- Brett Emison | December 30, 2009 10:18 PM |
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Automobile AccidentsThe Detroit Free Press has reported that Toyota led the United States auto industry in recalled vehicles following its massive recall because of electronic and accelerator problems that led to...
- Brett Emison | December 30, 2009 12:11 PM |
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Automobile AccidentsThe Times-Georgian has reported that Paul Holmes died from injuries sustained in an ambulance crash.
Paul Holmes, 37, of Dallas, was airlifted to Grady shortly after the 11:30 p.m. accident on...
- Brett Emison | December 29, 2009 12:27 PM |
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Tractor-Trailer AccidentsI am heartened by the comments to a recent post about the tragic semi truck crash in Georgia that killed three-year-old Sean Thornton.
Following that terrible crash, several passing motorists...
- Brett Emison | December 29, 2009 11:54 AM |
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Tractor-Trailer AccidentsI reported yesterday about a tragic semi truck crash in Georgia that killed a three-year-old boy from Ross Township, Pennsylvania. Sean Thornton died and the remaining members of his family were...
- Brett Emison | December 28, 2009 11:22 AM |
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Mass Transit (Airline, Cruise Ship, Train, Bus)A Buffalo News investigation found that many pilots at smaller regional airlines are dangerously undertrained... and in some cases, untrained completely.
Training for pilots varies widely,...
- Brett Emison | December 28, 2009 10:59 AM |
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Mass Transit (Airline, Cruise Ship, Train, Bus)CBS News affiliate, WRAL, has reported that Michael Lindsay-Calkins, who lost his wife and child in a tragic train collision, has spoken publicly about the train crash.
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- Brett Emison | December 28, 2009 10:43 AM |
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Tractor-Trailer AccidentsNBC news affiliate, WSAV, has reported that a semi truck crash rear-ended a minivan on I-95 in McIntosh County, Georgia killing three-year-old Sean Thornton and injuring five others.
A toddler is...
- Brett Emison | December 28, 2009 10:29 AM |
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Automobile AccidentsAutoblog.com has reported that Toyota has attempted to respond to a critical LA Times article that I reported on last week.
The LA Times found that Toyota's recent sudden acceleration problem was...
- Brett Emison | December 26, 2009 12:10 PM |
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Automobile AccidentsFox affiliate KTVI and NBC affiliate KY3 have reported that Cpl. Dennis Engelhard of the Missouri Highway Patrol was killed while assisting with an accident on I-44 in Eureka, Missouri.
From Fox...
- Brett Emison | December 24, 2009 9:34 AM |
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Automobile Accidents
I recently re-posted an earlier blog about wearing seat belts for winter driving safety: Buckle Up For Winter Driving Safety.
This post reminded me of some of our seat belt defect cases and...
- Brett Emison | December 24, 2009 9:26 AM |
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Automobile AccidentsFollowing the winter blast that recently blanketed most of the East Coast and the winter storm moving through the entire Midwest, I thought I would repost a blog from a few months ago reminding...
- Brett Emison | December 24, 2009 9:13 AM |
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Mass Transit (Airline, Cruise Ship, Train, Bus)Newsobserver.com has reported that Norfolk Souther railroad company had received 11 calls reporting problems with the railroad crossing where a young mother and her 5-year-old son were killed by an...
- Brett Emison | December 24, 2009 8:41 AM |
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Mass Transit (Airline, Cruise Ship, Train, Bus)NBC affiliate WNCN has reported that North Carolina officials will re-examine railroad crossing safety across the state after two deadly railroad crossing accidents -- one in Durham, NC and another...
- Brett Emison | December 23, 2009 4:55 PM |
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Automobile AccidentsThe Los Angeles Times has reported that Toyota has a history of delaying recalls and attempting to blame its own drivers rather than fix known safety problems in Toyota vehicles.
During a...
- Brett Emison | December 23, 2009 3:27 PM |
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Mass Transit (Airline, Cruise Ship, Train, Bus)Several sources -- including the Associated Press, The Herald-Sun, and Fox News -- have reported that there has been another deadly Amtrak train crash in North Carolina.
EFLAND -- Safety...
- Brett Emison | December 23, 2009 3:13 PM |
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Tractor-Trailer AccidentsA hip hop web site has reported that rapper Beanie Sigel was injured in a Baltimore, Maryland semi truck crash last weekend.
