Posts tagged Auto

• Nashville Hit-and-Run Leaves 26 Year old Dead on I-24

  George Fusner | November 20, 2009 2:13 PM | 0 CommentsNashville, TN Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  On November 9th at 1:20 a.m. a 26-year-old Nashville woman was traveling west on I-24 in a 2004 Chevrolet Trailblazer. The driver veered off onto the right shoulder and onto the rumble strips. She...

• Richmond, VA Jury Verdict in GRTC Bus Accident Case: Serious Verdicts Result from Serious Injury

  Mark Bello | November 19, 2009 6:42 PM | 0 CommentsVoices Category: Mass Transit (Airline, Cruise Ship, Train, Bus)
  

  Many critics of our civil justice system have complained about lawsuit abuse or jackpot justice. I wonder how many of them would trade places with Meikiu Lo, a 34 year old woman who had the extreme...

• 20-year-old Eagan Woman Killed By Passing Car In St. Paul

  Mike Bryant | November 15, 2009 11:18 PM | 0 CommentsSt. Cloud, MN Category: Wrongful Death
  

  Monday night, a 20 year old woman from Eagan was stepping on to W 7th street in St Paul when she was stuck and killed by a passing car. Sympathy goes out for all of those involved. Cause was still...

• Party House Mom Facing Two Counts of Manslaughter

  Eddie Farah | November 15, 2009 11:01 PM | 0 CommentsJacksonville, FL Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Her lawyer had argued that Diane Katz Santarelli should not be charged with two counts of manslaughter after hosting an open house drinking party that preceded the death of two teens in an auto...

• Guilty Verdict Sends Message to Both Drivers and Cyclists: Calm Down!

  Mark Williams | November 15, 2009 10:24 PM | 1 CommentSalt Lake City, UT Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  A retired emergency room physician was found guilty by a Los Angeles jury for injuries he caused to two cyclists when he deliberately stopped short in front of them on a canyon road leading up to...

• Driver Dies After Causing Multiple Accidents on Interstate 15

  Bret Hanna | November 14, 2009 11:37 AM | 0 CommentsSalt Lake City, UT Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Sheldon Taylor, 54, of Sandy, died yesterday afternoon after triggering a series of 3 accidents that snarled the afternoon commute on southbound Interstate 15. The first accident occurred at about...

• Runaway Toyota Cases Ignored

  Claude Wyle | November 14, 2009 10:25 AM | 0 CommentsSan Francisco, CA Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  Safety investigators dismissed numerous reports of sudden acceleration, then said data were lacking. I am sure many of you were shocked to learn that since 2001, more than 1,000 Toyota and Lexus...

• Helpful Hints In Selecting a Child Car Seat

  Ed Normand | November 13, 2009 5:03 PM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Baby Car Seats - Did you know... Often parents move their child from a baby car seat to a full-size safety seat too soon. Data from crash-testing reveals that a baby is better protected in a...

• Driving Skills for Life: An Important Teen Safe Driving Program from Ford Motor Company

  Mark Bello | November 13, 2009 2:23 PM | 1 CommentVoices Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) estimates that distracted driving may contribute up to 80 percent of auto accidents; nearly 6,000 teens die annually in such accidents....

• EMSA Sirens Helping Reduce Automobile Accidents at Intersections

  Jeremy Thurman | November 12, 2009 10:54 AM | 0 CommentsOklahoma City, OK Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Have been in that quagmire where you are listening to your too loud or talking on your cell phone all the while being oblivious to an emergency vehicle approaching with its sirens on. I will...