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Driver said he smoked pot oil, took medication before Florida crash that killed 8 Mexican workers

May. 15, 2024 16:01 PM EDT

OCALA, Fla. (AP) — A man with a long record of dangerous driving told investigators he smoked marijuana oil and took prescription drugs hours before he sideswiped a bus, killing eight Mexican farmworkers and injuring dozens more, according to an arrest report unsealed Wednesday. ...

The US says Boeing violated a 2021 settlement. That doesn't mean the company will face charges

May. 15, 2024 15:23 PM EDT

The Justice Department's determination that Boeing violated corporate probation for deceiving federal regulators does not necessarily mean federal prosecutors will revive criminal charges against the giant aircraft manufacturer. But we should know within weeks whether Boeing will...

What to know about a bus crash that killed 8 Mexican farmworkers in Florida

May. 15, 2024 13:57 PM EDT

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A bus carrying farmworkers to a watermelon field in central Florida was sideswiped by a drunk driver and overturned in a field, killing eight people and injuring dozens of others, authorities said. The man accused of causing Tuesday's crash has a...

Driver of pickup that collided with farmworker bus in Florida, killing 8, is arrested on DUI charges

May. 14, 2024 21:43 PM EDT

OCALA, Fla. (AP) — The Florida Highway Patrol has arrested the driver of a pickup truck that crashed into a farmworker bus early Tuesday, killing eight, on charges of driving under the influence-manslaughter. Bryan Maclean Howard, 41, faces eight counts of DUI-Manslaughter, the...

Justice Department says Boeing violated deal that avoided prosecution after 737 Max crashes

May. 14, 2024 20:39 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Boeing has violated a settlement that allowed the company to avoid criminal prosecution after two deadly crashes involving its 737 Max aircraft more than five years ago, the Justice Department told a federal judge on Tuesday. It is now up to the Justice...

Police are unsure why a woman was in the wrong lane in a Georgia highway crash that killed 4

May. 14, 2024 19:09 PM EDT

GARFIELD, Ga. (AP) — Investigators remain unsure why a woman was driving in the wrong lane in a head-on crash of two vehicles that killed four people in southeastern Georgia. Georgia state troopers said Tuesday that the people who died in the crash were Shyneice Sanders, 30, of San...

Justice Dept. tells judge that Boeing has violated agreement that shielded it from prosecution after 737 Max crashes

May. 14, 2024 18:37 PM EDT
WASHINGTON (AP) — Justice Dept. tells judge that Boeing has violated agreement that shielded it from prosecution after 737 Max crashes.

Waymo is latest company under investigation for autonomous or partially automated technology

May. 14, 2024 10:21 AM EDT

DETROIT (AP) — The U.S. government's highway safety agency has opened another investigation of automated driving systems, this time into crashes involving Waymo's self-driving vehicles. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration posted documents detailing the probe on its...

Van driver dies in rear-end crash with bus on I-74, several others are lightly injured

May. 13, 2024 18:57 PM EDT

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The driver of a van died Monday after crashing into the back of a charter bus that was stopped in traffic on Interstate 74 near Shelbyville, Indiana, authorities said. Several other people have minor injuries, said Indiana State Police Sgt. John Perrine....

Amazon's self-driving robotaxi unit Zoox under investigation by US after 2 rear-end crashes

May. 13, 2024 15:22 PM EDT

DETROIT (AP) — Amazon’s self-driving robotaxi unit is being investigated by the U.S. government's highway safety agency after two of its vehicles braked suddenly and were rear-ended by motorcyclists. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said in documents posted on...