Hip-Hop artist and Philly rapper Beanie Sigel who has been speaking on...
- Brett Emison | December 22, 2009 11:50 PM |
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Mass Transit (Airline, Cruise Ship, Train, Bus)The Examiner has reported that police are attempting to reconstruct a Levasy, Missouri train crash that severely injured a pregnant woman and her husband.
Eastern Jackson County, MO...
- Brett Emison | December 22, 2009 12:30 PM |
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Tractor-Trailer AccidentsCBS affiliate WTVR has reported that Virginia State Police are crediting a tractor trailer driver for helping save father and two children involved in a car accident.
Tractor-Trailer Driver...
- Brett Emison | December 22, 2009 12:11 PM |
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Automobile AccidentsSources have reported that Jaguar Land Rover North America will recall multiple models of the 2010 Range Rover for failing to comply with the minimum safety requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle...
- Brett Emison | December 21, 2009 11:09 AM |
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Automobile AccidentsUSA Today has reported that the Toyota sudden acceleration defect has tarnished the brand's image.
LOS ANGELES -- As carefully crafted brand images go, it's hart to be Toyota's.Over a...
- Brett Emison | December 20, 2009 11:27 PM |
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Tractor-Trailer AccidentsCBS News affiliate KCTV has reported that two tractor trailers have crashed along the same stretch of highway within two weeks on the Paseo Bridge.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Not just one but two semi...
- Brett Emison | December 20, 2009 11:04 PM |
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Mass Transit (Airline, Cruise Ship, Train, Bus)UPDATE: NBC News affiliate KSHB has reported that the pregnant woman critically injured in a Levasy, Missouri train crash has given birth.
You can read my initial report of this story...
- Brett Emison | December 20, 2009 10:51 PM |
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Tractor-Trailer AccidentsABC news affiliate KETV has reported that Mark Wagner, a father of four, was killed when his vehicle was crushed in a trucking accident when a tractor trailer that jackknifed on highway...
- Brett Emison | December 20, 2009 10:19 AM |
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Mass Transit (Airline, Cruise Ship, Train, Bus)The Detroit Free Press has reported of a railroad safety malfunction in Wayne County near the intersection of East Jefferson and Conner.
These vehicles keep crossing this railroad-highway...
- Brett Emison | December 20, 2009 10:10 AM |
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Mass Transit (Airline, Cruise Ship, Train, Bus)The Associated Press and ABC television affiliate WTVG have reported that 15 year-old Cody Hill was killed and 16 year-old Briana Mullinger was critically injured when they were struck by an Amtrak...
- Brett Emison | December 19, 2009 10:48 PM |
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Mass Transit (Airline, Cruise Ship, Train, Bus)Several sources, including the Kansas City Star, Fox affiliate WDAF and NBC affiliate KSHB have reported that two people, including a pregnant woman were injured in a railroad crossing accident when...
- Brett Emison | December 12, 2009 10:07 AM |
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Mass Transit (Airline, Cruise Ship, Train, Bus)The Minneapolis Star-Tribune is reporting that Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF) railroad now claims that human life is not worth $6 million.
Did an Anoka County court overestimate the value of...
- Brett Emison | December 11, 2009 9:27 AM |
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Mass Transit (Airline, Cruise Ship, Train, Bus)CBS affiliate, WRAL, has reported additional details in the tragic railroad crossing accident that killed two young children.
Durham, N.C. — Durham police on...
- Brett Emison | December 10, 2009 1:52 PM |
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Miscellaneous
Today in Saint Louis, charities are working to make a real difference in the lives of some of the most vulnerable people in society. But, a slow economy has meant dwindling resources for...
- Brett Emison | December 10, 2009 11:07 AM |
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Mass Transit (Airline, Cruise Ship, Train, Bus)Fox News and CBS affiliate WRAL have reported that two children were killed when an Amtrak train slammed into their vehicle.
Two children were killed and their...
- Brett Emison | December 10, 2009 10:49 AM |
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Mass Transit (Airline, Cruise Ship, Train, Bus)More details have emerged about the tragic train crash in Trenton, Missouri that killed three people. Several news outlets, including the Kansas City Star, ABC affiliate KTVO, and the St. Joseph...
- Brett Emison | December 09, 2009 4:18 PM |
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Mass Transit (Airline, Cruise Ship, Train, Bus)Several news organizations, including ABC affiliate KMBC-TV, CBS affiliate KCTV-5 and MSNBC have reported that three people were killed in a railroad crossing accident in Trenton, Missouri...
