January 17, 2008
Associated Press: Bus Crash on Nevada Highway Injures 25
A commuter bus carrying workers to a casino in Primm, Nevada, ran off Interstate 15, critically injuring three passengers and injuring at least 25 more.  The bus was approximately seven miles from the town or Primm which is near the southwest border of California.  As the bus ran off the interstate, it crashed into a guardrail, slid more than 600 feet along a retaining wall and burst into flames.  A trooper for the Nevada Department of Public Safety said there were no deaths due to witnesses and other drivers who stopped and helped.  There was also a quick emergency response.  The bus was burned down to a charred skeleton.  The driver is facing questioning by investigators.

January 16, 2008
Channel 3 WCAX News: Accident Paralyzes Teenage Track Star
A school van on its way to New Hampshire for the Dartmouth Relays in Hanover, was carrying nine members of the junior varsity cross country track team from Stuyvesant High School in New York, when it flipped over on Interstate 91 in Vermont after veering into the median. The road was dry at the time of the crash. One girl is now paralyzed. Several others were injured. The van was being driven by the track team's coach.

January 10, 2008
The Salt Lake Tribune: NTSB finds that pavement was dry before fatal bus crash
According to the NTSB (National Transportation Safety Board), the pavement was dry when the Arrow Stage Lines bus crashed down an embankment on January 6, 2008, killing nine passengers and injuring over 25.  The bus was traveling along State Route 163 heading back to Phoenix, Arizona from a skip trip.  Several teams of NTSB investigators, including eight officials, are working with the Highway Patrol and the Utah Department of Transportation to determine the cause of the accident.  Roadway conditions, the driver's experience and the condition of the bus will be taken into account during the investigation.  The black box data recorder and video from the bus have been recovered and will be reviewed by investigators determining the cause of the crash.

January 3, 2008
Chicago Tribune: Bus driver in fatal Arkansas crash had drugs in system, prosecutors say
An arrest warrant has been issued for Felix B. Tapia, of Brownsville, Texas.  He was the driver of a Tornado Bus Company charter bus that was traveling from Chicago to Texas on Highway 40 when it crashed in Forrest City, Arkansas on November 25, 2007.  The bus was carrying 46 passengers and crossed the median slamming into a pickup truck, killing three bus passengers and the driver of the pickup truck it hit.  Tapia had amphetamines in his system.  He has been charged with four felony counts of negligent homicide while under the influence of drugs or alcohol.  Tornado Bus Company was ordered shut down on December 21, 2007 by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration because it was found to pose a public safety hazard.  Since 2001, Tornado has been fined $57,680 for violating hours of service requirements and falsifying driver records.  In addition, they were fined a total of $5410 for safety violations that were discovered during roadside inspections.

January 6, 2008
A charter bus owned by Arrow Stage Lines ran off the road while driving on State Route 163, killing nine passengers and injuring  over 25.   The bus was carrying 51 passengers and was en route from Colorado to Phoenix after a ski trip.  It crashed about 10 miles north of Mexican Hat where Utah meets Arizona, Colorado and New Mexico.  Aid was delayed due to the region's isolation and cell phone service was not available in that area.  

November 30, 2007
ABC Channel 24 Eye Witness News: UPDATE: Driver in Fatal Bus Crash Had String of Citations
Felix Tapia, the bus driver whose bus crashed in Forrest City, Arkansas on November 25 has a bad driving history.  He has received a string of traffic citations over the past six years.  He has been ticketed for speeding four times since 2001 and during the same period, was cited for having defective brakes.  Tapia was driving a bus on November 25, 2007 when he crossed the median and crashed into a tractor trailer and a pick-up truck, killing three people.

November 26, 2007
Chicago Tribune: Three Killed in Arkansas Bus Crash
A Texas-based passenger bus owned by Tornado Bus Company, traveling from Chicago to Dallas, crossed a highway median near Forrest City, Arkansas and crashed into a pick-up truck and tractor trailer, killing three people, including two on the bus.  The bus was westbound on Interstate 40 around 10 p.m. when it veered across the median, and slammed into a pick-up truck, killing it's driver.  The bus then hit a tractor trailer, injuring the driver.  In addition to the three fatalities, 26 people were injured in this crash.