NTSB report faults trucking company logs in fatal 2022 party bus crash

NTSB recommends safety changes after fatal I-64 party bus crash

The National Transportation Safety Board on Wednesday concluded that a fatal collision in 2022 between a party bus and semi-truck was caused by driver fatigue due to the trucking company falsifying records to allow its drivers to exceed federal hours-of-service standards. The agency issued four new recommendations and reiterated two previous ones aimed at preventing these types of wrecks. In December 2022, a Triton Logistics truck rear-ended a F…

Fatal I-64 party bus crash prompts NTSB to recommend multiple safety changes

PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) -- The National Transportation Safety Board is recommending tougher safety regulations after an investigation into the fatal crash between a party bus and a semi-truck on I-64 in Williamsburg. The Dec. 16, 2022, crash left three people dead and several others injured when the semi-truck slammed into the rear of the much slower moving bus. The bus was going between 20 to 25 miles per hour at the time, well below the 70 mph …

NTSB report faults trucking company logs in fatal 2022 party bus crash

A crash that killed three passengers on a party bus on a Virginia highway was caused by a fatigued truck driver working for a company that allowed its drivers to log excessive hours, a federal report concluded Wednesday.The December 2022 crash on Interstate 64 in Williamsburg occurred when a truck set to cruise control rear-ended a slow-moving party bus operated by Futrells Party Adventures. The crash killed three occupants of the party bus, wit…

NTSB report faults trucking company logs in fatal 2022 bus crash

A crash that killed three passengers on a party bus on a Virginia highway was caused by a fatigued truck driver working for a company that allowed its drivers to log excessive hours, a federal report concluded Wednesday. The December 2022 crash on Interstate 64 in Williamsburg occurred when a truck set to cruise control rear-ended a slow-moving party bus operated by Futrell’s Party Adventures. The crash killed three occupants of the party bus, w…