- Paul Napoli | December 14, 2011 9:43 PM | New York City, NY
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Automobile Accidents
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is calling for a nationwide ban on using personal electronic devices (PEDs) such as cell phones while operating a motor vehicle.
At a meeting...
- Chrissie Cole | August 31, 2011 1:04 AM | New York City, NY
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Defective & Dangerous Products
A defect in the fuel-filter heater has prompted BMW North America to recall certain models of its X5 xDrive 35d diesel SUVS due to a fire hazard if the heater overloads.
The 2009 model X5 diesels...
- Paul Napoli | July 05, 2011 7:09 PM | New York City, NY
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Automobile Accidents
July 5, 2011
Two people died early this morning when their car crashed into a house and started a blaze, causing five people inside the house to flee for their lives.
The accident happened around...
- Paul Napoli | October 11, 2010 12:59 AM | New York City, NY
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Automobile Accidents
October 10, 2010
Using cameras, radar and lasers, a fleet of Google robot cars have racked up 140,000 miles on California roads and developers believe the vehicles will not only reduce fuel...
- Chrissie Cole | August 27, 2010 8:17 PM | New York City, NY
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Automobile Accidents
Federal regulators announced a recall of 575,000 Ford Windstar vans in several states and in Canada where road salt is used in cold weather, because the rear axle may fracture due to...
- Alan Ripka | January 28, 2010 10:27 PM | New York City, NY
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Defective & Dangerous Products
Toyota announced on Thursday that it will recall an additional 1.09 million vehicles in the United States because of problems with gas pedals and floor mats, which comes only a day after Toyota...
- Alan Ripka | September 02, 2009 3:59 PM | New York City, NY
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Automobile Accidents
During holiday or business trips to New York, with many visitors and tourists enjoying what New York has to offer, many people are injured as a result of automobile and trip and fall accidents, as...
- Chrissie Cole | May 25, 2009 2:23 PM | New York City, NY
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Defective & Dangerous Products
An auto recall notice has been issued by General Motors for more than 35,000 Pontiac G8s from the 2008-09 model years.
The brake pedal position switch may have been incorrectly programmed,...
- Oguz Ozdemir | January 26, 2009 4:11 PM | New York City, NY
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Automobile Accidents
Studies have shown that the recession could potentially get worse due to the amount of people who do not have drivers insurance. When people drive without insurance they run they risk of not being...
- Marc Jay Bern | October 27, 2008 1:13 PM | New York City, NY
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Automobile Accidents
Recently in a suburb outside of Boston, Massachusetts a 16 year old sophomore in high school was killed when the truck he was riding in rolled over twice before slamming into a tree. It was later...