Ferry Crash Pilot Took No Drugs, Official Says
There was no evidence that the pilot at the controls of a ferry that crashed into a Staten Island pier last month had taken prescription drugs, a city official said a day after federal prosecutors took over the investigation.
Assistant Capt. Richard Smith said he had taken blood pressure medication earlier in the day and slumped over the controls, but the city official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said blood tests showed the pilot had not taken prescription drugs before the crash Oct. 15.
Ten people died in the crash.
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