Toyota, already troubled with the 24 million Takata car airbag recall, is now issuing a recall in nearly 3 million sports utility vehicles over another safety issue. Toyota crash studies have shown that in serious accidents the seat belts of the second row seat could come in contact with the seat’s metal frame and be…
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Three of four family members died, and the other was seriously injured, in a rollover accident this week. An elementary school student, her 42 year old mother, and her 76 year old grandfather were all killed, and her grandmother was critically hurt, when their SUV was involved in a crash on U.S. 62. If she…
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Dr. Richard Day and his wife, nurse Jean Day have sued Uber after one of its drivers crashed while leaving a hotel in Miami Beach. The accident caused massive brain damage to Mrs. Day, who was visiting Florida from South Carolina. Dr. Day and his wife were in town for a medical conference. The couple…
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Volkswagen’s system to “defeat” pollution emission tests, which the company admitted installing in millions of vehicles globally, “is not a forbidden defeat device” under European rules, a company spokesman said in a statement to the The New York Times. The company’s determination made by its board runs counter to regulatory findings in United States and…
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The Switzerland-based food giant Nestlé has issued a voluntary recall of about three million boxes of products because of the possibility they might contain small pieces of glass. Nestlé USA, located in Glendale, California, took precautionary action after receiving several consumer complaints. The company immediately removed all potentially hazardous products off store shelves. The voluntary…
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In February, Google’s self-driving prototype sideswiped a bus while trying to turn right amid sandbags blocking the road. There have been about 17 wrecks involving the self-driving car and this wreck is one where the Google car was labeled at fault. With the bus going 15 miles per hour and the self-driving Lexus RX450h vehicle…
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Monday morning, local police pursued a driver of a white automobile for about 30 minutes on the Southwest Freeway. In the process, the fleeing suspect hit several other vehicles. Although ambulances responded to the scene, early reports do not indicate any injuries. The chase apparently started near Bellaire, and it ended shortly before noon on…
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Thousands of car accidents occur every day in Texas. Many of these accidents are minor and don’t result in injuries. However, in 2014, 17,152 people were seriously injured and 3,534 individuals were killed in traffic accidents across the state. So what causes all of these accidents? According to 2014 data from the Texas Department of…
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