As theTakata airbag recall continues to expand, so do the vehicle manufacturers involved. Furthermore, three Japanese vehicle manufacturers announced today that they would recall more than 700,000 vehicles that have Takata airbags in them. The concerns with the airbags revolve around the fact that they can deploy with too much force, thus causing shrapnel…
A 58-year-old woman died on Monday after acar collided with her motorcycle. The woman was struck while an 82-year-old woman attempted to make a left turn onto Grand Boulevard from southbound Weber Road in Romeoville, Illinois. Authorities responded to that accident that occurred at approximately 1:55 p.m. Both drivers were transported to the hospital…
Police are actively searching for the driver thatstruck a motorcyclist and left the scene of theaccident in North St. Louis on Tuesday. Motorcyclist was Mike Hoffner was traveling on Shackelford and Mulanfey in Florissant when the first accident happened. Hoffner stated a car approached his left side and clipped his elbow. The car did…
A St. Louis woman nearly killed her child Tuesday when she decided to doheroin while driving. Furthermore, 33-year-old, Mandy Schlef was driving on Interstate 55 near Bates Road when she fell asleep at the wheel. After Schlef’s vehicle veered in the median and came to a stop, police were shocked at what they found…
ConAgra Foods, the makers of Peter Pan peanut butter have agreed to pay a$11.2 million dollar settlement due to federal charges that they shipped salmonella containing products. Furthermore, the tainted peanut butter was made at a ConAgra plant in Georgia and injured more than 600 people, which happened over eight years ago. ConAgra also…
According to the U.S. Postal Service, Greenville County, SC has the highest number ofdog bite accidents that involve postal workers out of any place in the state. Likewise, according to a safety report, there have been 31 biting incidents in the following zip codes in the past year: 290-296 and 299. Out of the…
Kenmore and Electrolux are now recalling gas ranges due to a potential fire hazard. Furthermore, the fear is that the fuel ranges can go out while the gas is still turned on, thus letting the gas escape. Luckily there have been no injuries related to the product. To get a complete list of affected…
Afatal crash on Interstate 71 has killed one person in Greene County, Ohio. The crash happened when one semi truck rear-ended another on Ohio 71 early Wednesday morning. One of the semi drivers was killed when a 40,000-pound steel cable slide into the cab of their truck. Sadly the driver killed instantly. Although the…
Currently,Takata airbags are at the center of the largest recall in automobile history. Likewise, there are now 34 million vehicles that need to be replaced due to the faulty airbag issue. The Japanese parts supplier recalled double the number of vehicles first targeted due to malfunctioning inflators that can explode inside the vehicle and…
Anotherhit-and-run accident has taken the life of yet another person in St. Louis, Missouri Sunday night. In addition, 64-year-old, Jerrel Nixon was hit andkilled when a suspect struck him at the 2600 block of Natural Bridge. The vehicle was a 2011 Chrysler 200 and was speeding through a red light when they struck Nixon….