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NHTSA needs more reliable fire crash data

Automotive News

December 20, 2010

It’s a tragic story: Cassidy Jarmon, a 4-year-old Texas girl, died from burns in 2006 after the 1993 Jeep Grand Cherokee being driven by her mother was hit from behind by a car and burst into flames. Yet the accident never showed up in the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s database as a fiery crash.

Jeep probe casts doubt on NHTSA data

Safety group says feds’ system misses many fiery crashes
Neil Roland
Automotive News | December 13, 2010 – 12:01 am EST

WASHINGTON — The federal safety investigation of 1993-2004 Jeep Grand Cherokees is flawed by gaps in data collection that may hamper all U.S. probes of deadly fire crashes, a consumer group says.

The Center for Auto Safety, whose research spurred the ongoing Jeep Grand Cherokee inquiry, says government fire-crash data on which many investigations are based often are incomplete and unreliable.

Raleigh death draws attention to carbon monoxide poisoning

A woman died Sunday and her husband was in an area hospital Monday after police say someone accidentally left a vehicle running in the closed garage at their Raleigh home.

A relative found Sarah Fernside Tanner, 64, of 2602 Askew Drive, dead inside the home from carbon monoxide fumes, police said.

James Mahan Tanner Jr., 64, was taken to Duke University Hospital in Durham for treatment. He was in intensive care Monday afternoon.

Toyota sued in carbon monoxide tragedy that killed 79-year-old lawyer

The keyless feature on a Lexus sedan may be a nifty selling point, but a new lawsuit claims it’s also a killer.

The ignition system is being blamed for a Queens carbon monoxide poisoning case that left a 79-year-old lawyer dead and his female companion brain-damaged.

Judge upholds $55M payout in Dodge Durango Park To Reverse Case

Federal court denies Chrysler appeal in death of port longshoreman. By Kristopher Hanson, Staff writer
Long Beach Press Telegram07/06/2007LOS ANGELES – A federal judge has upheld a $55 million verdict awarded to the family of a San Pedro longshoreman killed when an apparently defective Dodge pickup hit him at a shipping terminal three years ago.

Richard Mraz was working at the American Presidents Line (APL) facility on Terminal Island when the 1994 Dodge Dakota reversed into him after he had exited it, knocking him to the ground and resulting in a fatal head injury.

Three Drown in Bridgeport After Van Sinks in Park Pond

By William Neuman NY Times July 5, 2007

A woman and two small children died yesterday after their minivan rolled down a hill in a park in Bridgeport, Conn., and into a pond, where the vehicle sank, the authorities said. A third child who was in the van was in critical condition at a New Haven hospital last night.

The accident took place about 10:30 a.m. at Beardsley Park, a popular spot for Fourth of July picnics.

Two teens killed after SUV drops off 40 foot cliff

5/1/2007
By: Evan Axelbank
News 10 Syracuse

With the news that two seniors had died, Joshua Davis and Kevin Goich Jr’s friends came in groups to lay flowers. Some sat alone to think about the two buddies who are remembered as nice guys and friends to everyone.

"Everyone knew Josh and Kevin. Everyone knew them, every part of the community was affected," said Kevin Thom, a Fayetteville-Manlius student.

Child dies in car fire

 

By Thomas Geyer

A vehicle fire in the parking lot of a Rock Island Kmart store Thursday afternoon claimed the life of a child, authorities said.

Rock Island police Capt. Scott Harris said that the fire was reported in an SUV at 1:58 p.m. at the Kmart store located at 3840 46th Ave.

"There was a report that possibly somebody was trapped inside," he said. "The fire department extinguished the fire quickly, but unfortunately, a child died as a result of the fire."

Police said the vehicle was a Ford Explorer.

Vehicle fire data have some experts fuming

By PAUL WENSKE

Kansas City Star, 12-11-05

Some safety experts are increasingly concerned that many vehicle fires are going unreported to government agencies.

AAA in October drew attention to the danger of car fires by reporting that 520 persons died in highway vehicle fires in 2004 – more than the number who died in apartment fires. The automobile association said there were more than 266,500 vehicle fires, resulting in 1,300 injuries and nearly $1 billion in property damage.

Jury deliberating case against Ford

By Marilyn Tennissen -The News staff writer

BEAUMONT – A family outing on a hot summer day two years ago ended in tragedy for a Port Neches family when 3-year-old Cade Wright was killed in the parking lot of a crowded sno-cone stand.

The family is now in the midst of a lawsuit against Ford Motor Company, claiming that the toddler’s death could have been prevented if the 2001 Ford Expedition that backed over him had been equipped with ultrasonic rear sensors.

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