Drunk driver silent on carrollton bus crash local news. The crash and ensuing fire killed 27 people most of them being children and teenagers and injuring 34 others. Larry mahoney will face death penalty in carrollton school crash bus. Candy lightners yearold daughter cari was killed by a drunk hitandrun driver as she walked in a suburban neighborhood in. The deadliest drunkdriving crash in the history of united states was the carrollton bus crash on may 14, 1988. The bus then burst into flames and killing 27 people and injuring 34. Every scene ties into the next scene, in a respectful manner. Twentyseven people 24 of them children died on may 14, 1988, in carroll county, kentucky, after the bus they were on was hit by a drunk driver. Effects of fort knox families tragedy remain two decades.
It is with great sadness that we announce the death of larry mahoney madison, indiana, who passed away on september 16. All of a sudden, we were slammed into the seat in front of us. May, 2018 but larry mahoney s out living his life, walking down the street as a free man. Victims of horrific dui crash remembered 25 years later. Involving a former school bus in use by a church youth group and a pickup truck driven by an impaired driver, the head on collision was the deadliest incident involving drunk driving and. There was joke telling, and it was loud on there we were just having fun. Larry mahoney, a northern kentucky native, set out for another kind of recreation, a day of drinking that ended with him driving his. Larry mahoney, the driver of the toyota pickup, sustained injuries from the. Jul 25, 20 anyways, we had just filled up with unleaded gas and were driving down the interstate. Driver is indicted in 27 deaths the new york times. Anyways, we had just filled up with unleaded gas and were driving down the interstate. Larry mahoney will face death penalty in carrollton school.
Millions of people have seen the video of a drunk driver confessing to a crash that killed an ohio man. On may 14, 1988, larry mahoneys pickup plowed into a bus headed back. I was only four when this tragic accident occurred however, i have been researching the crash for years. A drunk driver going the wrong way on i71 crashed into the church bus headon in carroll county. A drunk driver, larry mahoney, was going the wrong way on interstate 71 when he slammed headon into the bus.
A drunk driver, larry wayne mahoney, crashed headon into a church activity bus carrying 66 people. The drunk driver the pickup truck driver, larry mahoney, then 34, had a bloodalcohol level of 0. On may 14,1988 in, carrollton kentucky, on interstate 71 larry wayne mahoney a drunk driver was going the wrong direction in a pickup truck when he collided with a school bus. How the carrollton bus crash changed school bus safety wave 3. Lexington heraldleader may 11, 2018 lipshetz, terry. May 05, 2016 wrongway crash on interstate 71 killed 25 youths and two adults on may 14, 1988.
Patty was just ten years old on may 14, 1988, when drunk driver larry mahoney was going the wrong way on interstate 71 and slammed headon into a church bus. Nations deadliest drunk driving crash happened 30 years ago. Drunk driver silent about carrollton bus crash despite survivors pleas. Carrollton bus crash survivor reaches out to confessed killer. Wcpo videos cover the headon collision and fire on i71 30 years ago. Survivors share stories of carroll county bus crash. Matt cordles confession caught the attention of a lexington father who survived the nations deadliest drunk driving crash.
The carrollton bus collision occurred on may 14, 1988, on interstate 71 in unincorporated carroll county, kentucky. The driver, larry mahoney, served nearly 11 years in prison for the crash. Kentucky responds to issues raised by crash fatal to 27. Drunk driver larry mahoney gets 16 years for the kentucky bus. Larry mahoney killed 27 people when he hit a church bus in 1988, is now free and can apply for a new driver s license. May, 2018 larry mahoney was the drunk driver who crashed into the bus and some of the people in this gym,people forever impacted by mahoneys decisions forgive him. The deadliest drunk driving crash in america on may 14,1988 in, carrollton kentucky, on interstate 71 larry wayne mahoney a drunk driver was going the wrong direction in a pickup truck when he collided with a school bus. A drunk pickup driver driving in the wrong way collided with a school bus carrying 67 christian youths on interstate 71 near carrollton, kentucky. Maddens grateful for changes that came about after the crash, including improvements to bus safety. Tuesday marks 31 years since tragic 1988 carrollton bus crash may 14, 2019. Larry mahoney, the man convicted of killing 27 people in the nations deadliest drunk driving accident, has been released from jail after serving nine and a half years of a 16year sentence. But larry mahoneys out living his life, walking down the street as a free man. The carroll county prosecutor charged the drunken driver, 34yearold larry mahoney of nearby owen county, with 27 counts of capital murder. Nov 10, 2017 impact after the crash is a documentary style film that describes the night the lord removed twenty seven angels from this earth.
