protests have slowed the projects here, transportation policy experts and members of both parties also place blame for the failures on missteps by the Obama administration — which in July asked Congress for nearly $10 billion more for high-speed initiatives.

Instead of putting the $11 billion directly into those projects, critics say, the administration made the mistake of parceling out the money to upgrade existing Amtrak service, which will allow trains to go no faster than 110 miles per hour. None of the money originally went to service in the Northeast Corridor, the most likely place for high-speed rail.

Continue reading the main story

On a 30-mile stretch of railroad between Westerly and Cranston, R.I., Amtrak’s 150-m.p.h. Acela hits its top speed — for five or 10 minutes. On the crowded New York to Washington corridor, the Acela averages only 80 m.p.h., and a plan to bring it up to the speed of Japanese bullet-trains, which can top 220 m.p.h., will take $150 billion and 26 years,

[Dashinka 23,199]

I agree. We should improve public transportation. You can thank your Republican friends for delaying the works of such projects.

WASHINGTON High-speed rail was supposed to be President Obamas signature transportation project, but despite the administration spending nearly $11 billion since 2009 to develop faster passenger trains, the projects have gone mostly nowhere and the United States still lags far behind Europe and China.

While Republican opposition and community protests have slowed the projects here, transportation policy experts and members of both parties also place blame for the failures on missteps by the Obama administration which in July asked Congress for nearly $10 billion more for high-speed initiatives.

Instead of putting the $11 billion directly into those projects, critics say, the administration made the mistake of parceling out the money to upgrade existing Amtrak service, which will allow trains to go no faster than 110 miles per hour. None of the money originally went to service in the Northeast Corridor, the most likely place for high-speed rail.

Continue reading the main story

On a 30-mile stretch of railroad between Westerly and Cranston, R.I., Amtraks 150-m.p.h. Acela hits its top speed for five or 10 minutes. On the crowded New York to Washington corridor, the Acela averages only 80 m.p.h., and a plan to bring it up to the speed of Japanese bullet-trains, which can top 220 m.p.h., will take $150 billion and 26 years,

Not really sure how this applies to the story? Did you mean the drunk truck driver should have been on public transportation, or the bachelorette party?

R.I.P. To the ladies that lost their lives, and prayers for those still injured.

Edited July 20, 2015 by Bill & Katya

[Janelle2002 3,865]

Not really sure how this applies to the story? Did you mean the drunk truck driver should have been on public transportation, or the bachelorette party?

R.I.P. To the ladies that lost their lives, and prayers for those still injured.

Another mass murder by auto.....We need fewer autos in America said no liberal ever

Here is a quote from LIB. I said we should improve public transportation and by doing so we could cut down on traffic accidents.

[Rob L 3,811]

Driver Of Pickup Truck Arrested After Limo Crash Kills 4 Bridesmaids

CUTCHOGUE, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) — Police say an intoxicated driver was arrested after his pickup up truck slammed into a limo causing a crash that killed four woman and seriously injured two others on the eastern end of Long Island Saturday evening.

The crash happened around 6 p.m. in Cutchogue on the North Fork of Long Island.

The limo driver, and seven women who were part of a bachelorette party, were in the limo which had just left Vineyard 48 Winery, located on Route 48, CBS2’s Dave Carlin reported.

Officials told Carlin the limo left the winery and was heading eastbound on Route 48 when it attempted to make a U-turn westbound. The truck then apparently t-boned the limo.

Three woman died on impact and another woman died a short time later at Taconic Bay Hospital. All were bridesmaids, WCBS 880’s Sophia Hall reported.

The police chief said it was one of the worst accidents he has ever seen. The crash was so violent, it nearly cut the limo in half, Hall reported.

Two of the other women, including the bride, are in critical condition. The limo driver is expected to survive, officials told Carlin.

The driver of the truck was transported to the hospital for lacerations on his face. Police tell Hall the driver was arrested for driving while intoxicated. His identity has not been released.

The identities of the victims have not been released, but the four women who died were from the New York City area.

Neighbor Diana was on the scene shortly after the crash.

“It’s so sad because I heard that the girls in the limousine may have been around for the bachelorette party so you know something like that happening .. It’s insane,” Diana said.

http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2015/07/18/bridesmaids-killed-limo-crash-long-island/

Another mass murder by auto.....We need fewer autos in America said no liberal ever

Another mass murder by auto.....We need fewer autos in America said no liberal ever

I have lotsa liberal friends who think we should reduce our dependence on vehicles so I don't know what you are trying to say here. Most of them try to arrange their life in a way that they can use alternatives to cars. Of course they also think their Toms of Maine deodorant is working well.

[GandD 5,966]

Driver Of Pickup Truck Arrested After Limo Crash Kills 4 Bridesmaids

CUTCHOGUE, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) Police say an intoxicated driver was arrested after his pickup up truck slammed into a limo causing a crash that killed four woman and seriously injured two others on the eastern end of Long Island Saturday evening.

The crash happened around 6 p.m. in Cutchogue on the North Fork of Long Island.

The limo driver, and seven women who were part of a bachelorette party, were in the limo which had just left Vineyard 48 Winery, located on Route 48, CBS2s Dave Carlin reported.

Officials told Carlin the limo left the winery and was heading eastbound on Route 48 when it attempted to make a U-turn westbound. The truck then apparently t-boned the limo.

Three woman died on impact and another woman died a short time later at Taconic Bay Hospital. All were bridesmaids, WCBS 880s Sophia Hall reported.

The police chief said it was one of the worst accidents he has ever seen. The crash was so violent, it nearly cut the limo in half, Hall reported.

Two of the other women, including the bride, are in critical condition. The limo driver is expected to survive, officials told Carlin.

The driver of the truck was transported to the hospital for lacerations on his face. Police tell Hall the driver was arrested for driving while intoxicated. His identity has not been released.

The identities of the victims have not been released, but the four women who died were from the New York City area.

Neighbor Diana was on the scene shortly after the crash.

Its so sad because I heard that the girls in the limousine may have been around for the bachelorette party so you know something like that happening .. Its insane, Diana said.

http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2015/07/18/bridesmaids-killed-limo-crash-long-island/

Another mass murder by auto.....We need fewer autos in America said no liberal ever

Root cause is alcohol. As far as I know diving while intoxicated is illegal. And I assume that illegality is a bipartisan thing.

[Dashinka 23,199]

Root cause is alcohol. As far as I know diving while intoxicated is illegal. And I assume that illegality is a bipartisan thing.

It should be.