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Monday, March 11, 2013  New York Sen. Charles Schumer says new rules are planned to prevent trucks and buses from striking low bridge underpasses.

Tuesday, October 30, 2012  Flights out of Syracuse Hancock Airport continue to be delayed and canceled following superstorm Sandy that rattled the east coast Monday night.

Tuesday, September 25, 2012  After the megabus disaster on Onondaga Lake Parkway two years ago, Senator Chuck Schumer is calling on the federal government to investigate the rising number of overpass collisions due to GPS devices.

Friday, August 03, 2012  Investigators are trying to piece together what caused a Megabus to lose control and slam into a bridge support killing one person and injuring dozens of others.

Tuesday, February 28, 2012  The driver in a deadly Megabus crash was found not guilty of criminally negligent homicide in Onondaga County Court Tuesday morning.

Monday, February 27, 2012  Judge Anthony Aloi says he will deliver his verdict in the Megabus trial Tuesday morning.

Thursday, February 23, 2012  Testimony has wrapped up for the week in the case of the deadly Megabus crash.

Tuesday, February 21, 2012  A trial is set to start for a New Jersey bus driver charged in the deaths of four passengers killed in a collision with a railroad bridge outside Syracuse.

Thursday, February 09, 2012  The driver accused in the deadly Megabus crash will let a judge decide his fate.

Friday, December 09, 2011  A long-discussed new law went into effect Friday, banning all commercial traffic from the Onondaga Lake Parkway.

Thursday, December 01, 2011  Right now, signs are up on the parkway alerting drivers that the ban on commercial vehicles goes into effect December 9th.

Wednesday, September 28, 2011  A trial date has been set for the driver in the deadly Megabus crash.

Thursday, September 15, 2011  The New York DOT made it official today, the state will ban commercial vehicles from Onondaga Lake Parkway.

Wednesday, September 14, 2011  An Onondaga County judge rules the case against the driver in a deadly Megabus crash can move forward. Meanwhile discussions start for a possible plea deal in the case.

Wednesday, September 14, 2011  That grand jury indicted Megabus driver John Tomaszewski on a charge of criminally negligent homicide, after the double decker bus he was driving hit the low railroad bridge on the Parkway.