Devastating road accidents on this scale are common in Afghanistan, where drivers often ignore traffic laws on poorly maintained narrow roads that wind through steep mountain gorges.
The commutation marks a turn for Obama, whose administration has long been criticized for being openly hostile to whistleblowers ― and the end of a long, and at times devastating, road for Manning.
There are inevitably some high-profile holiday accidents, like a devastating road disaster last Christmas Eve in Las Vegas in which alcohol was allegedly a factor but do the statistics back up the notion that the most wonderful time of the year is also the most hazardous?
"The consequences of a momentary lapse in concentration when driving can be devastating to road users and pedestrians," he said.
Residential, retail and hospitality properties were devastated, and roads, retaining walls, power, waterlines, hotels, hospitals and nature reserves were badly damaged.
The potential impact was disastrously demonstrated in 2007 in Hull which was hit by devastating flooding caused when road gullies, sewers and drainage ditches were overwhelmed by torrential rain.
It is a tempting and enjoyable way (for some) to spend "your weekends" with the kids, trying to make up for lost time with fun and games, with devastating consequences down the road.
I was devastated".Well, your road might be north Holloway, but mine is definitely Crouch End Borders," I say.
Their 2002 Hollywood Reporter spoof was one of the finest Hollywood-trade-publication parodies ever published, and an album they released this year, "Rules of the Road," was as devastating a satire of trucking songs as you're likely to find.
In a letter to Ms Mordaunt, who is also the Portsmouth North MP, the town council said the road closure was "devastating the residents of eight homes and one business".
Not a conventional invasion per se for the purpose of seizing large swathes of territory but something non-linear; namely, the establishment of forward operating bases for elite special ops, airborne, light infantry, and marine forces from several nations to conduct devastating raids along the internal road system and against other targets of opportunity.
