Fatal wreck

A left rear tire failure on the 2004 Kia, above, is cited in a National Transportation and Safety Board report about the Feb. 15 crash that killed four people on U.S. 90.
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NTSB: 10-year-old tire failed in fatal crash

Thu, 2014-03-13 14:07 Harlan Kirgan

The original 10-year-old left rear tire of the 2004 Kia experienced tread separation, rapid air loss and has been cited as a factor in the Feb.

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Wreck victim DeWayne Escort is remembered on a cross beside U.S. 90.
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Federal investigators study crash that killed 4

Fri, 2014-02-28 13:30 Harlan Kirgan

Federal investigators are looking into several safety issues including occupant protection, tire failure, the road and even what affect a median barrier would have had in the collision of a school

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Bayou Vista man killed, another injured in early morning crash in Amelia

Wed, 2014-02-26 12:47 Harlan Kirgan

A 34-year-old Bayou Vista man was killed when his vehicle traveled off the road in Assumption Parish at 5:30 a.m. Wednesday, according to a news release from Tfc.

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Single-vehicle wreck kills Amelia woman

Fri, 2014-01-31 14:13 Harlan Kirgan

A 62-year-old Amelia woman was killed after her vehicle ran into a mobile home Thursday afternoon on Lakeview Drive, St. Mary Parish Sheriff Mark Hebert said in a news release.

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NTSB: 10-year-old tire failed in fatal crash

Federal investigators study crash that killed 4

Bayou Vista man killed, another injured in early morning crash in Amelia

Single-vehicle wreck kills Amelia woman

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