Outrage as parole board mercy spares murderer
A grieving father from New Ellenton recounts Dianne Graddick luring and killing his son Walter Slayton in 1981 and denounces leniency shown by parole boards. He condemns director Ozmint for relocating Graddick to a home role, calling it injustice and demanding accountability. He cites personal loss of two sons and links to ongoing appeals for harsher punishment.
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South Carolina
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Wally
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Jon ‘Ormint
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NTSB final report cites pilot error in Kentucky crash
The NTSB released its final report on last summer's deadly crash in Kentucky, confirming the primary cause as pilots failing to notice clues they were on the wrong runway. The document, compiled by NTSB Chairman Mark Rosenker, notes five safety recommendations, with one urging pilots to verify runway location before takeoff and two directed at the control tower run by the FAA.
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Lexington
Kentucky
National Transportation Safety Board
Mark Rosenker
Comair
Contol
Federal Aviation Admin
Control tower memo urges clearance after crossing intersecting paths
A memo by Rosenker advocates that controllers should not clear a plane for takeoff until the aircraft has crossed all intersecting runways and taxiways. The step would reduce the likelihood of wrong runway takeoff events, according to the author.
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Rosenker
Five board links crash to pilot error in 2006 runway accident
Comair Flight 5191 crashed on August 27 2006 shortly after takeoff from an undersized general aviation strip. In a public meeting last month the five board members were unanimous in identifying pilot error as the cause.
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