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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, 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.

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.

Monday, August 08, 2011  A Pennsylvania woman left with permanent injuries from a fatal double-decker bus crash says a Megabus-issued GPS could have prevented the crash.

Tuesday, June 21, 2011  The State DOT is requesting the public’s input on possible changes to the Onondaga Lake Parkway in the wake of a major bus crash that claimed four lives last year.

Friday, June 03, 2011  A court hearing has been postponed for the driver of a double-decker Megabus that smashed into a low bridge in Liverpool, killing four passengers.

Friday, April 22, 2011  A passenger bus had to be turned around on the Onondaga Lake Parkway Friday, shortly before a low hanging bridge.

Sunday, April 03, 2011  Two New York lawmakers say the National Transportation Safety Board will commence a broad investigation of the low-cost tour bus industry in the wake of a crash that killed 15 people.

Friday, December 17, 2010  The Onondaga County District Attorney's Office says it will seek charges of criminally negligent homicide for each passenger who was killed when it takes the case before a Grand Jury.

Friday, October 15, 2010  A woman injured when a double-decker bus crashed into a railroad bridge on the Onondaga Lake Parkway, killing four, filed suit Friday over the accident.