Mexican Superstar Jenni Rivera Killed in Plane Crash
Mexican musician, actor, and entertainer Jenni Rivera was killed Sunday night in a private plane crash near Monterrey, Mexico. Rivera was traveling to Mexico City to tape a Mexican TV Show with seven other passengers when the private plane disappeared from radar. Mexican officials state that the plane lost radio contact only ten minutes after […]
Man Involved in Fatal Motorcycle Crash Stands Trial
Jon P. Heaney stood before a jury on Monday charged with vehicular homicide for crashing into five bikers last year in Maine. A group of motorcycles was being driven south of East Bangor, Maine on July 1, 2011 when Heaney came around a curve in his Dodge Ram, careening into the group and killing two. […]
Fog Causes Massive 100-Car Pileup
A thick fog over a busy highway in Jefferson County 80 miles east of Houston, Texas caused a disastrous sequence of vehicle accidents on Thanksgiving morning, November 22. Once the fog cleared, authorities at the site saw that more than 150 vehicles were involved, tangled into a metal heap blocking both lanes of the interstate. […]
Senate Leader Harry Reid in Car Accident
Senate majority leader Harry Reid was injured in a car accident on Friday afternoon. The Nevada senator sustained injuries that put him in the hospital and he was released later that afternoon. Reid was traveling along with a large caravan of vehicles when the group collided with a civilian car. Other people within the group […]
Entertainer Sean Diddy Combs In Car Accident
On Wednesday, hip-hop mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs was involved in a serious car wreck just outside of the Beverly Hills hotel. Sean Combs wasn’t driving, he was merely being chauffeured in a Cadillac Escalade when it smashed into a Lexus RX at the Sunset Boulevard entrance of the hotel. Minutes later, Sean Combs was spotted […]
Play Yards Recalled Due to Suffocation Hazard
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announced a voluntary recall of about 213,000 play yards with bassinets due to a suffocation hazard, Dec. 30, 2009. The recall involves Safety 1st Disney Care Center™ Play Yards and Eddie Bauer Complete Care Play Yards. Although there have not been any reported injuries, the play yards were recalled […]
Wooden Toys Recalled Due to Lead Paint Violation
Some 300 wooden toys were recalled, Dec. 30, 2009, due to a violation of lead paint ban. The voluntary recall includes Oozora and Shin-Fuji Kendama Japanese Wooden Skill Ball Toys distributed by Kendamaspot LLC, of Redmond, Washington. The toys were recalled due to excessive amounts of lead in the paint, which is in violation of […]
Military Toy Sets May Contain Excessive Levels of Lead
Roughly 2,000 toy military figures were recalled due to dangerous levels of lead paint. The recall was based on excessive amounts of lead found in the surface paint of the toy figurines. Imported by Jide Trading, Inc., affected toys are mini military sets packaged on a blister card. The military figure stands about four inches […]
Millions of Eggs Recalled Due to Salmonella
More than a thousand people across the country have been sickened by salmonella-tainted eggs and some say the number will probably grow. The Center for Disease Control has counted at least 1,300 egg-borne cases of salmonella poisoning since the problem came to light a couple of weeks ago. Millions of eggs have been recalled, reaching […]
Gas Grills Recalled Due to Fire and Burn Hazard
The U.S. Consumer Products Safety Commission (CPSC) announced a voluntary recall of Sagittarius Sporting Goods gas grills due to fire and burn hazards, Jan. 6, 2010. The recall includes about 10,000 gas grills sold under the name Master Forge Five-Burner Gas Grills. According to the CPSC, the stainless steel grills have a flexible rubber hose […]
