Bob Simon dead at 73 in a car accident.

[marylander1940]

Veteran “60 Minutes” correspondent Bob Simon was killed when his livery cab crashed on the West Side Highway in Manhattan Wednesday night, sources said.

 

The CBS reporter died when the Lincoln Town Car he was riding in crashed with a Mercedes and then lost control and plowed into a pedestrian expansion near 30th Street at about 7 p.m., according to sources.

 

The driver of the Mercedes said the livery driver was driving erratically.

 

“He swerved into me,” the driver said. “He hit me and he looked like he lost control of the car.”

 

Simon was taken to St.Luke’s where he died.

 

The former war correspondent joined 60 Minutes in 1996.

 

 

http://nypost.com/2015/02/11/60-minutes-bob-simon-killed-in-car-crash/

[+ dutchmuch]

"Tomorrow is promised to no man." Condolences to his family.

[bigvalboy]

Thanks ML for posting this...On a day when so much is going on in the news, this story got buried last night. It was a shock to hear. Prayers and peace to his family.

 

http://www.cbsnews.com/60-minutes/

[MFLV]

Reports today on the news is that the driver was an accident waiting to happen. Sounds like he shouldn't have been driving a limo. Looks like the cabs have problems with their drivers too just like Uber.