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Names Released of Tennessee Crash Victims

 

We are now told by WBTV that the names of the deceased in the Tenn. bus crash have been released as, the bus driver Randy Morrison,66, his wife Barbara Morrison,62, as well as others on the bus, Cloyce Matheny, Brenda Smith, Marsha McLelland and John Wright. Trent Roberts of Knoxville was the passenger from the SUV that was killed, the driver of the tractor-trailer has yet to be identified. All were pronounced dead by the time rescue was on the scene. Also released are the names of the injured bus passengers, four of which were airlifted to the hospital, eight people were transported by ambulance and two people were injured but not transported. Two of the injured were released from the hospital earlier today.

• 74-year-old Thomas L. Smith
• 70-year-old Joanna L. Elledge
• 72-year-old Benny Elledge
• 67-year-old Sandra Boyer
• 74-year-old Marvin Boyer
• 68-year-old Doris Swaim
• 68-year-old Steven Swaim
• 78-year-old Norma J. Hellard
• 62-year-old Beverly Wright
• 70-year-old Brenda Jolly
• 63-year-old Wanda Martin
• 64-year-old Ed Mclelland

It is still unclear exactly what happened as investigators are still talking with witnesses to determine if it was just a tire malfunction causing the driver to lose control or if there was more. The bus was not owned by a charter company but fully owned, operated and maintained by the Front Street Baptist Church.

 "Nothing will be overlooked, we will go over every possible scenario" said Sgt. Bill Miller with the Tennessee Highway Patrol. But still the National Transportation Safety Board will not be looking into the crash. Troopers said that the wire median barrier along I-40 westbound at mile marker 423 in Jefferson County, Tenn., just past the I-40/I-81 interchange was not made to handle the weight of the bus, shouldn't this be a requirement as a lot of larger vehicles are what travel on highways? Could it have possibly better protected those wrongly killed if it had been made to with hold the weight of a bus? By contacting a Bus Accident Attorney you could be better informed on your rights as a victim of this crash, or others like it.

Dallas Charter Bus Crashes: Two Dead and Dozens Injured.

CNN is reporting that two people are dead, three critically injured, and dozens of others have been taken to the hospital after a charter bus in route to an Oklahoma Casino crashed and overturned on a Dallas turnpike this morning.   

Department of Public Safety Sgt. Lonny Haschel told CNN affiliate KTVT that the bus struck a concrete guard rail and rode it before hitting the pavement and resting on its side. The bus, owned by a Dallas charter company, was the only vehicle involved in the crash.

We will keep you updated as the investigation unfolds.