Addressing the deadly Washington D.C. train crash Debbie Hersman of the National Transportation Safety Board said the operator of the train that “slammed into a stationary train in front of it apparently had activated the emergency brakes in a failed effort to stop before the accident.” as reported in the Washington Post. Hersman said the “emergency brake button, known as the ‘mushroom,’ was depressed, and the steel rails showed evidence that the brakes were engaged.”

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The Buffalo news reported today on a case where progressive insurance interjected itself into a lawsuit to avoid paying $75,000 to the family of its insured who was killed in a car crash by trying to blame the accident on her.