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Shuttle Bus Driver Blamed in Crash has Poor Driving Record

The surviving driver of a fatal collision between two airport shuttles was working for his sixth consecutive day and should not have been allowed to operate the vehicle because of his driving record. Two people died and eight were injured in the crash late Sunday at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport.

The driver said from his hospital bed that it was his sixth straight day on the job, he was not tired at the time and has no memory of the crash. "This shouldn't have happened to me. I'm so used to driving, to me it's like drinking a glass of water," he told reporters.
Records show the driver was convicted in 2004 for speeding in California and in 2005 for failing to obey a traffic sign in Virginia. That gives him six points against his driving record. Individuals with three or more points on their records are supposed to be prohibited from driving the airport shuttles according to a service contract Broward County signed with ShuttlePort Florida.

A ShuttlePort Florida spokeswoman, Kelly Smith, acknowledged Tuesday that the drivers record was in violation of the contract. "We're going through the policies and procedures that led to this," Smith said. "We're looking at everything at this point."
The crash is being investigated. The driver of the second bus and an airport maintenance worker were both killed.

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