CELL PHONE USE TO BE SUBJECT OF BOTH ITEMS ON NTSB BOARD MEETING AGENDA FOR TUESDAY, JUNE 3

The National Transportation Safety Board holds a public Board meeting Tuesday, June 3, at 10:30 a.m., in its Board Room and Conference Center, 429 L'Enfant Plaza, S.W., Washington, D.C.

There are two items on the agenda:

1)      February 1, 2002, highway crash near Largo, Maryland.  A Ford Explorer departed the left side of the roadway of the Capital Beltway (Interstate 95/495), crossed a median strip and landed on top of a Ford Windstar heading in the opposite direction.  The driver of the Explorer and all 4 occupants of the Windstar died in the crash.  The driver of the Explorer was apparently using her cell phone at the time of the crash.

Media Contact: Ted Lopatkiewicz

2)      May 28, 2002, collision of two Burlington Northern Santa Fe freight trains near Clarendon, Texas.  The engineer of one of the trains was apparently using a cell phone at the time he was to have stopped his train.  One train engineer was killed.  The collision resulted in a fire, causing damages in excess of $8 million.

Media Contact:  Lauren Peduzzi.

        Directions to Board Room:  Front door located on Lower 10th Street, directly below L'Enfant Plaza.  From Metro, exit L'Enfant Plaza station at 9th and D Streets escalator, walk through shopping mall, at CVS store take escalator down one level. Board room will be to your left.