Federal Transportation Officials Want States to Lower Legal Blood-Alcohol Levels to 0.05
The National Transportation Safety Board is pushing for the change for the second time, saying the reduced limit would save nearly 1,000 lives.
NTSB
Read More
FBI Investigates Why Small Plane Crashed into Building in Anchorage
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The FBI is investigating how a small plane ended up crashing through the third floor of a building in downtown Anchorage on Tuesday morning, BuzzFeed reports. The pilot, Lt. Doug Demarest, who was killed, was not authorized to fly the plane in Anchorage, the FBI said. “What we’re trying to do…
FBI Rules Out Gunfire in Deadly Amtrak Crash in Philadelphia
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The FBI found no evidence to suggest that gunfire played a role in the deadly Amtrak crash after examining a windshield with a suspicious indentation, ABC News reports. “The FBI has completed its examination of the windshield of the Amtrak #188 locomotive and has found no evidence of damage that could…
FBI Tapped to Investigate Whether Amtrak Train Struck by Projectile – Even Bullet
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The FBI has been tapped to investigate a suspicious mark on the windshield of the Amtrak train that derailed in Philadelphia and killed eight people and injured more than 200 people, CNN reports. The NTSB is hoping agents can help determine whether an indentation on the windshield of the derailed train…
Investigators Comb Through Train Wreckage for Clues to Deadly Crash
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Investigators were combing through the debris from an Amtrak train crash Tuesday night that killed at least seven people and injured more than 200, The New York Times reports. The National Transportation Safety Board, which is leading the probe, will “look at everything that could have led to this occurrence,” lead…
FBI, NTSB Prepare to Investigate Downed Malaysia Airlines Flight
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The FBI and NTSB officials are planning to investigate the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17, which killed 298 people. Authorities believe the plane was struck by a missile over an area controlled by pro-Russian separatists. ABC News reports that the separatists who control the area have agreed to allow investigators access…
New York Congressman: FBI, NTSB Need to Get More Involved with Malaysian Airliner Investigation
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Frustrated with the pace of the investigation into the missing Malaysian airliner, a New York Congressman insisted Sunday that the FBI and NTSB should get more involved, Fox News reports. New York Rep. Peter King, a Republican, said the the Malaysia government is not cooperating. “This has been frustrating for the FBI,”…