Larry mahoney killed 27 people when he hit a church bus in 1988, is now free and can apply for a new drivers license. Survivors of kentucky school bus crash target drunk driving. Mahoney had a prior dui conviction and was sailing along in the wrong direction with a blood alcohol content of. Police also found a twelvepack of miller lite beer in mahoney s truck which was still cold and had several cans missing. May 12, 20 larry wayne mahoney, 34, was intoxicated and driving his black toyota pickup north in the southbound lanes of i71.
Ciaran remembers thick black smoke and the panic to. He said he wanted mahoney executed in the electric chair. This tragedy occurred at the hands of a drunk driver. He prosecuted the case against larry mahoney, who was driving drunk the wrong way on.
Nov 10, 2017 carrollton kentucky wrong way truck school bus collision may 14, 1988, 27 killed 34 injured 61 victims carrollton kentucky wrong way truck school bus collision larry wayne mahoney factory worker became deadliest drunk driver in the history of the united states carrollton bus collision occurred on on interstate 71 in unincorporated carroll. The man convicted in the nations deadliest drunken driving accident a fiery, headon collision that killed 27 people on a church bus was released from prison wednesday after 912 years and is free to get. The killings plunged this corner of rural kentucky into the profoundest griefnot only for the 27 who died. It is with great sadness that we announce the death of larry mahoney madison, indiana, who passed away on september 16, 2017, leaving to mourn family and friends. But larry mahoneys out living his life, walking down the. Get premium, high resolution news photos at getty images. The driver of a pickup truck that crashed into a church bus may 14 was indicted by a grand jury today on 27 counts of murder. It gets easier through the years, but there are days that are so very difficult that you just dont feel like you can.
They always maintained drunk driver larry mahoney was not solely responsible. Americas deadliest drunkdriving crash had lasting impact. Mahoney later admitted he had been drinking in a bar and at a friends house prior to the collision. Drunk driver larry mahoney gets 16 years for the kentucky. The bus was from the first assembly of god church in radcliff, kentucky. Tuesday marks 31 years since tragic 1988 carrollton bus.
Tuesday marks 31 years since tragic 1988 carrollton bus crash. May 14, 20 drunk driver going wrong way on interstate struck church school bus. Witness who saw church bus crash describes how he tried to stop driver. May 16, 20 the ntsb presented these recommendations on the 25 th anniversary of the infamous carrollton, ky bus collision, one of the deadliest drunk driving crashes in u. May 15, 2008 most in the group were military family members from fort knox. As for the drunk driver, larry mahoney, he would be sentenced to imprisonment for 16 years after a jury of the carroll circuit court, under indictment no. Larry mahoney will face death penalty in carrollton school crash bus, prosecutor says. Mahoney, then 34, was drunk when he drove his toyota pickup truck headon. Fort knox officials who aided in the aftermath and the prosecutor who pursued the case against drunk driver larry mahoney. Wrongway crash on interstate 71 killed 25 youths and two adults on may 14, 1988. Impact after the crash is a documentary style film that describes the night the lord removed twenty seven angels from this earth.
