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July 16, 2008 - Phoenix Officer Dozes Off at the Wheel; Crash Hurts 2
July 8, 2008 - Fatigue Not A Factor In Early Morning Bluffton Bus Crash, NTSB Finds
July 7, 2008 - Drowsy Driving Highly Prevalent in Canada, Survey Shows
July 5, 2008 - Parents Killed, Kids Injured in Possible Fall-Asleep Crash
July 4, 2008 - After Car Crash, Victims’ Family Seeks ‘Justice’
July 1, 2008 - 25 Dead in Iranian Bus Crash as Driver Falls Asleep
June 29, 2008 - Ill. Distracted Driving Bill Could Cover Drowsy Drivers
June 28, 2008 - Unbelted Inmates Scream as Driver Falls Asleep Crashes; 2 Killed
June 27, 2008 - Michigan Teen Killed in I-696 Crash as Driver Falls Asleep
June 26, 2008 - Mass. Public Transit Driver Suspended for Sleeping
June 26, 2008 - Penn. Court Sentences Trucker to Service for Fatal Fall-Asleep Crash
June 24, 2008 - One Dead, Four Injured After Truck Strikes Chinatown Bus, Driver May Have Fallen Asleep
June 23, 2008 - 3 Vehicles Collide After Driver Falls Asleep in Webster, 4 People Hurt
June 20, 2008 - Calif. Sherriff Receives 2 Misdemeanor Charges for Drowsy Driving Deaths
June 19, 2008 - Minn. Bus Driver Charged with Felony in Death Cause by Drowsy Driving Crash
June 18, 2008 - Ohio Driver Gets 90 Days for Fall-Asleep Crash Fatality
June 18, 2008 - N.H. Driver Sentenced to 6 Months Jail For Fall-Asleep Crash
June 15, 2008 - 3 Dead, 10 Hurt in N.Y. Fall-Asleep Crash
June 13, 2008 - Trucker Sentenced to 7 Years for 7 Deaths Cause By Falling Asleep
June 11, 2008 - Sleepy Driving Highly Prevalent Among College Students, Study Finds
June 10, 2008 - Fatigue Causes Fatal Crash in Oregon
June 10, 2008 - New Jersey Senate to Vote on Earlier Curfews for Teen Drivers
June 9, 2008 - Fla. Man Dies In Fall-Asleep Crash
June 5, 2008 - Drowsy Driver In N.J. Not Indicted Under Maggie’s Law
June 4, 2008 - Teen Driving Curfew in Ariz. Takes Effect July 1
June 4, 2008 - NTSB to Release Report on Fatigue Countermeasures in the Fall
June 4, 2008 - 29 Injured in Greyhound Bus Crash, Driver Possibly Fell Asleep (video)
June 3, 2008 - Police Do Not Expect To File Charges In Fatal Fall-Asleep Crash
May 28, 2008 - 2 Die, 3 Injured in Likely Fall Asleep Crash
May 24, 2008 - Drowsy Drivers Targeted By Police In N.J.
May 23, 2008 - Seven Killed in French Bus Crash, Fatigue Suspected
May 22, 2008 - Young Driver Likely Fell Asleep in Crash, 3 Killed
May 21, 2008 - Trucker Charged in Fatal Crash, Allegedly Fell Asleep
May 19, 2008 - Teen Driving Bill with New Curfews Goes to Minn. Governor
May 16, 2008 - Three Killed In Likely Fall-Asleep Crash In Colo.
May 13, 2008 - Man Charged Under Maggie’s Law Convicted of Aggravated Assault
May 11, 2008 - Mother and Two Daughters Killed in Head-On Drowsy Driving Crash
May 9, 2008 - Study Looks at Lane-Departure Crashes
May 9, 2008 - Washington State DOT Report Finds Inadequate Truck Parking Available
May 6, 2008 - ABC News Video on Police Officer Fired for Driving Drowsy
April 28, 2008 - Fall-Asleep Bus Crash Injures Students in Va.
