TOYOTA / LEXUS - Largest Recall in Toyota's history - 102 Reported incidents

TOYOTA / LEXUS - Largest Recall in Toyota's history - 102 Reported incidents

NATIONAL - NHTSA said it "had received reports of 102 incidents in which the accelerator may have become stuck on the Toyota vehicles ...

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Toyota/Lexus to recall 3.8 million vehicles – Floor mats may cause accelerator to stick and cause a crash

Toyota/Lexus to recall 3.8 million vehicles – Floor mats may cause accelerator to stick and cause a crash

NATIONWIDE - Toyota is in the process of recalling 3.8 million vehicles in the United States. The problem is a removable floor mat. The flo...

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TWENTY FIVE FHP TROOPERS work three crashes on I-75, I-275 and I-4 involving 131 vehicles

TWENTY FIVE FHP TROOPERS work three crashes on I-75, I-275 and I-4 involving 131 vehicles

Hillsborough / Polk County — UPDATE — Fifty (50) crashes on three major highways involving 131 vehicles with more than a dozen people sent ...

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MERCK is paying over 3,100 death claims under VIOXX settlement

MERCK is paying over 3,100 death claims under VIOXX settlement

NATIONAL - According to Bloomberg News , "Merck & Co. is paying claims by the families of more than 3,100 users of its Vioxx [rofe...

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RAIN - DRIVER INATTENTION causes 31 vehicle pile up Interstate-4 - County Road 557 and U.S. 27 in POLK COUNTY between Tampa - Disney World

RAIN - DRIVER INATTENTION causes 31 vehicle pile up Interstate-4 - County Road 557 and U.S. 27 in POLK COUNTY between Tampa - Disney World

POLK COUNTY - A multivehicle crash closed one lane of Interstate 4 westbound at U.S. 27 on Sunday afternoon, backing up traffic for six mil...

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50 vehicle crash Howard Frankland Bridge ♦ REAR ENDED ♦ 50 car pile up

50 vehicle crash Howard Frankland Bridge ♦ REAR ENDED ♦ 50 car pile up

TAMPA — Seven (7) to eight (8) individual crashes caused about fifty (50) vehicles to pile up on the Howard Frankland Bridge. This massive ...

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Kohl's and Ross Stores pay almost 1 MILLION dollars

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION (CPSC) announced that KOHL’S DEPARTMENT STORES INC., of Menomonee Falls, WI,...

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Denture Creams May Cause Nerve Damage, Neuropathy - Poligrip and Fixodent

Not many Americans have heard of denture cream poisoning. A rare ailment, denture cream zinc poisoning can cause serious and debilitating ne...

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CLOSED HEAD INJURY ♦ Concussions cause brain damage ♦ AUTO ACCIDENT ♦ SLIP & FALL

CLOSED HEAD INJURY ♦ Concussions cause brain damage ♦ AUTO ACCIDENT ♦ SLIP & FALL

NATIONAL - Researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine, at Yeshiva University in New York, have linked areas of brain injury to spec...

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1959 Chevrolet Bel Air and 2009 Chevrolet Malibu offset head on collision • INSURANCE INSTITUTE of HIGHWAY SAFETY TESTING

1959 Chevrolet Bel Air and 2009 Chevrolet Malibu offset head on collision • INSURANCE INSTITUTE of HIGHWAY SAFETY TESTING

This test was for IIHS's 50th year anniversary in the safety research business! Congrats on your 50 years guys! May many more come your ...

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PEDESTRIAN HIT BY CAR while trying to cross ROOSEVELT BLVD. in Clearwater ♦ Pinellas Sheriff ♦ Florida Highway Patrol investigates

PINELLAS COUNTY – Twice in a month, a pedestrian has been hit and killed as he tried to cross Roosevelt Boulevard in Pinellas County. The a...

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Woman seriously injured by Pit Bull • Dog attack in St. Petersburg • Listed in serious condition

Woman seriously injured by Pit Bull • Dog attack in St. Petersburg • Listed in serious condition

PINELLAS COUNTY – According to a report on BayNews 9, law enforcement officials say a dog attacked and seriously injured a woman Thursday ...

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Federal judge DENIES Toyota's bid to seal whistleblower lawsuit

Federal judge DENIES Toyota's bid to seal whistleblower lawsuit

NATIONAL - Toyota Motor Corp.'s request to seal a U.S. lawsuit by a former in-house attorney claiming the carmaker destroyed crash data...

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DRIVER INATTENTION IS LEADING CAUSE OF TRAFFIC CRASHES – CELL PHONE TEXTING is a PROBLEM

DRIVER INATTENTION IS LEADING CAUSE OF TRAFFIC CRASHES – CELL PHONE TEXTING is a PROBLEM

NATIONAL - According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) driver inattention is a leading cause of traffic crashe...

