Drunken driving cited in new study on deterrence
A new book by H Laurence Ross notes up to 10 percent of weekend drivers meet illegal blood alcohol levels and argues stronger laws and frequent roadblock testing could deter drinking and driving. The work, sponsored by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, urges risk of apprehension to curb crashes.
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Washington
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H. Laurence Ross
State University of New York At Buffalo
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Seven rail cars derailed near Virginia school
A Seaboard Coast Line train derailed near North Elementary School in Colonial Heights, with seven cars off track and three exploding. Two tankers carried anhydrous ammonia and fuel oil additive, one empty tanker held nitric acid. No injuries reported as 417 pupils were moved to safety. Fire burned for over two hours.
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Richmond
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Tornado kills ten at Shawnee Village in Marion Illinois
Rescue teams and volunteers searched a leveled Shawnee Village complex after a Saturday tornado that razed seven acres, killed ten, and left up to 1,000 homeless. Seventy people were initially unaccounted. by Sunday night only twenty remained missing, all later found. Elderly residents were feared buried in rubble.
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