Wednesday, August 6, 2014

Times Square Double Deck Bus Crash Arrested Suspected DUI Cleared

Times Square Double Deck Bus Crash Suspected DUI Cleared  ---
tags: Bus Incidents , New York, possible deliberate accident, arrest, DUI, cover story, company driver, driver cleared

14 injured, 2 buses and light pole damaged, driver declared hero mechanical failure August 5, 2014 Times Square Double Deck Bus Crash Under Influence Drugs The driver of a double-decker Gray Line tour bus William Dalambert was arrested and charged with driving while under the influence of drugs. His bus entered the theater district at high speed and struck another parked double-decker bus, downing a light pole and injuring 14 in Times Square in New York City. The driver was previously arrested in 2008 for issues with child support payment. An investigation determined he actually steered the bus away from a crowded sidewalk when a mechanical failure caused his bus to lurch forward. Police failed him on scene on a  sobriety test, but be passed a full drug and alcohol screen test  performed later.

October 21 2014 update Times Square Bus Driver Goes From Suspect to Hero An investigation into a New York bus driver who was arrested after he smashed into a lamp post and knocked it down in busy Times Square this summer has determined no charges will be filed because the driver was actually a hero. "We have concluded that a mechanical failure caused the bus to lurch forward, at which time the driver steered the bus away from a crowded sidewalk, thereby averting serious injury to those on the sidewalk," the Manhattan prosecutor's office said today.

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Tour Bus Driver Arrested After Times Square Crash

NEW YORK—The driver of a double-decker tour bus has been arrested in connection with a crash with another bus that injured 14 people in Times...

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    Daily News
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    International Business Times
    Aug 6, 2014 - William Dalambert, one of the two drivers involved in the double-decker bus crash in Times Square on Tuesday, was arrested and charged with ...
  5. Times Square Bus Driver Goes From Suspect to Hero - ABC ...

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    ABC News
    Oct 21, 2014 - An investigation into New York bus driver William Dalambert who was arrested after he smashed into a lamp post in busy Times Square this ...
  6. William Dalambert - DNAinfo.com

    www.dnainfo.com/new-york/people/william-dalambert
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  7. Driver in Times Square Double-Decker Bus Crash Arrested

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    WNBC
    Aug 7, 2014 - Gray Line bus driver William Dalambert of Irvington, New Jersey, was charged with driving while ability impaired following the crash at Seventh  ...
  8. Times Square bus driver released after passing drug tests ...

    nypost.com/.../times-square-bus-driver-released-after-pass...

    New York Post
    Aug 7, 2014 - William Dalambert, 58, had just started his shift when the double-decker Gray Line bus he was driving collided with a parked City Sights  ...



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