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Anita Garcia Donating Member (869 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-11-05 09:54 AM
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Bus crash on I-10 kills relief volunteer

An out-of-state bus carrying hurricane relief volunteers lost control and crashed on eastbound Interstate 10 near the Poydras Street/Superdome exit Saturday afternoon, killing one passenger and injuring several others, police said.

A 25-year-old Portland, Maine, woman died at the scene after she was ejected through the windshield, landing beneath the bus, a passenger said. Police withheld her name pending notification of family.

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"I really don't want to talk about it; one of my best friends has died," one young man said. "We're from Maine. We're here to do hurricane relief work."

The people on the bus are volunteers with the Common Ground Collective, based in Algiers. The group is doing hurricane relief work in Plaquemines Parish and New Orleans, according to group spokeswoman Carol Dyer. One of the passengers said they also work with other relief organizations.

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babylonsister Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-11-05 10:10 AM
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1. That's so sad. My condolences to the woman's
family, may she rest in peace, and may her family take pride in her selflessness.
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DeepModem Mom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-11-05 10:52 AM
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2. How horribly tragic! Bless these people...
who are coming from so far away, in a selfless mission to help others.
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funkybutt Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-11-05 12:01 PM
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3. Incredibly Sad!
I was stuck in the traffic congestion that ensued after this tragic accident. I was horrified when I heard that Common Ground volunteers were on the bus. Thank you Common Ground for all you are doing here. My sincere condolences go out to the family and friends of this young woman.
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No Exit Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-11-05 01:11 PM
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4. It's so unfair when the good die so young.
I'll never understand why such a horrible thing could happen to this good woman, yet people like Dick Cheney and Paul Wolfowitz go right on breathing.
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brentspeak Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-11-05 02:03 PM
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5. The bus driver was a 20 year-old girl
Not a smart idea to put someone who's only been driving for a few years in charge of driving a huge vehicle through an unfamiliar part of the country.

Terrible tragedy.
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Anita Garcia Donating Member (869 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-12-05 10:59 AM
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6. I-10 crash victim ID'd as Maine volunteer
Update to story:
A hurricane relief volunteer who was killed in a bus crash in New Orleans on Saturday afternoon has been identified as Meg Perry, 25, of Portland, Maine.

Perry was one of nine volunteers for the Common Ground Collective who were on the bus when it turned on its side just before 1:30 p.m. on eastbound Interstate 10 a half mile west of the Poydras-Superdome exit.


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