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…
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…
What is now a twisted piece of metal are the remains of asmall plane crash was found in southwest Virginia on Tuesday. Sadly, there were no survivors. According to the Federal Aviation Administration, a Beech BE-55 plane was headed seven miles northeast of Richland’s near the Tazewell County Airport when it lost contact with…
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….
Semi accidents are almost always fatal, and that is especially true when it involves amotorcycle. Sadly one person is dead in Madison, Wisconsin after a motorcycle and semi truckcollided Sunday morning. The crash happened on County K and Town Hall Road when 33-year-old, Erik Belanger ignored a stop sign at the intersection. Belanger was…
Highway 11 in Plymouth, Wisconsin was closed for 11 hours Monday afternoon following a fatal semi crash. In addition, thecrash happened after a vehicle ran a stop sign and hit the side of a semi. The crash occurred at the intersection of Highway 11 and County Road H when the man driving south on…