The increase in product recalls and product liability suits over the past few years has put the spotlight on supply chain safety. Case in point, in August 2007 Mattel Inc. had to recall almost 20 million Dora the Explorer and Barbie toys because a subcontractor further down their supply chain used lead paint. Part of… read more
The New Bedford District Court, in New Bedford, MA, has scheduled a dangerousness hearing for Patrick Coelho, 37 of Dartmouth. A dangerousness hearing is essentially a bail hearing where the judge determines the amount of bail for the defendant based on the potential safety of the victim and/or the community — the more dangerous the… read more
Trucker safety has always been a hot bed issue. Over 4,000 people were killed in truck accidents between 2007 and 2009 and the numbers are not going down. Many safety advocates, including the Truck Safety Coalition, hold the trucking industry responsible as it pushes for progressively larger trucks and longer hours. And although safety organizations… read more
It was around 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, August 4, 2011 and Luis Armandon Molina was driving his SUV, with his entire family in the car, when he spotted what he thought was his motorcycle in the back of a pickup truck. Believing that someone had stolen his bike, Molina gave chase until he lost control… read more
Three construction accidents claimed lives on Utah roadways in the span of three days o during the first weekend of August 2011. Two of the workers died when they were struck by cars, the third was killed by a piece of construction equipment. The first accident occurred on Thursday, August 4, when Aaron Simms, a… read more
A Peoria couple is dead after a drunk driver slammed into their motorcycle then fled the scene early Sunday. Michael “Korey” Korenchuk and his wife Rachel were riding their Harley-Davidson around 1:30 a.m. Sunday, August 7 when they stopped behind another vehicle at a red light. An SUV slammed into them from behind and pushed… read more
I don’t know which is more surprising: that Google has robot cars, or that they have had them for over a year and none of them have gotten into an accident until now. On August 6, 2011 the Google Prius rear-ended several other cars, including another Toyota Prius. Google says that the robot is not… read more
It was a fatal motorcycle accident, like so many that occur on roadways across the country. This accident happened on August 4, 2011 in Horry County, South Carolina at the intersection of Highway 17 Bypass and Glenns Bay Road. Seventy-two year-old Jerry Smith was travelling south on Highway 17 Bypass when he turned left onto… read more
Friday, August 5, 2011 marked the one-year anniversary of the Chilean mine cave in were 33 miners were trapped underground for over 60 days. For the better part of two months, last year, the world watched fretted over the plight of the miners. Day-by-day and week-by-week we heard reports of the rescue efforts and speculation… read more
For some parents there will come a time where they are known only by their children’s accomplishments. Look at George Clooney’s dad (Nick, by the way). For some parents this can be a source of pride, for others it could be a source of pain. Take Cecil W. Harpham. If the name is not familiar,… read more
