assignment 7/19

BOSTON -- Two people were killed and three others suffered serious injuries after a seven-car crash on I-95 northbound in Attleboro early Saturday morning.
The multi-car crash occurred when a 1998 Honda Civic driven by a 21-year-old man from Leominster, Mass., entered the breakdown lane, striking an unoccupied 1997 Honda Accord.
The Civic then spun back into the highway and set in motion a crash involving six other vehicles. The driver of the Civic, whose name was not released, was declared dead at the scene. The driver of a 2004 Dodge Dakota, who police said was not wearing a safety belt, was also killed. Two men and a woman suffered serious injuries and were taken to Rhode Island Hospital.
The highway was closed for four hours after the accident.


JEFFERSON, Ga. - Four children died Saturday morning after two cars crashed head-on along Interstate 85, authorities said.The cars were carrying two families - one from Barrow County and one from Connecticut - with two children in each vehicle, said Jackson County deputy coroner Dean Stringer. Police say a Chevrolet Impala traveling southbound on the interstate crossed the median and struck a white Ford Fusion traveling in the opposite direction.Two people were ejected from the Impala, police said.
The names of the four children - ages 5, 9, 10 and 11 - were not released. All of them were believed to have been riding in the back seats of the cars.The names of the adults also were not released. Two adults in one car and one adult in the other were taken to Lanier Park Hospital in Gainesville. Their conditions were unknown.One of the four children was confirmed dead at the scene. Two more were flown to Scottish Rite Hospital in Atlanta, where they later died, Stringer said.The fourth child died at Northeast Georgia Medical Center in Gainesville, he said.The blocked traffic on I-85 in both directions for several hours.



BRIDGEPORT, Conn. - A Monroe man whose car careened out of control July 4, killing a 20-month-old girl, has been arrested on manslaughter and drunken-driving charges.Clayton Luf, 41, was taken into custody at his home Monday night.Luf, whose 2001 Mercedes convertible pinned the girl's head to the sidewalk, had a blood-alcohol level more than three times the legal limit, police said.
He was arrested on a warrant charging him with second-degree manslaughter, driving under the influence and reckless driving. Luf was initially charged with breach of peace and interfering with an officer.Luf is accused of running over Kay'Anah Brayboy. She died July 10."I am happy they arrested him," said Tanequa Brayboy, the girl's mother. "I want to see him brought to justice for what he did."Police said Luf was speeding and lost control. His car crashed through a metal fence and onto the sidewalk, running over the girl who was standing outside a store with a cousin.Luf, who had a cut on his head from the crash, was taken to St. Vincent's Medical Center where he was found to have a blood-alcohol level of 0.25, police said. The legal limit in Connecticut is 0.08.He was being held Monday evening in lieu of a court-set bond of $75,000.


Travis:well i dont feel they had good communication espically the guy who entered the wrong lane all the stories there was bad communication because with the second story the chilren died and the first the guy had an obvious problem when he dident buckle up but the third story the guys blood-alcohol levels were high so he didnt have a good sense of communication becasue he ran on the sidewalk and killed a little girl and ended up in jail.


green light timing:first see the light in your target area,see red light as a closed front zone then check rear zone,alert rear with braking,time arrival into open zone,go 10 mph then when green light is reached search intersection.


4 sec following:non-benifits:without it it blocks your view ,your ability to react is cut down,increases likelyhood of becoming involved in a crash,
benifits:but it helps you gather informaition in time so there is no collision,it also helps when the conditions for the road are complicated incase wheather has a skiding invloved