General Motors has issued a safety recall vehicles that can potentially leak oil and catch fire, in some cases, damaging homes and garages. According to an Associated Press news report, this recall covers 1.4 million vehicles dating to the 1997 model year, and has become necessary because repairs from the first two recalls involving these…
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Takata Airbag Recall May Be Further Expanded
What has proved to be the largest auto safety recall could become even bigger as auto safety regulators announced they are expanding their investigation of airbags manufactured by Takata Corporation. According to an ABC News report, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is investigating yet another airbag inflator that could pose a risk of…
Nursing Home Workers Mock Elderly Patient On Snapchat
The San Diego County Sheriff’s Department has launched an elder abuse investigation after a nursing home employee in Vista was accused of using her cell phone to take footage of a patient getting in the shower and then posting it on Snapchat. A tipster told 10News that she saw that video, taken at the LifeHOUSE…
More Than A Million Mazda Vehicles Recalled For Fire Risk
Mazda is issuing a vehicle defect recall for nearly 1.2 million vehicles from the 1990s because of defective ignition switches that can pose a fire hazard. According to a Consumerist.com news report, the Japanese automaker announced this week that it would recall several models of cars after determining that the ignition switch can overheat and…
Colorado Woman Sues GM After Devastating Car Accident
Kristin Hopkins, 45, has filed an auto product liability lawsuit against General Motors after a harrowing crash in April 2014 that left her trapped in her car and resulted in both of her legs being amputated below the knees. According to an ABC News report, the crash occurred when Hopkins’ 2009 Chevrolet Malibu plummeted from…
Toyota Recalls Millions Of Cars For Defective Power Window Switch
Toyota Motor Corp. is recalling 6.5 million vehicles globally for a defective power window switch that can overheat, melt and lead to fires. According to an NBC News report, one injury was reported in the United States, involving a person who suffered a burn injury. Toyota has also received 11 reports of cases in which…
Seven Workers Remain Hospitalized After 91 Bridge Collapse
Seven workers are still in the hospital, several in critical condition, after the partial collapse of an on ramp along the Highway 91 in Corona October 9, 2015. According to a news report in The Press-Enterprise, 16 workers were at the site the night of October 9 positioned along the 750-ton concrete bridge. They were…
Kia Sorento Vehicles Recalled For Rollaway Problem
Kia Motors America is recalling more than 377,000 Sorento crossovers from the 2011, 2012 and 2013 model years. According to a report in The Car Connection, some of those vehicles suffer from a manufacturing defect that could cause them to roll away. The faulty component in question is a brake-shift interlock manufactured by SL Tennessee….
FDA Warned About Herbal Viagra Pills Linked To Lamar Odom’s Collapse
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a public notice in 2013 advising consumers against purchasing or using the sexual enhancement product called Reload or “herbal Viagra.” Former Los Angeles Lakers star Lamar Odom remains on life support in a Las Vegas hospital after his collapse Tuesday at a legal Nevada brothel. The attention…
Local Man Killed In Newport Beach Pedestrian Accident
Donald Fuschetti, 45, was killed in a Newport Beach pedestrian accident after he was struck by an SUV while walking in a marked crosswalk. According to a news report in The Daily Pilot, the fatal collision occurred at the intersection of Westcliff Drive and Rutland Road the night of October 11, 2015. A Lexus SUV that was…