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 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 MoreMaryland Motorcyclist Hit Head-On by Mercedes in Virginia
According to Fairfax police, a Hyattsville man lost his life late last month when his motorcycle collided head-on with a vehicle on Georgetown Pike. In a report at mcleanpatch.com, the 58-year-old victim was driving his 1999 Triumph motorcycle east on Georgetown Pike around 11 p.m. A 2001 Mercedes was traveling in the opposite direction...
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