Larry mahoney, the drunken driver who caused a school bus crash that killed 27 people, has not spoken publicly in years. Larry mahoney, the driver of the pickup truck that struck the bus, was sentenced to 16 years in prison. Thirty years after 27 died in worst drunkdriving crash. Drunk driver going wrong way on interstate struck church school bus. Larry mahoney, the drunken driver who caused a school bus crash that killed 27 people, has not spoken publicly in years though survivors wish. They also remain troubled by the yearslong silence of larry mahoney, the owen county man who served 10 years in prison after he was convicted of manslaughter for killing 27 people by crashing into. When asked about larry mahoney, the drunk driver who crashed into the church bus back in 1988. The driver of the pick up 34 year old larry mahoney is in critical condition. Survivors remember carrollton bus crash victims 30 years later. Wcpo 9 on your side brings you the latest trusted news and information. On the night of may 14, 1988, mahoney, 36, a kentucky factory worker, drove his black toyota pickup down the wrong side of interstate 71 head. On may 14, 1988, larry mahoney, convicted drunk driver, was driving on i71 near carrolton kentucky, a route to a cruel fate for 27 people riding in a church bus. Drunk driving crash with church bus killed 27 in kentucky may 14.
Larry mahoney, convicted of driving drunk on the wrong side of i71 that night was from owen county. As in all cases like this is a blood alcohol test is being done so far no charges have been filed. Ciaran remembers thick black smoke and the panic to get out. Regardless, mahoney got behind the wheel of his pickup truck and proceeded to drive northbound in the southbound lane of interstate 71, crashing headon into a church bus. He said he remembers getting out of his seat and passing out. Deadly 1988 carrollton bus crash paved way for tougher drunk driving laws. The deadliest drunk driver in the history of the united states is headed for prison.
May 17, 2018 larry mahoney, convicted of driving drunk on the wrong side of i71 that night was from owen county. Larry wayne mahoney, 34, was intoxicated and driving his black toyota pickup north in the southbound lanes of i71. Then larry mahoney, the drunk driver, hit us headon. The crash and ensuing fire killed 27 people most of them being children. Most in the group were military family members from fort knox. The driver of the truck, larry mahoney, was drunk after downing numerous beers and vodka earlier in the night. May 14, 2018 larry mahoney, the driver of the pickup truck that struck the bus, was sentenced to 16 years in prison. Jun, 2017 the deadliest drunk driving crash in the history of united states was the carrollton bus crash on may 14, 1988. Drunk driver larry mahoney who killed 27 children in crash. Maddens grateful for changes that came about after the. Drunk driver larry mahoney gets 16 years for the kentucky bus crash that claimed 27 lives people january 8, 1990 brammer, jack.
He hit right there on the stairwell where you enter the bus. Carrollton bus crash survivor speaks at butler county school bus driver training. The pickup truck driver, larry mahoney, then 34, had a bloodalcohol level of 0. Mahoney is charged with causing the worst drunkdriving accident in the nations history. The driver of the pickup, larry mahoney, a 34yearold chemical worker, had been drinking beer at two places before getting behind the wheel. On may 14, 1988, larry mahoney s pickup plowed into a bus headed back. Drunk driver larry mahoney who killed 27 children in crash w. Her husband died in nations worst drunkdriving crash.
May, 2018 the pickup truck driver, larry mahoney, then 34, had a bloodalcohol level of 0. Drunk driver silent about bush crash despite survivors pleas. The small truck was driven by larry wayne mahoney, a 34yearold factory worker who was intoxicated. May, 2018 drunk driver silent about carrollton bus crash despite survivors pleas. Larry mahoney, left, is led from the carroll county courthouse in kentucky by sheriff george ricky. While no one died from the initial collision, the bus burst into flames, killing 27 people and injuring 34. Larry mahoney poured his heart out to a courier journal reporter, talking about himself, the prospect of spending years in prison, his faith in god. Carrollton bus crash survivor points to the positives. May 15, 20 the driver of the truck, larry mahoney, was drunk after downing numerous beers and vodka earlier in the night. Carrollton bus crash survivor speaks at butler county. Two decades later, bus crash survivor fights for change. Drunk driving essay on the night of may 14, 1988, larry mahoney was drunk, so drunk that his bloodalcohol concentration bac was more than twice kentuckys legal limit.