Virginia Man Involved in Tractor-Trailer Accident Caused by Rain
One person was killed and two others injured in a tractor-trailer crash likely caused by wet conditions. One of the injury victims was a Virginia resident.
Bon-Ton Pays $450,000 Penalty for Defective Products
What happened: The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced that The Bon-Ton Stores, Inc. of York, Pa., has agreed to pay a civil penalty in the amount of $450,000. The CPSC had accused the chain of failing to report that its children’s hooded jackets and sweatshirts were sold with drawstrings through the hood, as…
Federal Complaint Filed Against Baby Seat Manufacturer.
An administrative complaint has been filed by the CPCS against the manufacturer of a baby seat which has been reported to have been the cause of the deaths of five infants. The CPCS has also received over 70 complaints of infants being injured while in the seat. To learn more, read here. . . …
Aqua-Leisure Agrees to $650,000 Civil Penalty for Failure to Report Defective Baby Boats
What Happened: In 2001, Aqua-Leisure and the U.S. consumer product safety administration conducted a recall of 90,000 inflatable baby boats after receiving 12 reports of the seats tearing and causing children to fall into the water. Four children became completely submerged before a caregiver was able to reach them. But after the recall, the company…
Runaway Trailers: Indiscriminate Killers on the Roads of Virginia (VA)
In Allegheny County, Pennsylvania (PA) a 3-ton wood-chipper on wheels came detached from a truck and slammed into a minivan. The crash killed Spencer Morrison, a father, husband, and teacher as well as two of his triplets who were only four-years-old. The remaining child survived with serious injuries. The driver never checked the connections between his…