Fremont family talks about horrificSeattle bus crash
SEATTLE (KTVU-AP) -- A family from Fremont who was on board the duck boat that was involved in a deadly collision with a charter bus in Seattle spoke out about the frightening experience Friday.
Four people were killed and dozens more were injured in the horrific crash.
The Moody family from Fremont said they had decided to take the tour to see the sights.
On Friday, they were just grateful to be alive
30-year-old Katie Moody and her father, 57-year-old Greg Moody were sitting in the second row of the duck boat behind the driver.
She cried as she told reporters from her hospital bed at Harborview Medical Center that her "faith in humanity" was restored by people rushing to their aid.
Moody says she "looked up and saw the bus headed toward us." She says the scariest part was hearing the impact of the crash.
I must have blacked out or had my eyes closed, said Moody. I remember waking up on the freeway and I saw people running toward us from their cars and everyone was really awesome. One lady helped me find my mom.
Katie Moody broke her collarbone, while her father suffered minor cuts to his face in the crash.
Moody said she doesn't blame the driver and thinks it was just a terrible accident.
The family decided to take the duck boat tour while in town for a Seattle family member's birthday.
The National Transportation Safety Board says its investigation into a deadly collision involving an amphibious tour vehicle in Seattle is the first time it's looking into a duck-boat crash on land.
Board member Earl Weener said at a news conference Friday that it's scrutinized the military-style vehicles several times when they've been in accidents on water. Four international students died in the crash Thursday involving a charter bus and two other vehicles.
Weener says the agency wouldn't speculate on what caused the crash and would work to determine that in the coming months. He says a typical investigation lasts a year.
He says a team of investigators arrived Friday and would spend a week or more on site. The agency wants to speak to witnesses or those with information about the crash.