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• Planes Still Flying with TWA 800 Problem

  James Sabatini | July 15, 2006 2:11 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Miscellaneous

  Incredibly, 10 years after the explosion on board TWA 800, the very same problem has still not been fully fixed despite the FAA's warning that the very same disaster will happen again. It is just a matter of time. The biggest opposition to the safety change - the airlines.The airlines are contending that the FAA's safety analysis is flawed and their cost/benefit analysis is not calling for the...

• Elderly Driver Injures 27 Pedestrians at Sailfest in New London

  Staff Writer | July 08, 2006 7:26 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Automobile Accidents

  This afternoon, 89 year-old driver Robert Laine of Wallingford, CT. drove through a crowd of pedestrians in an accident at Sailfest in New London. At least 27 persons were taken to the hospital for injuries ranging from serious to bumps and bruises. This accident is eerily similar to one in California a year or two ago and raises questions about the accident risks elderly drivers pose in an...