More than 66,000 tires have been recalled by Toyo Tire U.S. Corp after a possible defect was found in the tires which could cause them to fail.
According to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the company will replace all of the defective tires with no charge beginning on Feb. 2. The recalled tires are the Toyo Extensa S/A tire size p225/60r16 97t that were produced from Sept. 2009 to Nov. 6, 2010.
The issue was found in the bead area of the tire. A small kink may crack if the tire is under-inflated or overloaded. The crack could cause the tire to fail and this could cause a driver to lose control and crash.
The recalled tired were distributed to retailers throughout the country. Owners of the tires should be contacted by these retailers in order to alert them.
The captain of the Costa Concordia, that was grounded over the weekend when it was taken off course, has told officials that he ordered the ship to be “turned too late.” Four of the 11 victims in the crash have now been identified at this time.
This information was accidentally released from an interrogation transcript. The captain is currently on house arrest after being charged with manslaughter and abandoning ship before the passengers were safe.
The captain stated that he decided to take the cruise liner on this route in order to “salute a former captain” that lives on this Tuscan coast. The captain also stated that he had done this route a few times and did not have any problems, but this time the area was too shallow. By the time he made the order to change paths, it was too late.
Eleven people were killed in the accident and 20 more are still unaccounted for. The search for the missing people has been suspended because rescue crews fear that the Costa Concordia is slipping into deeper, rougher waters.
A seventy-nine car pileup occurred on Highway 73 in Port Arthur last week. Luckily, there were no fatalities, but 54 people were injured.
Out of the injured, three people suffered serious injuries. Eighteen drivers involved in the crash were cited for multiple reasons including failure to stop and driving with a suspended license. When police receive the call about the wreck, it only involved four cars.
By the time they arrived at the scene, there were 50 cars involved. Many other drivers stopped their cars because they could not pass or to offer assistance to other drivers. Emergency crews were on the scene for hours and took nearly six hours for the roadway to be reopened. Officials have said that smoke from a nearby marsh fire and fog made it difficult for drivers to see.
After it was found that a multi-vehicle, fatal accident in Missouri was caused by a texting driver, the National Transportation Safety Board has encouraged that the use of all non-emergency portable electronics while driving should be banned in all 50 states.
The NTSB has encouraged the entire U.S. to change this policy in order to combat distracted driving that occurs when a person uses their cell phone while driving.
Many states have already banned texting while driving, but the new recommendation would be to ban the use of all devices while driving, excluding a GPS. A study done by the National Highway Traffic Administration showed that 3,092 people were killed last year as a result of distracted driving.
Two adults are currently facing charges in a dog bite attack that occurred on Nov. 26 that caused injury to two young children.
According to Animal Control, four children were playing outside when a dog ran up to them and attacked them. One child was transported to the hospital in order to be treated for dog bites. Nearby adults began to hit the dog with a bat and chase it away from the children.
One adult was charged with animal cruelty as a result of the attack and the dog’s owner was charged with failure to provide care, such as rabies shots and not having a city dog license. The dog was turned over the Animal Control while awaiting the owner’s December court date. Health officials have made an announcement to keep all pets on a leash.
The Kimberly-Clark Corp. has issued a recall of nearly 1,400 boxes of Kotex tampons after it was discovered that they may be contaminated with a life-threatening bacteria that could cause infection.
The recalled products include the Kotex Natural Balance Security Unscented Tampons Regular Absorbency brand for the 18-count and 36-count packages.
The recalled products have SKU’s of 15063 and 15068 and were distributed to Wal-Mart stores in Missouri, Kansas, New Mexico, Texas, and Nebraska.
They were also distributed to Fry’s stores in Arizona and Smith’s stores in Arizona and Utah. All stores have been asked to remove the product from the shelves. Officials have said that there have been no illnesses reported from the use of the products.
The band director of a Baytown high school was arrested just before midnight on Monday in San Antonio.
The 62-year-old man is the band director for Robert E. Lee High School in Baytown and was in San Antonio for the state band competition. He has been the school’s band director for 18 years and is now on administrative leave pending the current investigation.
School officials have said that this makes the school look very bad and they will also be conducting their own investigation.
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A car crash occurs in the U.S. every 15 minutes and a recent report shows that each car crash can cost up to $6 million.
The Federal Highway Administration takes 11 factors into account when determining the cost of each crash. These include legal costs, property damage, and emergency services.
AAA stated that U.S. spent nearly $300 million in crashes in 2008 and the insurance company is hoping that Congress will help to improve traffic safety so that they can save lives and save money.This data is in a report called “Crashes vs. Congestion- What’s the cost to society.”
A worker suffered a back injury after being involved in a workplace accident in Maine that occurred when stairs collapsed on top of him.
According to authorities, the accident occurred as the man was working to replace the basement floor of a home. The owner tied up the staircase so that the men had room to work underneath. The tie then broke and collapsed onto the man.
When emergency crews arrived to the scene, the man was conscious and alert, but complained of back pain and was transported to Portsmouth Regional Hospital in order to be treated.
The man was employed by RD Concrete works located in Sanford and it has been said that officials from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration will be conducting an investigation into the accident.
Two unidentified women were sent to the hospital after a St. Louis car accident occurred early Friday morning.
According to officials, the accident occurred at 1:45 a.m. when the two women were riding in a vehicle and collided with a decorative median on the roadway. The incident occurred right in front of Fox Theatre in midtown St. Louis.
They were both transported to the hospital, but their injuries were said to be non-life threatening. The investigation into the accident is still underway at this time. It is unknown why the woman’s vehicle went out of control.
