A Howey-in-the-Hills man died Sunday after losing control of a motorcycle he was driving on a curved road in Volusia County, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. The 50-year-old Howey-in-the-Hills resident was pronounced dead after a crash that involved three motorcyclists around 10:40 a.m. Sunday. FHP believes the man was…
Most people have gotten behind the wheel of a car a little tired. While it is not uncommon for drowsy drivers to be on the road, it is important to realize that drowsy driving is quickly becoming more dangerous than distracted or even drunk driving. Also, drowsy driving does not…
Thanksgiving is usually a time spent with family and friends carrying on old traditions while making new memories. Frying a turkey has become one of those new traditions for many households across America. However, the reality is that this tradition could end in tragedy. House fires from turkey frying have…
Federal safety officials with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration released a statement on Tuesday that mandated that auto manufacturers issue a nationwide recall of any vehicle equipped with Takata airbags. More specifically, federal regulators want to expand recalls on all vehicles that have driver side airbags from the Japanese…
Reuters is reporting that the families of people killed or injured in crashes involving General Motors cars that had a deadly ignition switch defect will have an extra month to submit claims for payment under GM’s victim compensation program. Kenneth R. Feinberg, who administers the compensation fund, decided to extend…
Takata is in the middle of recalling nearly 12 million automobiles worldwide for faulty airbags. The Japanese manufacturer’s defective airbags have been linked to numerous injuries and deaths. The airbags contain a faulty inflator that can explode and project shrapnel at high speeds, resulting in injuries and death to drivers…
It was recently revealed by The New York Times that the Japanese airbag maker Takata knew 10 years ago knew about the dangers of one of its airbags. In fact, two former employees have accused the manufacturer of knowing that one of its airbags had ruptured and shot metal debris…
Takata has been accused of knowing its airbags were defective long before the deaths and injuries, according to two former employees of the Japanese manufacturer. The workers told the New York Times that Takata knew about the defects as far back as 2004. The company learned one of its airbags…
The first round of recalls involving vehicles equipped with certain defective airbags manufactured by Takata came to light in November 2008. When addressing this recall, the company cited studies from 2008 that showed the risk of defective airbags in certain vehicle models. The most recent news surrounding the Japanese manufacturer…
A 2-year-old was killed while trick-or-treating on Halloween after he was hit by bus. According to a Polk County Sheriff’s Office spokeswoman, the Lake Wales toddler was in a stroller Friday evening with two other children when the adult pushing them across a street realized he had dropped his cellphone.…