Frank Lautenberg: “Fifteen years ago today, the most deadly drunk driving accident in our Nation's history occurred. It happened at about…”

“Fifteen years ago today, the most deadly drunk driving accident in our Nation's history occurred. It happened at about 10:55 p.m. EST, when a school bus full of teens and chaperones traveled down Interstate 71 to Radcliff, KY, on the way home from a church outing at a Cincinnati, OH amusement park. At this time, a repeat drunk driving offender with a blood alcohol concentration, BAC, of .24 headed the wrong way down Interstate 71 and slammed his pick-up truck into the bus. In just a few horrific moments, 27 people--mostly children--were killed; another 34 were injured. Today, I was honored to stand with three brave people whose lives were changed forever by this reckless tragedy: Karolyn Nunnallee, Janey Fair, and Harold Dennis. Karolyn lost her 10-year old daughter, Patty, and Janey lost her 14-year old daughter, Shannon. Harold was riding on the bus on that fateful day. Their perseverance should be a lesson for us all, as we continue to fight the social epidemic of drunk driving. Today we must remember the victims and survivors of that terrible tragedy and sadly commemorate the 15th anniversary of the Kentucky bus crash. It is in their memory that I, along with my colleague Senator Mike DeWine, submit this resolution.”