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Tracy Morgan crash blamed on truck driver fatigue, NTSB says

A Wal-Mart Stores Inc. driver hit a limo van carrying comic Tracy Morgan last year because he was so fatigued he didnt notice traffic had slowed ahead of him, U.S. investigators found Tuesday.

By Alan Levin, Bloomberg, Jeff Plungis, Bloomberg | Updated on August 12, 2015
In this image from video the Wal-Mart truck involved in the crash of the limousine bus carrying Tracy Morgan and six other people is seen early Saturday morning June 7, 2014 on the New Jersey Turnpike at the accident scene. (AP Photo/Will Vaultz Photography)

(Bloomberg) — A Wal-Mart Stores Inc. driver hit a limo van carrying comic Tracy Morgan last year because he was so fatigued he didn’t notice traffic had slowed ahead of him, U.S. investigators found Tuesday.

The National Transportation Safety Board concluded that Wal-Mart could have done a better job of educating its drivers about the need for sleep. The driver had been awake for 28 hours and worked almost 14 hours at the time of the accident, the investigation found.

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