Washington regulators are continuing their crackdown on the party bus industry. The state’s Utilities and Transportation Commission announced Wednesday that it’s shutting down a company that stranded a group of prom-goers.
What made headlines in this case was the teens were left stranded on prom night and didn’t get a refund. But it’s what happened before that that raises safety concerns. The UTC said on the ride to the prom the bus blew a tire. Even so the driver kept going.
The UTC has now ordered Tenacious Party Rides to cease-and-desist all operations and pay a fine.
Party buses are basically rolling parties with music, dance floors and, often, alcohol. There have been numerous fatal accidents involving these parties-on-wheels across the country – including the death of an eleven-year-old girl in Portland in 2012.
We called Tenacious Party Rides, but its phone was disconnected.
This is the third cease-and-desist order issued to a party bus company in Washington since 2012.
