vehicles. according to new york governor andrew cuomo the 2001 ford excursion limousine involved in that deadly crash was cut from a pass vehicle and extended. experts say modified vehicles like this face fewer regulations than tip passenger cars and often have features removed that were intended to keep not only did the vehicle fail an inspection last month, but the driver did not have the correct license required to drive it in the first place. the company prestige limousine issued a statement saying it will conduct a detailed internal investigation to determine the cause of the accident and steps they can take to prevent future ones. hillary clinton and bill clinton are going back on the road, but this time it isn t campaign related. they announced monday they will visit 13 cities across the u.s. and canada over seven months in a series of paid speaking gigs. the conversations are dubbed an evening with president bill clinton and former secretary of
together. she was married. she was 34 years old, not 26. oh, okay. and her husband just turned 30. they were married june 8th. and we celebrated their wedding with all of our friends and family. and this is just a tragedy beyond comprehension for all of us, including all of the others families who were affected by this. officials believe this is the deadliest transportation incident since 2009. and now these new details about the driver in the vehicle, apparently neither should have been on the road. cnn s polo sandoval is in schoharie with more on the driver and the company that owns that limousine. and polo, i know you don t have the answer to the question, but why was that limo on the road in the first place? you know, brooke, in the last few days, we have heard from people here, they are heartbroken. you just played that clip. they are overcome by sadness, the sadness that comes with
these kind of tragedies. but adding to those feelings now is anger. anger. many people are now angry to hear this latest news that the driver who was behind the wheel of that limousine, according to new york s governor was not appropriately licensed to drive that vehicle. and also that that limit, that 2001 ford excursion limousine failed inspection last month and should not have been on the road in the first place. so there is this growing call for accountability, particularly from one of the top city officials in nearby amsterdam, new york. why are we hearing from them? that is because a majority of the passengers, 17 passengers in that limousine were either from that town or at least had some tie. so what we heard from city officials is this call for accountability. what this doesn t do, however, what this doesn t mention is actually answer the question of what actually happened here? was it something wrong with the driver or perhaps something wrong with that vehicle that failed ins
person. the last sweet memory that corrina halsey is left about her older sister, who is among the passengers who were in that limousine. she traveled here to see where it happened and try to find out how it happened, brook. finally, i should mention the reason we re no longer at the crash site is because state troopers essentially pushed news crews out of the area for now, asking that they leave the region as the national transportation safety board flies their drone overhead to try to map the area, try to see or find some of those crucial clues that will maybe answer the question of how this actually happened, brooke. you know, i can t presume why they hired a limo, but it s not lost on me that they were in this limo, going to a brewery for a birthday party, doing the right thing. so they would not be drinking and driving. polo sandoval, thank you very much. coming up next, did the saudi arabian government murder one of its most vocal critics?
target that world leaders have already set. the intergovernmental panel on climate change says that i have to agree could mean fewer heat waves down towards downpours a. a vigil will be held tonight for some of the people killed saturday in one of the worst transportation accidents in several decades. we are learning about the shocking circumstances surrounding that tragedy. correspondent bryan llenas has a latest. that vehicle was inspected by the new york department of transportation last month and failed inspection. it was not supposed to be on the road. new york governor andrew cuomo announcing preliminary findings today from the saturday crash of the 2001 a ford excursion limousine that killed 20 people in the deadliest transportation accident in the u.s. since 1999.