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According to the Washington Post, the government is finally issuing a consumer advisory for motorists using 15-passenger vans following fatal crashes in Georgia and New York.

In 2001, in Wichita Falls, 4 people were killed when a 15-passenger van full of women from a nearby church, crashed and rolled.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says users of the vans need to ensure that the tires are properly inflated before every trip, and the vans are maintained and not overloaded.

In Blakely, Ga., four people were killed and 15 passengers were injured on Oct. 4 when an aging church van blew a tire and overturned. Last month, a church van blew a tire and rolled over along the New York State Thruway, killing six people and injuring eight others.

The federal auto safety agency is directing its advisory to church groups, nonprofit organizations and colleges that may keep older 15-passenger vans in service.

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As Reported By Fox 4 News, three victim's bodies have been recovered from a fatal car wreck that took place Wednesday morning between 2:30 am and 4:30 am. The bodies of attorney Ron Eddins, and Kaat Debeuckelaer were recovered on Wednesday, and Kenny Lark (Debeuckelaer's boyfriend) was recovered on Thursday morning.

The vehicle went unrecognized for nearly 12 hours until a city maintenance worker spotted the car and immediately called for help. Police say speed played a major role in the crash.Questions still remain as to what happened that night and if alcohol was involved. "Just on face value, I don't see any open containers in there, but I'm not saying that couldn't be a contributing factor, because we don't know if they were coming from some type of establishment, or if they had been drinking at all. It'll be up to the medical examiner to determine that," said Officer Steve Burres with the Irving Police Department.
The three victims were last seen in the Copeland Bar at the Hilton Hotel in Southlake.

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New legislation in favor of DWI Road Blocks in Texas is a hot topic these days. It's referred to as House Bill 439. On one hand, you have many proponents in our state who qualify their support, with self-righteous statements like, "If I don't have anything to hide, I don't mind being pulled over. Nobody should." Then on the other hand, there are strict-constructionists of the Constitution, who believe a man should lay down his life to avoid a seemingly unconstitutional search, or any search for that matter.

The Dallas Morning News reported the history of this bill, and how it may now be at a point that it gets passed.

Austin publication, We Are Austin, reported that Texas is currently one of twelve states that does not allow sobriety checkpoints.

As House Bill 439 is written, it would allow police to set up checkpoints in counties with populations greater than 250,000.

This is the fifth time State Representative Todd Smith of Euless has introduced such a bill. He believes his best chance to pass it will be next month when the legislature reconvenes. "This about ensuring that drivers are sober when they are driving on our streets," Smith said.

Critics argue checkpoints wind up bothering people that did nothing wrong.

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