The Associated Press, "Lawmaker calls for stronger guardrails on highways"

          A lawmaker called for stronger guardrails along Florida's highways Monday after a church bus plunged into a canal and killed three children. State Rep. Irv Slosberg, D-Boca Raton, said highways should be lined by barriers similar to those used to keep airplanes on aircraft carriers.
          He said such a guardrail would have prevented Saturday's accident, when a church bus returning from a field trip in Orlando ran into a canal after being bumped by a sport-utility vehicle. The three children killed in the crash were Daniel Lynn, 14, Andrew Cook, 14, and Brandon Miller, 11.
          Florida Highway Patrol authorities said the Ford Explorer SUV lost control because of a rear tire mishap, which they were investigating. Lt. Pat Santangelo said the tire was bought used and might not have been strong enough to support the SUV's weight. But authorities also are considering other factors, such as whether roadway debris caused a flat tire and whether it was inflated properly.
          There was no highway guard rail in the spot where the bus, which held a driver and 24 children, plummeted into the canal. The rail ended about 100 yards from where the vehicle entered 20 feet of water.