San Francisco, CA – A California agency probing a deadly limousine fire that killed five women is considering whether to fine the limo company $7,500 per day for misrepresenting the limo’s seating capacity.
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The California Public Utilities Commission had authorized the vehicle to carry eight or fewer passengers, but it had nine on the night of the deadly fire.
Commission spokeswoman Terrie Prosper says the commission is looking into whether the company willfully misrepresented the seating capacity to the agency. If so, she says Limo Stop could be penalized $7,500 for each day it was in violation.
The women who were killed in the Saturday night blaze were celebrating the wedding of a newlywed friend who was among those killed.
Authorities are investigating what sparked the blaze and why the victims could not escape the flames.
give me a break. seating capacity was 8 and they had 9. big deal. what does that 7500$ fine even mean? how many times did this limo haul 9 passengers?
How dumb has this country become? How greedy? Why fine them money? What the hell does money come into play here? this was a horrible accident and myabe they should focus instead on why this fire happened and how to prevent such a tragedy in the future, and no, the extra person had nothing to do with it
You can see how many people drove by and nobody even bothered to stop. They all took out their cameras and took pictures. Shame
given that car fires are quick and has explodes I don’t fault anyone for not running into the burning car. moreover, the pics may help explain what happened