Troopers erred before fatal crash

April 26, 2012 at 4:04 am in The Dickinson Press

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) A Florida Highway Patrol lieutenant who ordered the reopening of a fog- and smoke-shrouded interstate highway shortly before a series of crashes killed 11 people was unaware of the agency’s procedures and had no formal training in opening and reopening roads, a state report said Thursday. Continue Reading