The website webMD.com is reporting that North Carolina-based Family Dollar stores are announcing a voluntary recall of sets of toy dart guns following reports of asphyxiation deaths linked to the toys. The report states that a 9-year-old in Chicago and a 10-year-old in Milwaukee were killed as a result of asphyxiation.
In an inspection by ABC15, it was found that within the last three years of health inspections for Jobing.com arena, Chase Field and US Airways Center, there have been 712 violations in their food inspections. While each of the violations vary, there were some cases in which there was mold on cheese and mold in the ice machines, there were even rat droppings and slime accumulation.
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The entire jewelry line by Miley Cyrus is being recalled at Wal-Mart. The jewelry line, which includes necklaces rings and bracelets, has been found to contain high levels of the toxic metal cadminium.
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31-year-old New York police officer Carlos Olmeda is in grave condition in Brooklyn, NY following emergency surgery. Officer Olmeda was chasing robbery suspects on foot when a motorcycle struck him and sent him flying in the air. Officer Olmeda landed head first on the pavement and suffered severe head injuries as well as a broken arm and leg. Emergency surgery was performed in order to relieve pressure on officer Olmeda’s brain resulting from the accident.
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AZcentral.com reports thata Glendale police officer on a motorcycle was injured on Thursday after being struck by another car that veered into the lane he was on. The officer was in a turning lane on Sweetwater Ave. when a car rear-ended a truck and subsequently veered into the officer’s lane.
WMBB in Florida reports that a Grand Ridge, Florida man is critically injured after being thrown from his motorcycle when another car struck him from behind. 18-year-old Steven M. Hooppell was struck by 59-year-old Angela D. Jackson’s car causing the motorcycle to flip. Jackson was unharmed in the accident and Hooppell remains in critical condition. The report states that charges are currently pending in the accident.
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A six month old baby who was described as a “very cute happy little baby” was taken to the hospital from almost drowning in a bathtub on Thursday May 5, 2010. According to police reports, the mother left the infant unattended to check her e-mail for five minutes while the water was running.
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The Miami News Times website has posted a report of the death of Florida Highway Patrol Officer Patrick Ambroise. According to the report, officer Ambroise was parked on the side of the road when the car was struck by another car driven by 19-year-old Jonathan Garcia. The collision then sparked a fire inside the officer’s car and he later died at the scene of the accident. Garcia, the driver of the other car, remains in the hospital following the accident. The report does not state what caused the fire in Ambroise’s patrol car.
The city of Fort Worth, TX is offering a record $2 million to the family of a young man who died after being Tasered by police last year. It is the largest lawsuit settlement Fort Worth has ever made for a wrongful death or injury case. This incident is one of more that 350 deaths from Tasers that have occurred in the last decade.
Continue Reading...The Toyota safety problems continue to add up, now including the 2010 Lexus GX 460. Toyota Motor Company has announced that its 2010 Lexus GX 460 SUV has a problem with handling. Toyota's findings are in line with those of Consumer Reports, which warned of the SUV's potential for errant slide and gave it a "Don't Buy" rating.
Continue Reading...As more information is uncovered about the extent of Toyota safety problems and the company's attempt to cover them up, old Toyota safety cases are being reopened. According to Gather.com, Toyota currently has over 100 lawsuits pending for injuries or deaths related to the excessive acceleration problem that caused January's massive recall. As more information has been uncovered, it has been revealed that Toyota's safety problems may go back several years and not be limited to excessive acceleration
Continue Reading...In an Op-Ed column in last Sunday's New York Times, Oprah Winfrey warned about the dangers of texting while driving. Oprah compared the rise of cell phone and texting-related deaths to the rise of drunk driving deaths in 1970s and explained her own policy of forbidding her employees of using cell phones for company business while driving.
Continue Reading...A jury in San Angelo, Texas found Hyundai Motor Company responsible for the wrongful death of a woman due to a reclining car seat. The jury awarded the victim's family $1.8 million after determining that the woman died because her reclining car seat was overly-reclined.
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