- Claude Wyle | July 29, 2007 12:05 PM |
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Motorcycle AccidentsRiding a Motorcycle With No Insurance? Risks You Should Know About. Last Fall Joey Palmer, a San Francisco Richmond District resident, was riding his motorcycle through the Presidio when his brakes suddenly locked up, and he crashed. He was lucky to survive the motorcycle accident with only a broken rib, and no other serious bodily injuries. Palmer, who was not carrying health insurance at...
- Claude Wyle | July 28, 2007 10:31 AM |
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Defective & Dangerous ProductsHot Dog Chili Sauce Recaled for BotulismAs if we don't have enough to worry about with E Coli and Salmonella in our meat and spinach and lettuce, the latest tainted food danger comes from a favorite Summer food, the hot dog.Botulism poison has been found in hot dog chili sauce from Castleberry Foods . The Augusta, Ga. Castleberry plant is where the sauce was canned. So far, at least four people...
- Claude Wyle | July 27, 2007 8:32 PM |
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Automobile AccidentsTwo motorcycle race fans suffered serious personal injuries in a car crash near the Laguna Seca exit last Sunday. Apparently over-excited by the motorcycle racing earlier in the day, a driver crashed his automobile on South Boundary Road near the exit to Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca. I didn't realize it was an automobile crash that snarled traffic as I and other fans tried to leave at the end of...
- Claude Wyle | July 27, 2007 8:32 AM |
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Automobile AccidentsThe cause of an auto accident that killed a Mill Valley man is still a mystery. After returning from a hike on June 18, 2007 a Mill Valley man veered off Ridgecrest Boulevard on Mount Tamalpais and down a 400 cliff. Recent toxicology tests revealed negative results. Did a dangerous condition of this Mill Valley roadway cause or contribute to this car accident and this traffic fatality? The...
- Claude Wyle | July 26, 2007 9:25 AM |
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Automobile AccidentsNo Charges in Fatal SF Truck vs. Bicycle Accident San Francisco police have not filed charges against the truck driver of a big rig that crushed to death a San Francisco Bicyclist yesterday afternoon in the city's Bayview District. According to police, an 18-wheel tractor-trailer, was driving north on 3rd Street, along with a bicyclist traveling in the same direction on 3rd. The truck began to...
- Claude Wyle | July 25, 2007 10:14 AM |
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Automobile AccidentsThis Fall, the New Jersey legislature may pass the first-ever ban on quick-release bicycle hubs. Traditional quick release bike hubs are dangerous to children because the wheels can suddenly fall off causing serious injuries. The New Jersey ban has roots in Marin County, California, where eight children suffered serious injuries when dangerous and defective hubs caused bicycle accidents. ...
- Claude Wyle | July 24, 2007 2:04 PM |
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Automobile AccidentsPolice believe alcohol and inexperience were primary collision factors in the fatal crash that killed four last night in Almaden Valley, San Jose. Erik James Sattersom sped along a curvy road with a limit of 35 m.p.h. at speeds upwards of 80 m.p.h. He lost control of his car, struck an elderly couple standing at the side of the road, and then smashed into two trees. The elderly couple,...
- Claude Wyle | July 23, 2007 11:35 AM |
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Property Owner's Liability (Slip & Fall)The mother of the 4-year-old boy who recently drowned in a Great America pool blames lifeguards for not spotting her son until it was too late to save him, but was not in the pool herself at the time of the drowning. Great America now requires all children less than 4 feet tall wear life jackets while in its pools. Will this new rule save lives? Or will it only provide a false sense of...
- Claude Wyle | July 23, 2007 8:40 AM |
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Defective & Dangerous ProductsA recalcitrant company is refusing to pull the Meerkat 50 Youth ATV off the market, and the Consumer Public Safety Commission (CPSC) is powerless to force the recall. The ATV, marketed to children under 11, poses a high risk of serious injury or death because of numerous defects. These defects include lack of front brakes and parking brakes; and being able to start the vehicle while in gear. ...
- Claude Wyle | July 20, 2007 10:43 AM |
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Tractor-Trailer AccidentsThis Sunday, the death of a young woman could have been avoided had the driver of the van she rode in paid attention to traffic ahead of him. Instead, at approximately 9:54 p.m. Pakom Lengrichaem sped along I-5 just south of the Herndon crossing at 75 mph. Lengrichaem failed to notice traffic slowing ahead and struck the rear of a tomato truck driving at approximately 15 mph. Lengrichaem...
- Claude Wyle | July 19, 2007 7:36 AM |
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Automobile AccidentsA negligent driver struck a pedestrian in a crosswalk at Amador Valley Boulevard and Regional Street in Dublin, California Last Sunday night. The pedestrian was rushed to the local emergency room because of life-threatening head injuries. The pedestrian survived, but required 12 staples on his head. Using a cell phone, a witness kept 911 dispatch apprised of the driver's location until police...
