NTSB to Hear Testimony On Amtrak-Truck Crash
The National Transportation Safety Board will hold public hearings Sept. 13 to 15 in Chicago to analyze the March crash involving an Amtrak passenger train and a steel-laden tractor-trailer that occurred in Bourbonnais, Ill.
It also led to increased scrutiny on two truck safety issues: the effectiveness of the commercial driver license system in keeping bad drivers off the road and the safety of railroad grade crossings.
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The accident left 11 dead, 122 injured and resulted in damages in excess of $14 million.
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John Stokes, the driver of the truck, was operating on a probationary license at the time of the crash. Illinois authorities had suspended his CDL in January for 60 days because of speeding violations.