April 28, 2008 - Drowsy Driving Contributes to Deadly Weekend on Utah’s Roads
April 27, 2008 - $18 Million Settlement Reached in Fatal Truck Crash
April 24, 2008 - Minn. Legislature Considers Creating Curfews for Teen Drivers
April 24, 2008 - Bus Driver Charged With Reckless Driving for Fall Asleep Crash
April 22, 2008 - Greyhound Bus Driver Falls Asleep, Injures 12 in Crash
April 22, 2008 - Earlier Driving Curfews Mandated By New Conn. Law
April 21, 2008 - Student Dies In Fall-Asleep Crash After Trip
April 19, 2008 - Two S.C. Teens Killed In Fall-Asleep Crash
April 15, 2008 - Minn. to Increase Fatigued Driver Enforcement Following Fatal Bus Crash
April 15, 2008 - Parents of Victim Seek Answers in Possible Fall-Asleep Crash
April 15, 2008 - FMCSA May Be Mulling Universal Electronic Hours of Service Recording
April 9, 2008 - Fatigue Suspected In Teen Driving Fatality
April 7, 2008 - Ambulance Driver May Have Fallen Asleep in Fatal Crash
April 7, 2008 - Man Booked On Homicide Charges Stemming From Crash
April 7, 2008 - Man Apparently Fell Asleep in Fatal Texas Car Crash
April 6, 2008 - Two Teens Die in Md. Crash, Driver Possibly Fell Asleep
April 5, 2008 - Officials Work To Find Cause Of Fatal Bus Rollover
April 1, 2008 - U.N. Seeks to Curb World's Traffic Deaths
March 26, 2008 - N.J. Teen Driver Commission Recommends Later School Start Times, Curfews
March 25, 2008 - UK Poll Finds Drivers Not Heeding Fatigue’s Warning Signs
March 25, 2008 - Government to Finalize Recommendations on Sleep Apnea in Truckers
March 25, 2008 - Drowsy Driving in Ohio Covered After Recent Fatality
March 24, 2008 - Two Killed in Possible Fall-Asleep Crash
March 21, 2008 - Victim-Advocate Services Face Deep Cuts
March 21, 2008 - FMCSA Seeks Comments on Survey of New Hours of Service Rule
March 18, 2008 - San Jose State University Student Reflects on Drowsy Driving
March 13, 2008 - Fatigue May Have Played Role In Fatal Crash Into Cyclists
March 10, 2008 - Teen Driver Pleads Guilty For Drowsy Driving Fatality
March 4, 2008 - Drowsy Driver Gets 3 Months for Killing One
Feb. 27, 2008 - N.J. Grand Jury to Consider Possible Maggie’s Law Charge
Feb. 23, 2008 - Sleeping While Driving is Not a Crime, Canadian Supreme Court Says
Feb. 23, 2008 - UK Trucker Jailed For Drowsy Driving Fatality
Feb. 20, 2008 - 5 Students Injured When Drowsy Driver Hits Bus
Feb. 17, 2008 - Family Tragedy May Be Due To Drowsy Driving
Feb. 12, 2008 - Fatigue Blamed in Chinese Crash that Killed Six
Feb. 12, 2008 - Police Suspect Drowsy Driving to Blame for Utah Crash
Feb. 11, 2008 - Drowsy Driver Charged For Killing Highway Worker in S.C.
Feb. 8, 2008 - Sleep Apnea Addressed at Trucking Expo
Feb. 8, 2008 - Driver Dies in Fall-Asleep Crash
Jan. 24, 2008 - Mississippi Highway Patrol Cautions Drivers About Fatigued Driving
Jan. 15, 2008 - Death Toll From Chinese Bus Crash Rises To 12
Jan. 11, 2008 - Florida A&M Student Dies In Drowsy Driving Crash
Jan. 11, 2008 - Fatal Texas Bus Crash Caused By Fatigue, Report Finds
Jan. 9, 2008 - Drowsy Driving Bill Reintroduced in Kentucky
Jan. 2, 2008 - Fatigue Suspected in Bus Crash that Killed One, Injured Dozens
Dec. 11, 2007 - Federal Government Retains Driving Limits For Truckers, Seeks Public Comment
December 5, 2007 - Canadian Poll Shows Drowsy Driving Widespread
December 4, 2007 - NTSB Determines Truck Driver Failed to Slow for Traffic, Cites Inadequate Rest
December 4, 2007 - Nurses Who Work Long Hours More Likely to Drive Drowsy, Study Finds
December 2, 2007 - Driver Charged In Fall-Asleep Crash That Killed Utility Worker
December 1, 2007 - “Sleep-Driving” Defense Wins Man Acquittal
November 24, 2007 - 1 Killed, 8 injured in Fla. Rollover, Fatigue Suspected
November 20, 2007 - Valparaiso University Believes Student Fell Asleep In Fatal Crash
November 9, 2007 - The National Sleep Foundation (NSF) Reminds Thanksgiving Travelers to Drive Alert and Arrive Alive
November 5, 2007 - National Sleep Foundation releases State of the States Report on Drowsy Driving
November 2, 2007 - Drowsy driving is big killer in U.S.
