Michael T. Feiock b. 15 Jun 1973 Penn Yan, Yates County, New York, USA d. 12 Jul 2008 Washington, District of Columbia, USA: Das Birkenhördt-Projekt

1973 - 2008 (35 years)

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Name	Michael T. Feiock
Born	15 Jun 1973	Penn Yan, Yates County, New York, USA
Gender	Male
Died	12 Jul 2008	Washington, District of Columbia, USA [1, 2]
Buried	18 Jul 2008	Pleasant Valley Cemetery, Urbana, Steuben County, New York, USA
Person ID	I73420	Suedpfalz
Last Modified	27 Sep 2014

Father	Edmond G. Feiock, b. 13 Dec 1940, Clifton Springs, Ontario County, New York, USA , d. 13 Feb 2012, La Crescent, Houston County, Minnesota, USA (Age 71 years)
Mother	Phyllis
Family ID	F33520	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

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BIOGRAPHY:
Police said Michael Feiock, 35, of Centreville died at a hospital. Police also named the man who died Friday night as Joshua Stoll, 24, of Sterling.
Meanwhile, police said they are investigating whether the vehicle had enough clearance to drive under the 11th Street overpass on its way to Friday night's Washington Nationals <http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/related/topic/Washington+Nationals?tid=informline> baseball game, officials said yesterday.

The two victims, who both suffered severe head injuries, were either standing on the upper deck of the bus or standing on upper deck seats, according to D.C. Assistant Police Chief Patrick Burke <http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/related/topic/Patrick+Burke?tid=informline>.
Police also are investigating whether there was negligence on the part of passengers on the bus. There were no reported physical injuries to any of the other passengers. Burke said it was too early to know whether alcohol was a factor.
No charges have been filed.
The bus was running from RFK Stadium <http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/related/topic/RFK+Stadium?tid=informline> to Nationals Park <http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/related/topic/Nationals+Park?tid=informline> near the Anacostia River <http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/related/topic/Anacostia+River?tid=informline> and South Capitol Street, according to Nationals President Stan Kasten <http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/related/topic/Stan+Kasten?tid=informline>. The Nationals provide free bus service between RFK and the new ballpark.
"We do contract with an outside party to provide that service," Kasten said. "But there are several entities involved so I don't want to get into any details without them being completely correct." Police said the bus was owned by Open Top Sightseeing, a private bus company operating locally out of Tuxedo, Md. Kasten said there were no open-top buses used for last night's game. He declined to say how often open-top buses had been used in the past to transport fans.
Police said the bus was ferrying 16 people. "Everybody on the bus was on the upper deck," Burke said. "It was a beautiful Friday night. This was a very tragic accident."
The police said the accident happened about 8:32 p.m. The two men were at the front of the bus. Witnesses gave conflicting accounts about whether they were standing on the deck or on the seats, Burke said. As the bus traveled westbound on the Southeast Freeway, passing under the 11th Street bridge, the men's heads struck the overpass, resulting in massive trauma, police said.
"We're looking at what the clearance rate was between the passengers on the upper level and the bridge span," Burke said. There are no posted height restrictions for that location, transportation and police officials said.
Open-top double-decker buses must follow the same height restrictions that apply to other buses and trucks traveling in the city, according to District transportation director In the wake of the accident, it's possible the city will "rethink where we allow open-top double-decker buses to go" in the District, he said. But city officials want to wait for the investigation to be completed first.

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