Authorities ID another victim of deadly bus crash
PENDLETON, Ore. (AP) — Authorities have released the identity of another victim killed in a charter bus crash in rural eastern Oregon last weekend.
Oregon State Police on Saturday identified the eighth fatality as Seokmin Moon, a 55-year-old man from Maple Ridge, British Columbia. They also released the name of his wife, 53-year-old Choonja Moon, who is being treated at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle.
Nine people were killed and 38 injured when the tour bus crashed through a guardrail and 200 feet down an embankment along Interstate 84 east of Pendleton Sunday. The bus was returning to Vancouver, British Columbia, after a nine-day trip. Authorities are withholding the ID of the ninth person killed pending notification of next-of-kin.
Investigators have yet to say what caused the crash, which was Oregon's deadliest since 1971.
Why is it so important to reveal the names of the fatalities one at a time? I realize that relatives need to be notified prior to the release of names, but still, wouldn't one release of names at one time suffice? Why do we have to have this dragged out on an almost daily basis? It was unfortunate that it happened, but repeated news media stories don't make this any more palatable!
How many life's would seat belts have saved?