To Bay Area College football star Darrell Blackman november, 2014. His Chrysler Sebring hit a sign post and flipped upside down. He should not have been taken away. If he fell asleep at the wheel, fine. But those, that equipment should have saved him. It should have stopped that car. Reporter the report finds states have been slow and questions integrity of the process, where lab employees tested devices within their parent organization. It recommends a process for Third Party Verification resulting from crash test labs and the gao urges real world crash data. That part of the report, i think, is particularly appalling that we dont respond quickly enough. Those m the state senate is both the usdot and californiadot was not responsive enough. Reporter caltrans placed a moratorium on units but there are still 3,000 on highways. Theyre waiting for crashes or maintenance issues. Today, i stopped by the spot where Darrell Blackman died. A car hit the end unit again but it wasnt a et plus. W
This is still a very fluid situation but we know 10 officers have been shot and three are dead. Dallas police chief says those 10 officers include both Dallas Police officers and dallas area Rapid Transit officers. In addition to the three killed 3 critical and two are in surgery. Two snipers from an elevated position. Witness describe the guno fire uulisten shotslp came during protest around 9 this evening and dallas. Some 800 people were there. You can see they took off running. Police took off running. Everyone seeking cover amid the gun fire. Protest was over Police Shootings of black men inkc louisiana and minnesota. After the shooting officers seen searching for the shooters in a parking garage. Officers seen at the Greyhound Bus station. The police chief saysay no suspect are in custody. Affiliate in dallas report that go Homeland Security is now on the scene. Again between the police shot this dallas. We have more for you as soon as its available. Thanks very much. There are p
To fix it nationally. A report blasts federal highway regulators for failing to protect the public to a guardrail system that has been linked to injuries and deaths across california and the country. This report is three years after the abc7 news i team first investigated. Dan and ama, you can see them every day. The end pieces that are supposed to protect you in a crash but this report finds a lot of work must be done to keep you safe on the road. The report from the General Accounting Office urges more robust department of transportation oversight on guardrails. Why did you push for this study . Started with your investigative reporting. I brought the issue to him three years ago, complaints about an end unit. Its supposed to slow a car down by letting the guardrail peel away. But losses allege it can lock up, causing the guardrail to pierce the car or kick off to the side, allowing the car to continue on. That appears to be what happened to Bay Area College football star Darrell Bla
Reporter the course of true love takes some strange twists and turns, particularly when it flows out of an Online Dating site. Occasionally, a cyberfling blossoms into a marriage. This is the story of one of those marriages. What went right. And what did not. Back in 2002 ray kotomski was a 60yearold, happily retired, former corrections officer, living comfortably by himself in a house in the pennsylvania woods after his 36year marriage had ended in divorce. Ray had three grown children. Monica, is his middle child. Reporter tell me about your dad . A mans man. He was he loved outdoor kinda stuff. He loved hunting, fishing, stuff like that. A hard worker. He had a heart of gold. Reporter after his divorce from monicas mother, ray was lonely. The next step was as close as his keyboard. Reporter so he tried Online Dating. Yeah. Yes, absolutely. I did, yes. Yes, i did. Reporter you said, you never know who youre gonna wind up with. Thats right, yeah. Reporter and one day he tells you he m
Not gonna give up. Reporter im lester holt and this is dateline. Heres Josh Mankiewicz with Something Sweet. Reporter the course of true love takes some strange twists and turns, particularly when it flows out of an Online Dating site. Occasionally, a cyberfling blossoms into a marriage. This is the story of one of those marriages. What went right. And what did not. Back in 2002 ray kotomski was a 60yearold, happily retired, former corrections officer, living comfortably by himself in a house in the pennsylvania woods after his 36year marriage had ended in divorce. Ray had three grown children. Monica, is his middle child. Reporter tell me about your dad . A mans man. He was he loved outdoor kinda stuff. A hard worker. He had a heart of gold. Reporter after his divorce from monicas mother, ray was lonely. The next step was as close as his keyboard. Reporter so he tried Online Dating. Yeah. Yeah, did you make that face when he said he was doin it . Yes, absolutely. I did, yes. Yes, i di