Posts tagged accidents

• Dangerous Trailers - Why Did Michael Davison Die In Kona? - Regulation = Prevention!

  Wayne Parsons | September 19, 2009 4:42 AM | 1 CommentHonolulu, HI Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Why did Michael Davison die at 49 in Kona? He was minding his own business and being responsible. His SUV was slammed by a run-away trailer carrying canoes. I described it as a freak accident. I...

• Trailer Hitch Failure Leads to Death of Michael Davison in Kona on Sunday

  Wayne Parsons | September 07, 2009 4:27 PM | 0 CommentsHonolulu, HI Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Deadly automobile accidents continue to plague the Big Island roads. Our condolences go out to the family of a 49-year-old California man who was killed on Sunday in a freak accident on Queen...

• Whistleblower suit accuses Toyota of concealing evidence in hundreds of accidents.

  Wayne Parsons | September 02, 2009 6:00 AM | 0 CommentsHonolulu, HI Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  The Los Angeles Times (9/1, Hennigan) reports, Toyota spent years concealing evidence from victims of hundreds of rollover accidents that resulted in death and injury, a former top lawyer for the...

• Chrysler Bankruptcy Update: Car Giant To Accept More Product Liability Claims.

  Wayne Parsons | August 28, 2009 6:47 PM | 0 CommentsHonolulu, HI Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  The AP (8/27) reported, Chrysler Group LLC said Thursday it will accept product liability claims in a broader number of cases than originally planned in its reorganization under bankruptcy...

• Treasury negotiating on GM's product liability.

  Wayne Parsons | June 26, 2009 2:26 PM | 6 CommentsHonolulu, HI Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  The Wall Street Journal (6/26, B1, Spector, McCracken) reports on the front page of its Marketplace section, The U.S. Treasury Department is negotiating with more than a dozen state attorneys...

• Wrong-way Drivers Cause Three Percent (3%) of U.S. Traffic Fatalities

  Wayne Parsons | June 22, 2009 5:30 PM | 0 CommentsHonolulu, HI Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) wrong-way automobile accidents constitute about three perscent (3%) of automobile related deaths each year on U.S. roads. I am...

• State AGs challenging GM's liability plan.

  Wayne Parsons | June 22, 2009 3:49 PM | 2 CommentsHonolulu, HI Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  The Wall Street Journal (6/22, A4, Spector) reports, Eight state attorneys general are opposing a provision in General Motors Corp.'s bankruptcy plan that would free the auto maker from liability...

• Lahood Pushes Carmakers To Crash-test Child Safety Seats.

  Wayne Parsons | April 27, 2009 2:15 PM | 0 CommentsHonolulu, HI Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  The Chicago Tribune (4/25, Callahan) reported, U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood on Friday said he planned to urge carmakers to crash-test child safety seats in their vehicles and recommend...

• Driver Distraction - Scientists Use Driving Simulator To Measure Risks of Driving Distracted

  Wayne Parsons | April 18, 2009 2:14 PM | 0 CommentsHonolulu, HI Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Reaserchers using a driving simulator are able to modify road conditions and throw in turns to test the risk of driving while distracted in older adults. It looks like a video game but in fact it is...

• Kapolei Man Dead In Yet Another Oahu Motorcycle Crash At Intersection - What is Going On With Motorcycles in Hawaii?

  Wayne Parsons | April 17, 2009 2:14 AM | 2 CommentsHonolulu, HI Category: Motorcycle Accidents
  

  According to the Honolulu Star Bulletin the city medical examiner has identified Roy Bengochea, 32, of Kapolei as the man whose motorcycle crashed into an SUV in Campbell Industrial Park. Mr....