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NTSB media availability @ 3 pm ET on New York limo crash (Original Post)
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Oct 2018
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Latest here from @ShaneGoldmacher/@luisferre; update coming after 3 PM @nyspolice
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Oct 2018
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.@nyspolice says limo did not stop at the intersection, hit am SUV and two bystanders.
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Oct 2018
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victims are not being IDed yet....dead are at Albany Medical Center, pending autopsies.
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Oct 2018
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This is what a 2001 Ford Excursion limo involved in the fatal accident looks like:
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Oct 2018
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all 18 passengers, including driver, in the limo died; one passenger survived only to die later
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Oct 2018
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nyspolice offer no details on what sort of excursion this was, where it was coming from or going to
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Oct 2018
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toxicology on driver will be a part of the investigation, tho they caution that ...
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Oct 2018
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(31,450 posts)1. Latest here from @ShaneGoldmacher/@luisferre; update coming after 3 PM @nyspolice
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(31,450 posts)2. due to start momentarily. We'll offer updates as they come available.
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(31,450 posts)3. State Police hold press conference on fatal limo crash in town of Schoharie.
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(31,450 posts)4. .@nyspolice says limo did not stop at the intersection, hit am SUV and two bystanders.
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(31,450 posts)5. victims are not being IDed yet....dead are at Albany Medical Center, pending autopsies.
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(31,450 posts)6. This is what a 2001 Ford Excursion limo involved in the fatal accident looks like:
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(31,450 posts)7. .@NTSB says this is the deadliest accident in the US since 2009.
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(31,450 posts)8. all 18 passengers, including driver, in the limo died; one passenger survived only to die later
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(31,450 posts)9. nyspolice offer no details on what sort of excursion this was, where it was coming from or going to
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(31,450 posts)10. toxicology on driver will be a part of the investigation, tho they caution that ...
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(31,450 posts)11. Excerpt about victims:
Lester Andrews, 60, from Rochester, N.Y., said his two stepsons and a daughter-in-law were among three of the people killed in the crash. They were in the limousine. The brothers, Axel Steenburg, 29, and Rich Steenburg, 34, lived upstate, he said. Axel Steenburgs wife, Amy, also died in the crash, he said. Axel and Amy, who live in Amsterdam, N.Y., and were married over the summer, had rented the limousine, he said. Some local reports said the limousine rental was related a wedding but Mr. Andrews was unsure.
They rented the limo with some families and I dont know exactly what they were doing. Mr. Andrews said in a phone interview. Theres just a lot of confusion, so many people died. His said the closest relatives were still awaiting details. Their mother is looking for some answers, he said. She wants to know what happened to her sons.
Mr. Andrews said he went to Axels house on Saturday night to take care of Axels bull mastiff. When we went to pick up the dog, all the people that they were with had all their cars parked in front of their house, Mr. Andrews said. Investigators, he said, were trying to match the license plates with the victims in the limousine.
They rented the limo with some families and I dont know exactly what they were doing. Mr. Andrews said in a phone interview. Theres just a lot of confusion, so many people died. His said the closest relatives were still awaiting details. Their mother is looking for some answers, he said. She wants to know what happened to her sons.
Mr. Andrews said he went to Axels house on Saturday night to take care of Axels bull mastiff. When we went to pick up the dog, all the people that they were with had all their cars parked in front of their house, Mr. Andrews said. Investigators, he said, were trying to match the license plates with the victims in the limousine.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/07/nyregion/wedding-limo-crash-schoharie-ny.html
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(31,450 posts)12. Video of Police Press Conference on the limo crash in Schoharie:
Police give an update on the limo crash in Schoharie, N.Y., that killed 20 people.
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(31,450 posts)13. Statement from Senator Schumer: