Making it to #1 on any list is normally a good thing, but not when you top the list of the most number of recalls for an automotive brand. Fiat Chrysler has recently earned this dubious honor with the recent discovery of a new cruise control problem. The New Fiat Chrysler Recall The Wall Street…
Category: Car accidents
Defective Airbags and Half a Million Kia cars recalled
Kia Motors has issued a vehicle defect recall due to an electronic defect that may prevent the proper deployment of the vehicle’s airbags. According to a Reuters news report, this recall will involve at least 507,000 Kia vehicles. Auto Recalls The recall may also have resulted after the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration announced the…
Failure to Yield while Driving: How Much Can It Cost You
Intersections are common locations for road accidents and vehicle collisions. In many of these cases, the accidents were caused by the driver who failed to yield to incoming traffic while turning left at an intersection. The case of Jessica Berrones v. Hailey Andrews and AndrewsAG, Inc. shows that such a mistake is much more serious…
Is California an “at fault” insurance state?
California is what is considered an “at fault” or a “fault” insurance state when it comes to accidents. The differences between an at fault insurance state and a no fault insurance state are: In an “at fault” insurance state when someone is determined to be at fault you can go through his or her insurance…
Car accidents without the owner present
Who is liable in a car accident when the driver is not the owner? If you lend a car to someone else and they get in an accident, who is liable? Most people would think the driver is liable. However the actual answer is the owner of the vehicle. The driver of the car would…
Faulty Parking Brakes Led to Mazda Vehicle Recall
Mazda has issued a recall involving an estimated 307,000 cars the company has sold in the US and around the world. The recall is the result of a finding that the parking brakes in these Mazda vehicles were defective. It was found that these parking brakes could fail to hold the car when parked, and…
Suspect Arrested for Drunk Driving in Fatal Bike Accident in Newport Beach
On July 15, 2017, police officers arrested a suspect who had fled the scene of a Newport Beach accident in which a cyclist died while another was seriously hurt. The suspect’s name is Taylor Evans, 23 years old and a resident of Santa Ana. The charges against him include vehicular manslaughter, hit and run, and…
Cracking Sidewall Leads to Primewell Tire Recall
Drivers and car owners have the right to expect that their tires should at least hold in the air that they pump in. Unfortunately, that’s not always the case. In the case of certain Primewell tires, the problem lies with the sidewalls which can crack and as a result lose air. This problem has led…
Woman Records Live Video of Her Teenage Sister’s Deadly Car Accident
Instagram is a social media platform that can show live videos, but sometimes the videos are far from entertaining. In the case of 14-year old Jacqueline Sanchez, it was horrifying. Her sister, Obdulia Sanchez, recorded and streamed the video of Jacqueline’s death on Instagram. Police Arrest Obdulia As a result of this tragic incident, police…
Civil Suit Follows Venus Williams Car Accident
According to the latest news reports, the saga of the car accident that involved tennis star Venus Williams isn’t over yet. The accident resulted in the death of a 78-year-old Jerome Barson, and the victim’s family has filed a wrongful death suit against the tennis star for negligence. The civil suit followed an official police…