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ProfessorGAC

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35. Something Missing There Bear
Mon Oct 8, 2018, 11:25 AM
Oct 2018

4 sisters, their husbands and the driver adds up to 9.

A post above says 18 in the limo, which seems hard to believe. That would be more like a bus.

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Good grief. How horrible underpants Oct 2018 #1
I wonder who was driving. milestogo Oct 2018 #2
limo crashed into tree. 18 in limo are dead. probably not wearing seat belts Demovictory9 Oct 2018 #9
Better title: "Limo kills 20 pedestrians" SharonAnn Oct 2018 #3
That's not in the OP article. Not clear if all the victims were bystanders or some victims were in LisaL Oct 2018 #4
Ok, "limo kills pedestrians and passengers." SharonAnn Oct 2018 #5
Limo is an object. Not sure why you want to put emphasis on the limo. LisaL Oct 2018 #14
Looks like it dalton99a Oct 2018 #8
Not LBN. Dead: 17 passengers, 1 driver, 2 bystanders. It was a birthday party. CottonBear Oct 2018 #28
Something Missing There Bear ProfessorGAC Oct 2018 #35
There were other friends and family in the SUV limo vehicle. CottonBear Oct 2018 #37
Thing Had To Be Packed!!! ProfessorGAC Oct 2018 #38
This report says that 18 of the victims were in limo Donkees Oct 2018 #6
The limo still looks mostly intact. Hard to understand why so many people inside of it died. LisaL Oct 2018 #10
Presumably no seatbelts. Codeine Oct 2018 #11
This photo seems to show the 2 vehicles. There's a news conference today at 3 ... Donkees Oct 2018 #12
what a tragedy Demovictory9 Oct 2018 #7
''Heavy ntsb presence here at site of accident in Schoharie'' Donkees Oct 2018 #13
Tourist-spot crash kills 18 in limo, 2 bystanders milestogo Oct 2018 #15
OMG. Godspeed to the family and friends. iluvtennis Oct 2018 #16
Excerpt about victims: Donkees Oct 2018 #17
The limo was a 2001 Ford Excursion. SergeStorms Oct 2018 #18
It wasn't a wedding party as far as I can tell. LisaL Oct 2018 #19
The NBC report last night said it was a birthday party peekaloo Oct 2018 #32
The frame is most certainly a portion of the annual NYS safety inspection EarthFirst Oct 2018 #20
But like I said.... SergeStorms Oct 2018 #22
Apparently one of the victims complained before the crash the limo appeared in bad shape. LisaL Oct 2018 #26
Albany paper: Four sisters, newlyweds celebrating birthday among 20 killed in Schoharie limo crash Rhiannon12866 Oct 2018 #21
so it didn't even crash into an oncoming vehicle that one or both sides weren't paying attention to? JI7 Oct 2018 #27
From what has been reported, limo didn't stop at the stop sign, went LisaL Oct 2018 #29
seems like the driver lost control before that at some point JI7 Oct 2018 #30
Now The #'s Are Starting To Make Sense ProfessorGAC Oct 2018 #36
Was the driver under the influence of something? Nt raccoon Oct 2018 #23
if it's a "Notorius" intersection onethatcares Oct 2018 #24
How do you know what was and wasn't there? LisaL Oct 2018 #25
It's just a stop sign coming down the hill on the 30 side AncientGeezer Oct 2018 #33
In all honesty I don't onethatcares Oct 2018 #34
That poster is right, there aren't any warning signs. And you could have easily checked CreekDog Oct 2018 #40
Multiple sections of rumble strips are very effective - I see these used bullwinkle428 Oct 2018 #31
Failed inspection, driver was not licensed for that size vehicle oneshooter Oct 2018 #39
I heard that a victim had texted her aunt Ilsa Oct 2018 #41
Message auto-removed Name removed Nov 2019 #42
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