While governments on both sides of the border investigate if a bus crash that killed nine people on December 30th could have been prevented, a lawyer for Mi Joo travel is finally talking. Mark Scheer only took a few questions during a news conference in Seattle. He says the cause was likely weather-related. "Black ice was a significant factor. … [Read more...]
ICBC wants to test crash avoiding technology
ICBC wants to begin testing new technologies that might drastically bring down crash rates and injuries. Road Safety Manager Sonny Senghera says ICBC would like to use taxis to test collision avoidance technology, allowing the car to react ahead of the driver. "When you pair that up with GPS in which that technology is actually reporting back to … [Read more...]
8th victim of Oregon bus crash identified
Oregon State Police have released the name of the 8th person killed in last Sunday's tour bus crash near Pendleton. Officials say 55-year old Seokmin Moon of Maple Ridge died in the wreck and his 53-year old wife, Choonja, remains in hospital. The name of the 9th victim is being witheld because some family members have not been notified. CKNW … [Read more...]
Oregon police ID one of the 9 victims of Sunday’s tour bus crash
One of the nine people killed by Sunday's bus crash in Oregon was a 57-year-old man from Washington State. Dale William Osborn lived in Spanaway. His wife, sue, remains hospitalized in Pendleton, Oregon. The names of the other eight who died have not been released. Some of the four men and four women were from South Korea and … [Read more...]
Oregon State police release names of passengers in bus crash
Oregon State police have released almost all the names of the people in the tour bus that crashed on Interstate 84 yesterday morning. Below find the full list as released by Oregon State police, including the phone numbers for hospitals treating various passengers. CONFIRMED DECEASED - 9 (Names Withheld Pending State Medical Examiner Post-Exams, … [Read more...]
BREAKING NEWS: Woman sentenced in deadly hit and run crash
A woman who pleaded guilty to impaired driving in the crash that killed 22 year old Kassandra Kaulius in Surrey has been handed 37 months behind bars. Natasha Warren was sentenced in Provincial Court in Surrey this morning. The crown had been seeking a three and a half year term. Defence called for 25 months behind bars. She also gets an eight year … [Read more...]
Abbotsford police looking for man after break and enter, crash and car jacking
The search is on for a car-jacking suspect who managed to evade police in Abbotsford Friday night. Abbotsford Police say they were called to a home in a rural area of Nicholson Road just after 5pm. When they arrived, a man fled in a pickup truck stolen from Burnaby, striking a police vehicle at the end of the driveway. When officers laid down a … [Read more...]
Crown seeks prison time in deadly crash
They are constantly reminded of her death, they can not sleep, they are broken. The words today in court from family and friends of a 22 year-old Surrey woman killed by a drunk driver. Softball player Kassandra Kaulius was killed one night in May 2011 when her car was hit by Natasha Warren's van. During victim impact statements read today, her … [Read more...]