Special report - Soldiers killed in accidents - The Detroit News Online7/13/04

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Tuesday, July 13, 2004

FAAC Inc.

The Army hopes driving simulators from Ann Arbor-based FAAC will better prepare soldiers and cut down on accidents.

Sunday, July 11
Army truck accidents kill, hurt thousands
WASHINGTON -- Outdated designs, a lack of safety features and poor training are contributing to the unnecessary deaths of U.S. soldiers in military vehicles. 07/11/04

Leaders are focus of reform efforts
WASHINGTON -- Pfc. Melissa Castillo, an 18-year-old from Queens, had just one hour of driving experience in a civilian or military vehicle when she took the driver's seat of a 12-ton armored personnel carrier. 07/11/04

Unnecessary risks
Army targets young GIs in Iraq for safety training
CAMBRIDGE, Ontario -- A few feet of sand and bad judgment kept Cpl. John "Travis" Rivero from getting back to his Iraq base safely. 07/11/04

Faulty seat belts
Military plays catch-up with seat belt design
WASHINGTON -- Soldiers may have state-of-the-art weapons to protect themselves, but at times they can't rely on one of the most basic safety nets available to the general public: a seat belt. 07/11/04

Broken rules
Soldiers choose to ignore orders to always buckle up
The Army has long struggled to enforce one of its most fundamental rules: always wear a seat belt, regardless of the vehicle, no matter the circumstances. 07/11/04

Monday, July 12
Army trucks lack basic safety items
WARREN -- Most soldiers learned to drive at home in an era of antilock brakes, multiple air bags and other safety features that make accidents less likely and easier to survive. 07/12/04

Ill-equipped Humvees
Desperate soldiers attach homemade armor
The standard Humvee was designed to be able to traverse 40-degree slopes, be dropped out of a helicopter and submerged in 5 feet of salt water. 07/12/04

Hazardous workhorse
Safety issues plague 5-ton truck
Spc. Ryan Brent Stark was a confident soldier, often telling his wife, Cami, that he'd have the mettle to survive any military challenge. 07/12/04

Outdated equipment
Army's aging truck fleet poses risks for troops in Iraq
Some of the U.S. soldiers fighting in hazardous conditions in Iraq are equipped with the military's most outdated vehicles. 07/12/04

Tuesday, July 13
Army targets driver training, safety upgrades
WASHINGTON -- The Army must equip its existing truck fleet with better safety technology and improve driver training for soldiers to curb a rising toll of injuries and deaths in accidents, safety officials say. 07/13/04

Previously Reported

GM teams up with Army
Joint effort aims to cut number of crashes involving soldiers in their own vehicles

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