Ikea is settling three separate defective product lawsuits brought against it for the wrongful deaths of three young boys. The Swedish company will pay $50 million to the families of the boys who died when Ikea dressers toppled over with crushing force. In all cases, the lethal furniture was one of Ikea’s Malm dressers, a line of…
Read More >The U.S. auto safety agency has opened an investigation into complaints that another 1 million Fiat Chrysler vehicles can roll away after the owners shift transmissions into park, a problem similar to the one being blamed in the wrongful death of “Star Trek” actor Anton Yelchin. The investigation by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration…
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Holiday Tips to Avoid Dangerous Drivers The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) is urging drivers to help make the holidays safer by driving sober and using extra caution and have provided some tips to avoid dangerous drivers. In an effort to protect travelers on our roadways, DPS Troopers, as well as local law enforcement…
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Pedestrian Deaths Up this Year Pedestrian deaths are up this year – a third of the people who have died on Austin roadways in 2016 so far were on foot when they were killed, according to Austin police records. The tally of pedestrian deaths steadily rose throughout the year, but a rash of fatal crashes in…
Read More >A pair of deadly car crashes in Austin and two other serious crashes across Central Texas including a fiery scene where bystanders came to the rescue sent several people to hospitals with serious accident injuries Tuesday. The first fatal crash was reported about 1:30 a.m. on Interstate 35 south of San Marcos, near the border of…
Read More >Austin police have identified a 35-year-old pedestrian who was killed while traveling in a crosswalk in South Austin last week. According to a preliminary police investigation, a white Toyota Prius was heading west on Little Texas Lane and turning south onto South Congress Avenue on Dec. 21 at 4:10 p.m. Curtis Thomas Grace was in…
Read More >A $100,000 bond has been set for a 38-year-old truck driver facing four counts of criminally negligent homicide for a Christmas Eve traffic wreck that killed four members of a Rio Grande Valley family. Authorities say Antonio Quintero of Weslaco is jailed in Willacy County. Texas Department of Public Safety Lt. Johnny Hernandez says Quintero…
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Exploding Airbag Settlement Could Cost Over $1 Billion Japan’s Takata could be close to settlement with the US Department of Justice over its massive exploding-airbag recall in what would amount as the largest exploding airbag settlement ever. The company is expected to pay up to $1 billion to resolve allegations of criminal wrongdoing in handling its…
Read More >Truck Speed Limiter Rules Could Falter Highway safety advocates are worried that a government rule that would electronically limit the speeds of tractor-trailers could be scuttled or ignored by the administration of President-elect Donald Trump. The rule proposed by two federal agencies would cap the speed of newly manufactured trucks at 60, 65, or 68…
Read More >A woman was struck and killed by a vehicle as she tried to cross the southbound lanes of Interstate 35 in New Braunfels on Tuesday, authorities said. At 10:54 a.m. New Braunfels police responded to the 300 block of I-35 to reports of a female pedestrian involved in a hit-and-run. Emergency crews found the woman…
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