Calls for new regulation mount as limo crash victims mourned
(WorldNews Business)

AMSTERDAM, N.Y. (AP) - The day after a mourning community said last goodbyes to eight of 20 victims of a limousine crash - four sisters and four other relatives - the Senate`s top Democrat called on federal regulators to formulate new safety standards for the vehicles. Sen. Chuck Schumer on Sunday pointed to glaring gaps in safety data and singled out the National Transportation Safety Board, which he said hasn`t thoroughly investigated a limousine crash in the past three years. His criticism comes a week after the stretch limo loaded with 18 people on their way to a birthday party for one of the occupants ran a...