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NHTSA plans to expand Hyundai airbag recall
On Wednesday, December 4, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) announced that it will open an investigation to determine whether the Hyundai Elantra airbag recall should be expanded to include 2009 to 2012 Elantra Touring units. The inquiry was called after the agency found that the approximately 52,000 2009 to 2012 Elantra Touring units… Read More »
Prominent lawyer dies in a car crash
Attorney Corbett O’Meara, son of U.S. Judge John Corbett O’Meara, died following a car crash involving two cars at around 11:50 a.m. on Saturday, November 9 on Harper Avenue at Shady Lane. St. Clair Shores police said in a statement that the 1999 Acura being driven by O’Meara struck a tree after hitting the… Read More »
Hit and run crash leaves one woman dead
A car crash occurred at the corner of Alter Road and Mack Avenue on Thursday, October 31, leaving one woman dead. Detroit police said a van crashed into the side of an SUV around 3 a.m. on the 31st, instantly killing a woman who was a passenger of the SUV. The police added that… Read More »
Honor roll student tries to jump bridge, dies in crash, 2 injured
An 18-year old female freshman from Western Michigan University was killed and her two passengers were injured after a car crash in western Michigan on October 13. Emily Lauer, who recently graduated with honors from Paw Paw High School earlier this year, was speeding on an unpaved road and attempted to drive the 2000… Read More »
Man arrested for DWI and child endangerment
A man was arrested for driving while intoxicated (DWI) and child endangerment after a single-vehicle accident on W. Drew Road in Sherman Township occurred on Wednesday, September 25. The accident happened around 5:10 p.m., according to the Isabella County Sheriff’s Department. Ryan Byberg of Weidman drove his 1999 Ford pickup truck into a ditch… Read More »
Meat company to recall 58,000 lbs tainted ground beef
At least 58,000 lbs of ground beef will be recalled by the California-based Central Valley Meat Company after it was found to be contaminated by small plastic bits, a report on September 24 said. The recall was made after the U.S. Department of Agriculture found the contaminated ground beef during a probe following a… Read More »
Greyhound Bus Overturns, 37 hurt
A Greyhound bus on its way to Detroit turned over on northbound I-75 in Lebanon, Ohio at around 4:00 a.m., September 14. 37 of the 51 passengers were injured, but no fatalities were reported. According to the Ohio State Highway Patrol, the bus went off the road close to the 26 mile marker, causing… Read More »
200,000 plastic-tainted Motrin infant drops recalled
Due to possible contamination, Johnson & Johnson (J&J) voluntarily recalled around 200,000 half-ounce bottles of infant Motrin, according to CNN on September 7. In the recall, the manufacturer said the Concentrated Motrin Infant Drops berry flavor were possibly contaminated with tiny plastic specs. Consumers were warned not to use the recalled products with lot… Read More »
2 IKEA models of children’s beds in U.S. and Canada recalled
Two children’s bed models sold at IKEA stores in the U.S. and Canada have been recalled after a defect was found that could potentially cause laceration injuries, an August 16 report from Bloomberg said. At least 40,000 of the Kritter and Sniglar junior-sized beds were recalled due to a defective metal rod that may… Read More »
$190,000 fine to be paid by Walmart
Walmart agreed to pay fine worth $190,000 and to improve the safety of more than 2,800 stores in the U.S. after inspectors found “repeat and serious” violations in health and safety in one of its stores in New York. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) discovered “unacceptable” hazards in a store in Rochester,… Read More »