Federal regulators cited a lack of information in denying an investigation requested by the parents of children killed in certain types of truck crashes.
An eight-year quest by a parent of two truck-crash victims has cleared a major hurdle with legislation introduced to create a victim-advocate position in the federal government.
Turning grieve into advocacy, mothers Marianne Karth and Lois Durso are pushing for mandatory side underride guards be added to tractor-trailers. On Thursday, they read the names of nearly 750 victims of underride crashes at DOT headquarters in Washington.
