Truck Wreck on I-81 in Charlottesville Results in Injuries
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Death of Snowmobile Rider Highlights the Dangers of Ice and Snow
The death of a man whose snowmobile crashed into a truck over the weekend, has highlighted the increased risk of injury and fatalities in icy and snowy weather. David Jeffery Knapp, 41, died after his snowmobile crashed into a truck Saturday morning in Blue Lake Township, Michigan (MI), News 8 reported. An eyewitness said the…
Heater Recall Leaves Customers in the Cold
Lasko had to recall over 100,000 heaters after the company found that the products could overheat and become a fire hazard. While the U.S. Product Safety Commission-issued recall is voluntary, the company is urging anyone with one of the 107,500 affected units to stop using it immediately. The Lasko Model 5540 and the Air King…
Prempro Menopause Dug Side Effects Reportedly Lead to $330 Million Settlement by Pfizer
Pfizer, the country’s largest drug marker, has allegedly agreed to pay roughly $330 million to resolve claims surrounding Prempro, a menopause drug that caused breast cancer in patients. This is the first large-scale settlement after eight long years of litigation, according to businessweek.com. Sales of Prempro, which is still on the market, grossed more than…
RI Man Broadsides Police Cruiser
A man was charged with DUI after broadsiding a Warwick, Rhode Island (RI) police cruiser on Monday, January 31st, 2011. At 2:30 a.m. that day, the 38 year-old Scituate man’s car went through a stop sign and hit the cruiser at the intersection of Tollgate Road and Gilbert Street. Officer Christian Vargas was inside the…