The lone US air traffic controller on duty the morning Comair Flight 5191 crashed had cleared the jet for takeoff, then turned his back to do some “administrative duties” as the aircraft veered down the wrong runway, a federal investigator said in Kentucky.

Actor Jason Priestley should recover fully from concussion, a broken back and other injuries sustained when his race car crashed into a wall at 180 mph, doctors say.

Actor Jason Priestley was becoming more alert and should recover fully from concussion, broken back and other injuries sustained when his race car crashed into a wall at 180 mph, doctors said today.