An update on that bus crash .... as of now, 14 have died and some 7 more remain hospitalized in critical condition. NYS Police are in charge of the investigation and seem to be leaning towards speeding (by the bus driver) as the main cause of the accident.

The bus left the Mohegan Sun Casino (in eastern Connecticut) at 3:45 a.m. The accident occurred just over the Bronx, NY line at 5:35 a.m. That's a little over two hours and considering that the distance is about 100 miles, it's clear that the whole trip wasn't sped (although two truck drivers reported seeing the bus speed by them at a high rate of speed).

Tough day of following news here in the NYC area. Besides the obvious coverage of the Japan quake, there has been MAJOR flooding in the metropolitan area (mostly New Jersey). This bus crash knocked those two stories back, and as of 11:00 p.m. a cop getting shot (and killed) on Long Island tonight knocked ALL of those stories back.

Evidently, the cop MAY have been killed by friendly fire while confronting an unstable man (who ended up being killed by the police in a struggle). All this in Massapequa Park (Long Island).