On this day in 1988: Bus crash that killed dozens became America’s deadliest drunk driving tragedy
Thirty-eight years ago today, dozens of people were killed on May 14, 1988, in the worst drunken driving crash in U.S. history.A church bus carrying 67 people was driving down Interstate 71 in Carroll County, Kentucky. A drunken driver, traveling on the wrong side of the interstate, struck the bus head-on.The bus’ fuel tank ruptured, and the bus was engulfed in flames. The passengers, most of them children, rushed to escape. Many of them did not succeed.A total of 27 people were killed in the crash; 24 of them were children.The Carroll County bus crash remains one of the most heartbreaking highway disasters in American history, but through tragedy, the loved ones of some of the victims who died worked to change drunk driving laws and increase public awareness.Watch the video to learn more about this tragic story and to witness the resilience of those who survived.
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