October 23, 2007 - NTSB Chairman Touches On Human Fatigue Issues in Speech on Air Safety
October 22, 2007 - Hit-and-run victim's mom upset 'Maggie's Law' wasn't used
October 17, 2007 - Woman Videotaped Falling Asleep While Driving On Interstate In Denver
October 13, 2007 - Trucker Sentenced to Six Months for Fatal Fall-Asleep Crash
October 4, 2007 - Suit Filed Against Employer of Drowsy Driver Responsible for Fatality
September 24, 2007 - Indiana DOT Asks Drivers to Avoid Drowsy Driving
September 24, 2007 - Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Supports Stay of Hours of Service Ruling
September 22, 2007 - Truck Driver Charged with Manslaughter in Fatal Crash
Sept. 18, 2007 - College Student Experiences a Drowsy Driving Crash
Sept. 7, 2007 - Rutgers University Pole-Vaulter Dies in Fall Asleep Crash
Sept. 6, 2007 - Fall Asleep Crash Shuts Down Part of I-69 in Indiana
Sept. 5, 2007 - Drowsy Driving Suspected in Utah Crash that Killed 3
Sept. 1, 2007 – Drivers with ADHD Face Increased Risk of Crashes Due to Fatigue, Study Shows
Aug. 21, 2007 – Wyoming Energy Boom Could Be Increasing Drowsy Driving
Aug. 20, 2007 – UK Poll Finds 63% of Drivers Fail to Take Effective Breaks on Long Trips
Aug. 18, 2007 – Driver Likely Fell Asleep in Accident that Killed 3
Aug. 17, 2007 – Prison for Deadly Crash Linked to Sleeping Pill
Aug. 17, 2007 – Trucker with Sleep Apnea Pleads Guilty to Double Homicide
Aug. 15, 2007 – Trucker Sentenced to 4 Years in Fall Asleep Crash that Killed 5 from Taylor University
Aug. 15, 2007 – Indiana Legislators Consider New Laws Following Rash of Crashes
Aug. 14, 2007 – Fatigue Suspected in Malaysia’s Worst-Ever Bus Crash
Aug. 14, 2007 – Driver May Have Fallen Asleep in Crash that Killed 9-Year-Old
Aug. 10, 2007 – Ohio Woman Dies on Way Home from Vacation in Likely Fall Asleep Crash
Aug. 8, 2007 – Methadone Clinics can be Held Liable for Corporate Negligence, Pennsylvania Court Rules
Aug. 8, 2007 – (UPDATE) Trucker Charged in Fall Asleep Crash that Killed Four
Aug. 5, 2007 – One Dead, Five Injured in Possible Fall Asleep Truck Crash
Aug. 1, 2007 – Two Texas Men Killed in Oklahoma Fall Asleep Crash
Aug. 1, 2007 – Off-duty Police Officer Serious Injured in Fall Asleep Crash
July 27, 2007 – Shorter Shifts Recommended by Panel Following N.J. Governor Corzine’s Crash
July 26, 2007 – Rail Company & Engineer Charged in Fall Asleep Derailment, Spill
July 26, 2007 – Crash Victim May Have Fallen Asleep
July 26, 2007 – NTSB Determines Crew Error Caused Comair Crash
(click here to read a story about how fatigue probably played a role in the crash)
July 25, 2007 – Fall Asleep Truck Crash Closes Michigan Highway for Seven Hours
July 25, 2007 – Fatigued Driver Acquitted of Homicide, Sentenced on Lesser Charge
July 25, 2007 – Trucker Sentenced to Four Years For Fatal Crash
July 24, 2007 – Hours of Service Rule Overturned on Appeal
July 23, 2007 – Washington Post Letter to the Editor - Aull Sisters Crash
July 18, 2007 – Trucker Fell Asleep, Killed Four
July 16, 2007 – Trucker Apparently Fell Asleep in Crash That Killed Family of Five
July 11, 2007 – Man Sentenced to 25 Years in Hit-And-Run, Fall Asleep Fatality
July 11, 2007 – Motorist Charged Under Maggie’s Law in Death of Moped Rider
July 10 2007 – UPDATE: Police Report Finds Bus Driver Fell Asleep Before Fatal Kentucky Crash
July 9, 2007 – New Poll on Fatigued and Drowsy Driving Reveals Serious Problem
June 27, 2007 – 2nd Person Dies in 4:20 AM Kentucky Bus Crash That Injured 65
June 19, 2007 – Vatican Issues 10 Commandments for Drivers, Warns Against Drowsy Driving
June 13, 2007 – Girl Dies After Father Fell Asleep at the Wheel
June 4, 2007 – The Wake Up Michigan! Symposium Will Take Place on Sept. 20, 2007
May 29, 2007 – Canton Trucker Faces 24 Years After Pleading Guilty in Students' Deaths (Detroit Free Press - Detroit, MI)
May 27, 2007 – Use recorders to keep tired truckers parked (Cherry Hill Courier Post - Cherry Hill,NJ)
May 22, 2007 – Manslaughter suspect granted new trial by court (The Express Star - Chikasha, OK)
May 20, 2007 – Sleep Apnea Patients Have Greatly Increased Risk of Severe Car Crashes
May 10, 2007 – The National Sleep Foundation Reminds Memorial Day Travelers that Alert and Alive is the Way to Drive!
