Earlier this summer, we told you about Napa Home and Garden’s firepots and gel fuels exploding and severely injuring consumers across the country. The dangerous product is responsible for two deaths, in addition to 37 reports of burn injuries. Earlier this month, the Consumer Product Safety Commission...
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Virginia Car Crash Kills Mother and Child
Despite wearing seatbelts, a mother and her child perished in a Virginia auto accident earlier this month in Fauquier County. The head-on car crash happened on Route 215 Vint Hill Road, according to a report at nbcwashington.com. At approximately 8:20 a.m., a 54-year-old woman in a pickup truck...
Read MoreVirginia Crash Statistics Now Available Online
On August 31, 2011, Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell announced the first phase of a new online interactive database of state crash information that is free and open to the public. It is the Traffic Records Electronic Data System (TREDS). TREDS allows people to access information on auto...
Read MoreReckless Boat Driver Causes Fatal Accident
A Virginia boat operator collided with another boat along the Potomac River earlier this summer. The collision took the life of a woman on the other boat and now the Virginia man faces criminal charges from the fatal boating accident. According to herald-mail.com, Virginia authorities charged the 72-year-old man with reckless operation of a...
Read MoreDriver Error Caused Bus Crash that Injured 14 People
Authorities charged a Greyhound bus driver with failing to stay in his lane and causing a commercial vehicle to overturn in connection with a bus accident earlier this month in Pennsylvania. According to a report at sacbee.com, driver error caused the bus crash that injured 14 people. The 24-year-old bus driver lost control of...
Read MoreAlcohol a Factor in Virginia Boat Crash
A 22-foot boat collided head-on with a stone jetty late last month in Urbanna Creek, according to a report at wtkr.com. The boat accident sent five people to area hospitals with injuries ranging from broken bones to cuts and head injuries. The accident happened around 5:15 a.m., according to Virginia Marine Police. Emergency responders...
Read MoreSome Passenger Bus Companies are High-Risk Carriers
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) classifies some bus companies as “high-risk carriers.” There are over 2,000 of these bus companies of the 4,000 charter bus companies in the United States. These “rogue” bus companies, according to Fredericksburg.com, attempt to skirt federal safety regulations for passenger buses. The FMCSA turned its attention to these...
Read MoreCompany that Made Ceramic Fire Pots Files Bankruptcy
Napa Home & Garden, Inc., filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection late last month. The company made and marketed the ceramic firepots popular in back yards. Napa marketed its “Fire Burners” gel pots and “Fire Gel” fuel as safe and easy to use both indoors and...
Read MoreNeither Rider Wearing a Helmet in Fatal Motorcycle Crash
According to Virginia law, all motorcycle riders must wear helmets. Two motorcyclists, unfortunately, did not obey that law when one died and the other suffered serious injuries last month in Middletown. According to the Winchester Star, the motorcycle accident happened when the driver and her passenger crashed their motorcycle into a utility pole around...
Read MoreWorker Performing Duties Not in Job Description Gets Work Comp Benefits
A Virginia grocery store employee was helping a delivery driver move some cases of beer that the store did not accept. The employee felt pain in her left shoulder after helping the driver for some time. She then tried to move a chair and felt more shoulder pain. She went to a doctor who...
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