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A Texas woman was driving drowsy when she clipped an 18 wheeler causing her SUV to roll multiple times and catch fire. Here are tips for driving alert.

eDriving and Global Road Safety Partnership Launch “Triple Threat” Resources to Arm Organizations Against SPEEDING, DISTRACTION and FATIGUE High-Risk Behaviors Share Article eDriving, a leading global provider of digital driver risk management solutions, and Global Road Safety Partnership (GRSP), have launched a comprehensive campaign with complimentary manager- and driver-focused resources to help organizations protect drivers against the “Triple Threat” of Speeding, Distraction and Fa...

Getting There: Albany airport parking and drowsy driving FacebookTwitterEmail The new south parking garage at Albany International Airport costs $10 per day.Will Waldron/Albany Times Union Q: We have an upcoming trip planned and will have to leave our vehicle at the long-term parking lot at the Albany International Airport. Does the new parking garage have long-term parking and rates or do I need to park in the lot on the other side of the airport? —J. Martin, Westerlo A: The albany Airport ...

Aaa says nearly 5,000 people die on u.s. roads each year in accidents like this. and drivers who are less alert react more slowly and even fall asleep. >> drowsy driving is just as dangerous as drunk driving. both are going to impair your ability to multi-task, which is really important while youre driving. >> could our never-ending drive to keep going put lives in danger? >> a taxi owner catches his employee nodding off for just a second. could this have been avoided? true or false? caffeinated...

Live in lima, peru, traveling with the president. we were just watching a 50 minute news conference with president obama. now back to regular programming. aaa says nearly 5,000 people die on u.s. roads each year in accidents like this. drivers who are less alert react more slowly and even fall asleep. >> drowsy driving are just as dangerous as drunk driving. both impair your ability to multi-task which is important to driving. >> could our need to keep going be putting lives in danger. a taxi ...

Aaa says more than 5,000 people die on roads each year in accidents like this. and drivers who are less alert react more slowly and even fall asleep. >> drowsy driving are just as dangerous as drunk driving and both will impair your ability to multitask, which is really important when youre driving. >> could our never-ending drive to keep going putting lives in danger? a taxi owner catches his employee nodding off for just a second. >> could this have been avoided? >> true or false, caffeinated

Aaa says more than 5,000 people die on roads each year in accidents like this. and drivers who are less alert react more slowly and even fall asleep. >> drowsy driving are just as dangerous as drunk driving and both will impair your ability to multitask, which is really important when youre driving. >> could our never-ending drive to keep going putting lives in danger? a taxi owner catches his employee nodding off for just a second. >> could this have been avoided? >> true or false, caffeinated

Easter sunday. showers texas, oklahoma and arkansas late in the day and rain out across parts of the west. overall, things are not looking all that bad. today, if you are making your plans, we have more snow across interior sections of new england that were going to be messing with and we also down across the mid-atlantic just fine. leftover scattered rain showers from all of this severe weather. temperatures far cooler and across the northern plains we have a pretty pretty mild day. >> good dri...

Will he keep flying, will his family allow him to? what they are going through tonight must be absolutely treacherous -- just gut-wrenching, knowing he is in the hospital here and dealing with this. hes probably better than they are. >> good point. abcs ted rowlands reporting live for us from los angeles. we probably should note as well, a lot of people know the seventh installment of "star wars" is coming out. hes in that. apparently he wrapped the shooting for the movie. >> positive? >> lets n...

Doesnt mean they go to jail for ten years. >> we have done a story here. in fact, i did a drowsy driving story and showed the effects of it. drivers are aware of the effects of drowsy driving. you have to get the right amount of sleep on a regular basis, but walmart came out quickly to say this. this is a tragedy. we are profoundly sorry that one of our trucks was involved. we cant change what happened, but well do what is right for the family of the victim and the survivors in the days and week...