- Brett Emison | December 08, 2009 3:29 PM |
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Automobile AccidentsThe Los Angeles Time has reported that investigators from the San Diego County Sheriff's Department could not rule out electronic or mechanical problems in the deadly unintended acceleration crash...
- Brett Emison | December 08, 2009 11:02 AM |
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Automobile AccidentsReports say that Mercedes-Benz will recall the 2009 GL550 SUVs because of a defective fuel line that could result in a vehicle fire.
Mercedes-Benz has issued a recall order for about 350 GL550...
- Brett Emison | December 08, 2009 10:56 AM |
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Automobile AccidentsSeveral news sources, including The New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, and the Kansas City Star, have reported that Toyota received far more complaints of sudden acceleration than any other car...
- Brett Emison | December 07, 2009 2:10 PM |
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MiscellaneousThe Missouri Highway Patrol and the Kansas City Star have reported that two men were killed in head-on collision between Higginsville, Missouri and Lexington, Missouri.
LEXINGTON, Mo. | Two...
- Brett Emison | December 07, 2009 11:20 AM |
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FDA & Prescription DrugsIndustry site, bnet.com has reported that Bayer's profit from Yaz and Yasmin continues to grow in spite of serious -- even deadly -- side effects including heart attack, stroke, pulmonary embolism,...
- Brett Emison | December 07, 2009 10:50 AM |
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MiscellaneousAfter months of news about the Toyota sudden acceleration problem, the New York Times has reported that Toyota is facing a government investigation into vehicle stalling problems as well.
The...
- Brett Emison | December 07, 2009 10:18 AM |
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Tractor-Trailer AccidentsNBC affiliate KJRH has reported that the driver and passenger of a tractor trailer were killed in a trucking accident on I-44 near Tulsa when the fuel tank of the semi ruptured and exploded.
A...
- Brett Emison | December 06, 2009 10:07 AM |
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Mass Transit (Airline, Cruise Ship, Train, Bus)ABC affiliate, KSPR-33 has reported on more details in the deadly railroad crossing accident that killed Kristy Willis and injured her daughter, Kelsey.
I reported yesterday about this...
- Brett Emison | December 05, 2009 10:03 AM |
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Mass Transit (Airline, Cruise Ship, Train, Bus)Several news sources, including The Kansas City Star, NBC KY3, and OzarksFirst.com have reported that Kristy Willis was killed and her daughter, Kelsey, was injured when their pickup truck was...
- Brett Emison | December 04, 2009 11:31 AM |
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Automobile AccidentsAn article in Time magazine suggests that Toyota's massive recall will not end the controversy over the Toyota sudden acceleration defect.
But critics complain that Toyota was slow to acknowledge...
- Brett Emison | December 04, 2009 10:57 AM |
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Tractor-Trailer AccidentsThe Atlanta Journal-Constitution and WSB TV have reported that a Hampton, Georgia mother and her three children were seriously injured when they were struck by a tractor trailer that had run a stop...
- Brett Emison | December 03, 2009 10:50 AM |
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Automobile AccidentsAn op-ed piece in The Wall Street Journal suggests that a simple off switch could have mitigated -- or even prevented -- many of Toyota's accelerator problems.
The millisecond-scale operation of...
- Brett Emison | December 01, 2009 1:12 PM |
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FDA & Prescription DrugsThe Washington Times reported that thousands of women are suing Bayer because of serious side effects from its popular contraceptives (birth control pills) Yaz and Yasmin.
After 13 hours of...
- Brett Emison | December 01, 2009 12:52 PM |
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Automobile AccidentsThe San Francisco Chronicle has reported that the United States Supreme Court rejected Ford Motor Co.'s appeal of a $55 million punitive damages award to a California woman paralyzed when where Ford...
- Brett Emison | December 01, 2009 11:06 AM |
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FDA & Prescription DrugsYaz, Yasmin and Ocella are popular contraceptives (birth control pills). These drugs are marketed under different names, but are chemically the same. Unfortunately, these pills have been linked with...
- Brett Emison | December 01, 2009 10:27 AM |
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Automobile AccidentsChris Weiss of MotorCrave.com has reported that the largest recall in Toyota history -- an attempt to solve the sudden acceleration problem that has plagued Toyota for more than five years -- caught...