The junction close to where a 2001 Ford Excursion stretch limousine crashed on Oct. 6, 2018 killing 20 people. (Wikimedia Commons photo by Fwgoebel)

NTSB Finally Allowed To Access Crashed Stretch Limo

Federal investigators will finally get their hands on the wrecked Ford Excursion stretch limousine, similar to the one pictured here. It has been kept in a tent at a New York State Police barracks facility. A NTSB spokeswoman said prosecutors had been preventing access because the search warrant for the vehicle didn’t explicitly include the federal agency. (LCT file photo)

Feds Finally Able To Investigate Crashed Stretch Limo

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Complicating the lack of access to the limousine in the Oct. 6 Schoharie County fatal crash, hundreds of National Transportation Safety Board workers who investigate significant vehicle crashes have been on furlough since the partial federal shutdown began on Dec. 22, leaving new and ongoing investigations on hold. (Flickr.com image by Arlington County, Va.)
News January 9, 2019

Investigative Hold Up Adds Insult To Injury In Limo Crash

Editorial/commentary: In the aftermath of the accident that killed 20 people, about the last thing one would have expected was a turf war.

What will you do when they come to your town? (Photo via Wikimedia user Dllu)
News January 9, 2019

Attack Of The Killer Humans: Self Driving Cars In Danger?

Arizona citizens are fighting back against autonomous vehicles by pelting them with rocks and slashing tires.

Nashville (Photo via Flickr user dconvertini)
News January 2, 2019

Man Dragged By Limo Bus Dies In Downtown Nashville

According to investigators, the driver of the Mercedes vehicle got into an argument with someone at a public parking lot.

Almost three months after the crash that killed 20 people, federal investigators have yet to get full access to the wrecked limousine, similar to the Ford Excursion stretch pictured here. (LCT file photo)
News January 2, 2019

Questions Linger About Fatal New York Limousine Crash

A look back at the deadliest transportation accident in the U.S. in nine years, which remains unsolved.

Keep your eyes on the road! (Photo: PEXELS user mentatdgt)
News December 24, 2018

10 Ways To Minimize Distracted Driving

These eye-popping stats illuminate the urgency of adopting a top-notch safety program.

A substantially modified vehicle would have to include the same safety standards as other vehicles, according to a proposed U.S. House bill. (LCT file shot)
News December 11, 2018

NY House Members Propose Stricter Rules For Stretch Limos

The Limousine Safety Modernization Act would require modified passenger vehicles to follow the same rules as others.

The party isn’t exactly over for party buses once condemned by aldermen as “rolling cemeteries.” But the multi-pronged crackdown seems to be working. (LCT file photo)
News December 11, 2018

Chicago Puts Party Buses On Santa's Naughty List

Authorities apply rigid rules and bust more illegal operators during the holiday season.

What a safe stretch limousine looks like. Most have rolled without incident for decades. (LCT file photo)
Article December 3, 2018

A Fact-Driven Clapback Operators Can Use

DEC. LCT Editor's Edge: The media has moved on from its mad mangle of a big story. Some of these points never got in their way.

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News November 30, 2018

Limo Company's Insurance Repeatedly Canceled Before Crash

The insurer canceled the policy six times this year for reasons that are not clear.

Right now the investigation is centering around the major piece of evidence--the limo itself, a 2001 Ford Excursion stretch similar to the 2003 model pictured above. (LCT file photo)
News November 14, 2018

New York State Fails To Follow Up On Limo Repairs

Official admits to treating company involved in fatal Oct. 6 crash with "kid gloves."

A 2001 Ford Excursion stretch limousine similar to the one involved in the fatal Oct. 6 crash in Schoharie, N.Y. (LCT/Limoforsale.com file photo)
News October 23, 2018

Past Limo Crash Findings Playing Into Proposed Rules

10/23 update: As the public awaits a preliminary report on an accident cause, two recommendations after a 2015 crash would have affected the recent one.

A 2005 Ford Excursion super-stretch limousine (Photo: Wikimedia Commons by Bull-Doser)
News October 17, 2018

Tighter Rules Proposed In Wake Of Stretch Limo Crash

Safety concerns with limousines are being tackled by politicians in Albany and Washington, D.C.

A copy of the online sales listing for the 2001 Ford Excursion stretch involved in the Oct. 6 upstate New York crash that killed 20 people. (LCT image)
News October 10, 2018

Excursion Limo Was Listed For Sale Two Days Before Fatal Crash

A listing said the stretch was in “excellent” condition and “DOT Ready."

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