Automobile Accidents

• Toyota Sudden Acceleration Recall: Company Vows To "Make Better Cars"

  Brett Emison | November 29, 2009 10:24 AM | 5 CommentsKansas City, MO

  Bloomberg has reported that, on the heels of a 4.2 million vehicle recall for accelerator problems, Toyota has vowed to make better cars. Nov. 26 (Bloomberg) -- Toyota Motor Corp....

• "Inaccurate and Misleading" Statements on Toyota Sudden Acceleration Problem

  Brett Emison | November 05, 2009 10:39 AM | 5 CommentsKansas City, MO

  Update: Toyota Recall: Experts Point To Electronic Throttles; Not Floor Mats In Sudden Acceleration...

• Teen Dead After Being Hit by a Pickup Truck in Spartanburg County

  John Cooper | November 02, 2009 6:22 PM | 5 CommentsGreenville, OBX & Rocky Mount, NC

  Viktoria Vasiliye Melnik was walking along the northbound lane of Highway 357 in Spartanburg County, South Carolina (SC) when her life came to a tragic end. A 1980 Ford pickup truck, driven by...

• Mother, toddler die in Virginia Beach (VA) crash

  Jim Lewis | October 21, 2009 4:24 PM | 5 CommentsVirginia Beach, Chesapeake & Suffolk, VA

  Tanya Woodruff Mise and her 3-year-old daughter Lauren Makenzie Mise both died Tuesday night after another driver allegedly ran a red light in a tragic crash Tuesday evening on Dam Neck Road in...

• Death and Injury On Interstate Highways Increase With Higher Speed Limits

  Wayne Parsons | August 29, 2009 2:31 AM | 5 CommentsHonolulu, HI

  Most of us don't become angry because the driver ahead of us is driving the speed limit. Some do. They are dangerous people. That make high risk choices. They probably drink a lot. Let me indulge...

• Tragic Accident During Utah Bicycle Event- Was it Avoidable?

  Mark Williams | August 23, 2009 6:15 PM | 5 CommentsSalt Lake City, UT

  Five cyclists were injured during a popular road cycling event this last Saturday, the 1,000 Warriors Bicycle Race. The amateur race gives non-professionals the chance to ride the same course as the...

• Distracted Driving-Danger on Our Roads: Watch out for the Bagpipe Guy!

  Mark Bello | August 01, 2009 1:33 PM | 5 CommentsVoices

  Many InjuryBoard members have posted blogs about the new and dangerous trend of texting while driving. 14 states and the District of Columbia have laws on the books, banning this practice. Most...

• Driving While Intexticated

  Barbara Tubridy Lombardi | June 24, 2009 3:54 PM | 5 CommentsDes Moines, IA

  Des Moines/West Des Moines Parents…..Teenagers Driving while Intexticated Where are they learning this? Example maybe? Are you thinking, “Not my...

• Iowa Auto Collision, front-seat-passenger taken off of life-support

  Steve Lombardi | June 07, 2009 9:36 PM | 5 CommentsDes Moines, IA

  On May 26, 2009 I reported on the InjuryBoard a multi-car collision involving Langstaff and Andrew Brock in which two people died. Today we received word from an interested party, another...

• Protecting Consumers in Wake of Chrysler / GM Bankruptcy

  Cecelia Prewett | June 04, 2009 11:18 AM | 5 CommentsVoices

  It’s obvious that U.S. car manufacturers are going through tough times. The bankruptcy proceedings for GM and Chrysler are painstaking, with ripple effects throughout the economy. But that...