Honda announced today that it is recalling an additional 833,000 vehicles for defective airbags. The defective air bags deploy with such force that the driver can be seriously injured or killed. This is Honda’s fourth recall for the same defect. Since late 2008 Honda has since recalled 1.7 million vehicles for the defective airbags. In […]
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NHTSA investigating Ford and Mercury vehicles for shattering glass
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has announced it will looking into reports that the rear liftgate glass on 2010 and 2011 model year Ford Escape and Mercury Mariner SUVs can shatter. According to the notice posted on the NHTSA website they had received 18 reports that the liftgate window glass shattered spontaneously, while […]
CHP looking for hit and run driver
Walter Barrett 53, of Oakland was struck and killed crossing Interstate 280 early Sunday in Daly City. According to authorities, Barrett was crossing the freeway just south of the John Daly Boulevard on-ramp at around 6:00 a.m. when he was struck by a 2009 Toyota Corolla. The driver stopped and fled on foot. The Toyota […]
Driver cited in accident that injured a family of four
Patricia Rothwell, 58, of San Jose was cited yesterday for running a red light, causing an accident that injured a family of four on Wednesday. Rothwell, who was driving an SUV, ran a red light at Blossom Hill and Harwood Roads striking a Nissan on the drivers side door area, carrying four members of a […]
Traffic Accident Deaths at 61-Year Low
United States Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood announced that traffic deaths for 2010 in the United States hit their lowest mark in more than 60 years. An estimated 32,788 people were killed in traffic accidents in 2010, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration report. A significant 25 percent decline since 2005, when the total […]