- Claude Wyle | July 18, 2007 8:03 AM |
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Automobile AccidentsA Marin jury recently found the driver of a Golden Gate Transit bus guilty on charges prompted by an accident that occurred on February 5, 2006. The driver allegedly attempted to run the cyclist off the road in retaliation for tapping on the bus and then intentionally striking the rider at a bus stop on Ward Street near its intersection with Magnolia Avenue in downtown Larkspur. The district...
- Claude Wyle | July 17, 2007 5:00 AM |
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Automobile AccidentsAn elderly woman accidently backed over her husband, then dragged him to his death in a tragic auto accident that occurred in San Francisco's Chinatown district on Saturday night. This pedestrian accident occurred in the driveway of the couple's Chinatown home, at Mason and Washington Streets. The victim was transported to San Francisco General Hospital, but suffered fatal injuries and could...
- Claude Wyle | July 16, 2007 3:11 PM |
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Defective & Dangerous ProductsGerber recalled two popular lines of its organic cereal after reports of choking. Lumps in the company's organic rice and organic oatmeal may not dissolve properly in milk or water, creating a risk of choking. There is evidence Gerber learned of the risk six weeks ago, but just announced the recall this Friday. Already frustrated something as basic as food could cause their babies to suffer...
- Claude Wyle | July 12, 2007 4:43 PM |
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Defective & Dangerous ProductsChildren's educational toy poses a chocking hazard to infants.Infantino designs and manufactures Models 5349, 6087, 6132 and 0906 of their "toy castle", which can pose a choking hazard to children. The dangerous toy contains counting beads on a colored rod. The risk occurs because the rod can come loose, allowing the beads to slide off. The beads are small enough to enter a child's throat...
- Claude Wyle | July 11, 2007 3:28 PM |
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Automobile AccidentsAccording to the Alameda County Coroner, a Livermore California man who was struck last month by a woman motorist while crossing Telegraph Avenue near Blake Street and thrown 45 feet, sustained serious head injuries, died last Thursday. The negligent driver was arrested on suspicion of driving while impaired, according to the Berkeley PD. The charges stemming from this wrongful death may change...
- Claude Wyle | July 10, 2007 3:19 PM |
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Tractor-Trailer AccidentsTruck accidents can be just as deadly to animals as people. On July 8, 2007, a truck carrying approximately 400 goats overturned in San Rafael, California, when the truck driver attempted to make a sharp turn. Fearing a secondary auto accident, the CHP refused to free the goats from the trailer. Unable to escape, 243 of the goats suffocated to death after this big rig accident. Does this...
- Claude Wyle | July 07, 2007 5:29 PM |
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Defective & Dangerous ProductsAlgoma Net Co. is recalling certain models of their hammock stands because a design flaw can cause the foot brackets to crack or tear, which may cause falls and personal injuries. The defect is not readily detectable, and could lead to serious injury or death. The company has already received 28 reports of cracking or tearing of the foot brackets. Consumers who purchased Algoma hammock stand...
- Claude Wyle | July 06, 2007 5:17 PM |
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Automobile AccidentsThe careless driving of a 77-year-old San Francisco automobile driver caused the death of a woman pedestrian on Sunday, July 1, 2007. This pedestrian death occurred at the intersection of San Fernando Way and Sullivan Avenue in Daly City, California when the driver passed a truck which had actually stopped at the corner for the pedestrian as she crossed the street. The passing car struck the...
- Claude Wyle | July 05, 2007 4:11 PM |
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Defective & Dangerous ProductsWith a report of at least one Serious Intestinal Injury, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission today announced a voluntary recall of hundreds of Mag Stix Magnetic Building Sets . Consumers should stop using these recalled products immediately, unless otherwise instructed. The distributor is Kipp Brothers, of Carmel, Ind., and the product is yet another Chinese import with magnets that may...
- Claude Wyle | July 03, 2007 12:16 PM |
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Defective & Dangerous ProductsOn June 26, 2007, Bond Manufacturing Company issued a recall for the Rockingham Deluxe Lounge Chair. The chairs are also sold as Vanderwall Folding Recliner Chairs. Due to a design flaw, these chairs may collapse or fall backwards. The recall was announced after no less than 13 consumers experienced severe injuries to their shoulders, back, neck and head. Bond has established a toll-free...
- Claude Wyle | July 01, 2007 3:45 PM |
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Automobile AccidentsThree people suffered serious injuries early yesterday morning when scaffolding on a highway onramp near Chico, California collapsed. Miraculously, no fatalities occurred when thirty-six tons of steel crashed on top of the vehicles underneath. Three survivors suffered serious injuries, including multiple broken bones. One brave FedEx driver was trapped in his truck for more than three hours...