Bus in fatal Arizona crash operating illegally

By doris | Published: March 6, 2010

Full Story at CNN.com

CNN) — The bus that crashed Friday on an Arizona interstate south of Phoenix, killing six passengers, was operating illegally, the U.S. Department of Transportation said.

The company, Tierra Santa Inc., had applied last April for authority to operate as an interstate carrier, but never responded after the department asked it for more information, said DOT spokesman Duane DeBruyne. “They never sent it,” he said.

The application was formally turned down on December 14, and the company — based in Los Angeles, California — was informed of the denial by certified letter, he said.

No one from the company returned telephone calls from CNN.

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