Toyota Motor Corp announced a new recall for 1.66 million Avalon and other vehicles, mostly in Japan and the United States, the latest large-scale recall to plague the world’s largest automaker. Todays announcement comes on the heals of a recall in Canada and the U.S. of 1.3 million Corolla and Matrix cars carrying defective engine […]
San Jose woman killed after hitting tree
A San Jose woman 24-year-old Cassandra Victoria Strickland, died early yesterday morning when her Toyota 4Runner struck a palm tree in Los Gatos, according to police. About 3:20 a.m., Los Gatos-Monte Sereno police received a call of a single-vehicle crash at the intersection of Blossom Hill Road and Union Avenue, according to Capt. Alana Forrest. […]
4 year old hospitalized after auto accident in Clayton
A 4-year-old boy was among three people who were hospitalized after a auto accident yesterday in Clayton, police said. The collision occurred about 11:30 a.m. at the intersection of Oakhurst Drive and Eagle Peak Avenue when a Honda went through a red light on Oakhurst and stuck a Toyota Camry broadside which was turning left […]
Defective toys recalled 19 children injured
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission in cooperation with Munchkin Inc, of North Hills, Calif., today announced a voluntary recall of the popular Bathtub Subs submersable bath toy. This recall involves battery-operated bathtub submarine toys. The toy is yellow, has a smiling face, turquoise windows, an orange propeller and an orange periscope that turns the […]
San Jose police officer runs over pedestrian
A San Jose officer driving a patrol car, stuck and injured a 63-year-old pedestrian crossing the street Monday night. At 7:22 p.m., the officer was driving west on Santa Clara Street between 13 and 14th streets when his patrol car hit an unidentified Fremont man, San Jose Police Officer Jose Garcia said. The victim was […]
