A high speed police pursuit is the cause of yet another death in the Bay Area this time in Contra Costa County. The fatality occurred when police attempted to stop a man for talking on a cell phone while driving without using a hands free device. The incident began in Concord around 6 p.m. Tuesday […]
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Woman vs Amtrak train; woman wins
An elderly female driver suffered only minor injuries when her vehicle was struck by a Capitol Corridor train in the Decoto district of Union City this morning, according to an Alameda County Fire Department spokesperson. The accident which occurred at around 7:50 a.m., happened at the intersection of Railroad Avenue and H Street, spokeswoman Aisha […]
Nordica USA to pay fines for faulty plates and bindings
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced that Nordica USA, of West Lebanon, N.H., has agreed to pay a civil penalty of $214,000. The penalty agreement has been provisionally accepted by the Commission (5–0). The settlement resolves CPSC staff’s allegations that Nordica USA knowingly failed to report immediately to CPSC the safety defect and […]
U.S., Canada and Mexico Join Forces to Strengthen Consumer Product Safety Across North America
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Health Canada, and the Consumer Protection Federal Agency of the United Mexican States (Profeco) concluded a first-of-its-kind consumer product safety Summit that was aimed at strengthening the protections for children and consumers throughout North America. The three federal agencies with jurisdiction over consumer products in the United States, […]
Grant awarded for spinal cord injury research
A $2.2 million grant will allow the University of Louisville and Frazier Rehab Institute to establish a new program to broaden their research and care in spinal cord injury cases. The research element will examine the effect of the drug baclofen on locomotion in chronic spinal cord injury patients, said Dr. Susan Harkema, a U […]
