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Investigation: Trucker fatigue main cause of Tracy Morgan crash

Posted on: August 1, 2015. Category: Truck Accidents

Pittsburgh fans of comedian Tracy Morgan breathed a sigh of relief when the "30 Rock" star survived a truck crash a year ago. But the accident took a heavy toll: Tracy was critically injured and fellow comedian James McNair was killed. National Transportation Safety Board investigators said truck driver fatigue was the main cause of the accident. The Walmart trucker had been awake for more than 28 hours at the time of the wreck on the New Jersey Turnpike....

GM Recalls Hummer Models due to Potential Burn Injury

Posted on: July 1, 2015. Category: Product Liability

On Wednesday, July 8, General Motors (GM) announced that they are recalling Hummer SUV models due to an overheating fan. The defective fan has caused three people to be burned already. The recall affects nearly 200,000 Hummer models. This includes the 2006- 2010 Hummer H3 and 2009 and 2010 H3T models. The part that controls the heating and cooling fan's speed can overheat when used for long periods of time. The overheating has caused nearby plastic parts in...

IKEA Begins Nationwide Repair Program to Fix Tip-Over Hazard in Dressers after Two Children Died

Posted on: July 1, 2015. Category: Product Liability

The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) along with IKEA North America, have begun a repair program that will fix the tip-over hazard in IKEA chests and dressers. Two children died after dressers tipped over on them. The models include their MALM three and four drawer chests and two styles of the MALM six drawer chests. The repair program also includes any IKEA adult dressers and chests that are taller than 29 ½ inches and children's dressers and...

Latrobe Man Killed in Motorcycle Crash in Washington Township

Posted on: July 1, 2015. Category: Motor Vehicle Accidents

On July 22, 2015, early in the morning, a motorcyclist was killed in a head-on collision on Route 366 in Washington Township. A Chevrolet pickup truck that was driving east on Route 366 veered into the opposite lane and hit the motorcycle head-on. After the impact, both the pickup truck and motorcycle ran off of the road and over an embankment. The motorcyclist died at the scene of the accident due to the severe impact of the crash. The driver of the pickup...

More Airbags Recalled Due to Threat of Explosions in Crashes

Posted on: July 1, 2015. Category: Product Liability

Rather than saving lives in auto crashes, the Takata airbag is believed by investigators to be taking lives and causing injuries. The recalls of the airbags keep rising, with Fiat Chrysler Automobiles adding 88,346 Dodge Challengers to the totals. The Challengers manufactured from 2008-2010 have been recalled to replace the driver-side airbags. Consumer Reports says the recalls are due to defects in the airbag's metal inflators, which are filled with propellant...

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