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Nation IN BRIEF : NEW JERSEY : Casino Bus Crash Kills 1, Injures 34

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From Times Staff and Wire Reports

A casino tour bus returning New York City gamblers home in a snowstorm overturned, killing one man and injuring dozens more, three critically. A passenger said the driver fell asleep at the wheel while speeding. Police cited the driver for careless driving. Roads were wet from falling snow when the New York-bound bus crashed and flipped over on the Garden State Parkway in central New Jersey about 5:20 a.m. The crash injured 34 people. The driver, Whitney Benoit of New York City, appeared to fall asleep, and when he awoke, his body jerked as he turned the steering wheel, Smith said. Then the bus hit a guard rail, skidded and flipped over, he said.

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