May 1, 2007 – Lack of Rest Stops for Truckers Covered in Wall Street Journal Article
May 1, 2007 – Cases Settled in Greyhound Bus Crash Allegedly Caused By Sleeping Driver
(Click here for a story on the settlement of the wrongful death suit)
April 11, 2007 – NTSB Chairman Discusses Crash Avoidance Technologies Including Lane Departure Systems
April 10, 2007 – NTSB Recommends FAA Develop a Fatigue Training Program for Air Traffic Controllers(PDF)
April 1, 2007 – Read "Asleep at the Wheel" from Reader's Digest
March 20, 2007 – Almost Home: The Tragic Consequences of Drowsy Driving
March 17, 2007 – Lawsuit settled in bus death
February 15, 2007 – The AAA Foundation releases the results of new report, “Nationwide Review of Graduated Driver Licensing” (PDF)
February 20, 2007 – Trucker faces manslaughter trial
September 11, 2006 – Lethally sleepy: Everyone can take a lesson from this rare prosecution of allegedly sleep-deprived driver
February 6, 2006 – March 3, 2006 – Jury Awards $8 Million to Family of Teen Killed by Drowsy Trucker
March 3, 2006 – Young Tennis Star Drugged by Opponent's Father Dies behind the Wheel
March 24, 2006 – New Study Concludes that Driver Behavior Causes Most Truck Crashes
April 17, 2006 – Sleepy Drivers Kill Mostly Themselves
April 21, 2006 – Drowsy driver may have caused deadly crash
May 8, 2006 – First Major Government Study Validates Need for Lane Departure Warning In Commercial Trucking
May 10, 2006 – Driving Tired Potentially as Risky as Driving Drunk
May 11, 2006 – Drowsy Driver Causes Accident, Shuts Down I-15
May 17, 2006 – Raising Concern About Drowsy Driving
June 20, 2006 – Quebec Prosecuting 'Drowsy Driving' Case
June 23, 2006 – Many Sleep Motorists Keep on Driving
August 10, 2006 – No jail for drowsy trucker
August 27, 2006 – West Chicago teen killed, girlfriend hurt in collision
September 1, 2006 – Virginia truck driver gets jail time for falsifying log books
December 8, 2005 – 18 Dead after Bus Driver Fell Asleep, Plunged off Cliff
December 1, 2005 – Driver Alert, a New Fatigue Monitoring System from Volvo
November 28, 2005 – Woman Killed by Drowsy Teen
November 28, 2005 – Man and Pregnant Woman Killed When Greyhound Bus Overturns in Fatigue-related Crash
November 17, 2005 – Nobel Prize Winning Physicist Gets 2 Years in Jail for Manslaughter for Fatal Fall-asleep crash
October 9, 2005 – Driver performance is improved with cola, energy drinks
September 22, 2005 – 18 Die in Fall Asleep Crash
September 22, 2005 – Sleep Deprivation May Be Involved in Soldier’s Death
September 6, 2005 – Study of Young Doctors Shows Sleep Deprivation Similar to Alcohol for Driving Impairment
August 17, 2005 – Tired Drivers More Affected by Alcohol, Study Finds
August 5, 2005 – Driver Falls Asleep at the Wheel of Tractor Trailer, Slams into 13 Parked Cars
August 2005 – For the drowsy driver, Honda has created the car that drives itself
July 4, 2005 – Driver of Gas Tanker Fell Asleep, Flipped Rig and Burst into Flames
June 27, 2005 – British Rugby Fan Fell Asleep at the Wheel, Killed Teenage Girl
June 12, 2005 – Utah Teen Wins Ad Contest on the Dangers of Drowsy Driving
May 11, 2005 – New York Ferry Crash Killed 11, Due to Sleeping Pilot
May 11, 2005 – Officer Phil Konstantin, a veteran CHP spokesman and the organizer of the first Drowsy Driving Awareness Day in California, retires after 19 years
April 27, 2005 – Toll in Japan Train Crash Tops 100
April 20, 2005 – Court considers whether driver's sleep apnea caused deadly crash
April 19, 2005 – NTSB Determines Fatigue as Cause of an October 2003 Bus Crash that Killed 14 People in Louisiana
April 19, 2005 – Head-on crash caused by sleepy driver returning home after 12-hour shift
April 19, 2005 – Union Pacific faces probe on how it handles fatigue after deadly train crash
March 30, 2005 – Safety and Health Officials Urge Motorists to Avoid Drowsy Driving
March 8, 2005 – Read What North American Cops Say about Drowsy Driving
Winter 2005 – Read "Fighting Fatigue", by Congressman James Oberstar (D-MN) in NTSB's new Journal of Accident Investigation