💬 Quoted…​​ “This was 100% preventable.”

Yesterday, the National Transportation Safety Board published its preliminary report into the derailment of a Norfolk Southern train carrying toxic chemicals in East Palestine, OH, earlier this month.

The NTSB found that minutes before the crash occurred, an on-track sensor had warned the train’s crew to stop immediately and inspect an overheated wheel bearing that was in danger of failing – but before the train could come to a complete stop, the derailment occurred.

• Separately, local environmental officials said nearly 45,000 animals have died so far as a result of the crash, which occurred near the Ohio-Pennsylvania border.

🚘 Stats of the Day: About 60% of American 18-year-olds had a driver’s license in 2021, compared with 80% in 1983, per the most recent data from the Federal Highway Administration. For 16-year-olds, that number has fallen from 46% to 25% over the same period.

🤯 Did You Know?... The average daily rate to stay in an Airbnb has risen 36% since 2019.

📖 Worth a Read: The Legend Behind ‘Cocaine Bear’ Is Even Wackier Than the Movie → (WSJ)