NTSB continues to investigate the fatal N-Austin collision on the I-35

Austin, Texas – The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) organized a second media conference on Sunday afternoon about the fatal collision with 17 cars, which took place on Thursday evening. He killed five people and injured 11 more. Her first media information took place on Saturday afternoon.

“It is the NTSB mission to ensure the security of the traveling public,” said Alvin Brown, deputy chairman of the NTSB, at the beginning of the printer. “While we have made progress in the security of aviation, rail and marine, motorway security has not made the same profits. Every year over 40,000 people die on our highways and that is unacceptable.”

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The NTSB stated that they have put together a multidisciplinary team to examine every aspect of the crash. The team is headed by the investigator Kenny Bragg, a senior highway safety investor. Investigators are expected to be 7-10 more days on site to carry out their investigations.

The NTSB was able to document the scene with an unmanned air system. In this way you can document the scenes with 3D mapping and receive a complete extent of a sequence of events.

The crash occurred in a temporary work zone within the motorway expansion project on the I-35. The overnight lock closure should occur from 9 p.m. to 3 a.m. The work reduced three lanes into one. The traffic began to support at the time of the crash.

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According to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, the truck, which initiated the crash, was registered for the Higher Carrier, e.g. LLC from Dallas. The NTSB explained that the examination team continued to document this temporary work zone, carry out a mechanical review of the strike car and collect further information from witnesses in the coming days.

A truck driver was arrested for gassing and charges for poisoning for the crash. The NTSB plans to check the employment history of the truck driver as a trading driver, his entire driving history, including Crash history and traffic violations and its medical history, for factors that have affected his driving.

The examination continues and the NTSB works with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, the Texas Ministry of Transport and the Austin police department. The NTSB plans to issue an update on your website within the next 30 days.

The NTSB also asked the drivers to be aware of their surroundings, not speed and drink and never drive.