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AGGRESSIVE ENFORCEMENT AND EDUCATION SAVES LIVES • Florida Highway Patrol releases recent enforcement results

AGGRESSIVE ENFORCEMENT AND EDUCATION SAVES LIVES • Florida Highway Patrol releases recent enforcement results

TALLAHASSEE – Col. John Czernis, director of the Florida Highway Patrol, today announced the preliminary results of recently completed enfo...

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Fatal crash prompts Toyota-LEXUS to order floor mat inspections

NATIONAL - According to the San Diego Union-Tribune, “Toyota said Tuesday it will order all dealers to inspect their cars for mismatched fl...

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BICYCLIST is critically injured in collision with U S Postal Service mail truck on Gulf Boulevard in BELLEAIR BEACH

BICYCLIST is critically injured in collision with U S Postal Service mail truck on Gulf Boulevard in BELLEAIR BEACH

BELLEAIR BEACH — A bicyclist was in critical condition last night after running into a parked U.S. Postal Service delivery truck. Authoriti...

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City of Seminole - Councilors support new traffic light at Park Street and Burning Tree Drive

City of Seminole - Councilors support new traffic light at Park Street and Burning Tree Drive

SEMINOLE – City of Seminole officials passed a resolution Sept. 3 supporting the installation of a traffic light at the intersection of Par...

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At least one injured in Pinellas Park motorcycle accident • Belcher Road at 78th Avenue

At least one injured in Pinellas Park motorcycle accident • Belcher Road at 78th Avenue

PINELLAS PARK — At least one person was injured in an accident Tuesday night at Belcher Road and 78th Avenue N, officials said. The acciden...

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Some consumers suing banks over debit overdraft fees

Some consumers suing banks over debit overdraft fees

According to the The New York Times (9/9, A1, Lieber, Martin) reports on the increased incidence of banks charging hefty fees when customers...

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ULTRA LIGHT PLANE CRASH off John's Pass in Boca Ciega Bay – Resulting in two fatalities - Treasure Island - Madeira Beach

ULTRA LIGHT PLANE CRASH off John's Pass in Boca Ciega Bay – Resulting in two fatalities - Treasure Island - Madeira Beach

PINELLAS COUNTY - Two men are confirmed dead in the crash of an Ultra-light aircraft that went down in Boca Ciega Bay off John's Pass, ...

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I-4 at State Road 434 Crash Ties Up Traffic ♦ Seminole County ♦ Longwood ♦ FHP investigation

I-4 at State Road 434 Crash Ties Up Traffic ♦ Seminole County ♦ Longwood ♦ FHP investigation

SEMINOLE COUNTY -- A crash on Interstate 4 in Seminole County shut down all eastbound lanes for more than an hour early Saturday morning. T...

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Chinese drywall trials to begin January 2010 • Number of implicated Chinese drywall manufacturers may be about to jump sharply

Chinese drywall trials to begin January 2010 • Number of implicated Chinese drywall manufacturers may be about to jump sharply

According to the Sarasota Herald Tribune (9/4, Kessler) reports, "The number of Chinese drywall manufacturers responsible for corrosion...

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NHTSA investigating Honda regarding airbag recall

NHTSA investigating Honda regarding airbag recall

NATIONWIDE - In a blog at the New York Times (9/3), Christopher Jensen reported, "The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is...

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OfficeMax Recalls Tasks Chairs Following Injury Reports Model numbers OM182 and OM96614

OfficeMax Recalls Tasks Chairs Following Injury Reports Model numbers OM182 and OM96614

NATIONWIDE - OfficeMax Inc., of Naperville, Ill. is recalling around 216,000 Office Max Task Chairs because of a fall hazard. According to ...

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Florida Lt. Governer Jeff Kottkamp joins Chinese drywall suit.

Florida Lt. Governer Jeff Kottkamp joins Chinese drywall suit.

FT. MYERS - The South Florida Business Journal (9/2, Brinkmann) reported, "Lt. Gov. Jeff Kottkamp has joined hundreds of other Florid...

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Fatigued driving is the #1 safety problem in the trucking industry today • Interstate 75 • Interstate 95 • Interstate 4 • Florida Turnpike • US Hwy 27

Fatigued driving is the #1 safety problem in the trucking industry today • Interstate 75 • Interstate 95 • Interstate 4 • Florida Turnpike • US Hwy 27

Fatigued driving is the #1 safety problem in the trucking industry today, and is a factor in nearly 40% of all crashes nationwide. Unfortuna...

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Trial Lawyers say, 28,000 Truckers Violate Safety Rules • Truckers need to RAISE INSURANCE LIMITS

Trial Lawyers say, 28,000 Truckers Violate Safety Rules • Truckers need to RAISE INSURANCE LIMITS

NATIONWIDE - A new analysis of government data reveals that more than 28,000 motor carrier companies that operate 200,000 trucks have viola...

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Whistleblower lawsuit accuses Toyota of concealing evidence in hundreds of rollover accidents.

Whistleblower lawsuit accuses Toyota of concealing evidence in hundreds of rollover accidents.

According to the LA TIMES, "Toyota spent years concealing evidence from victims of hundreds of rollover accidents that resulted in deat...

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