A deadly collision between a sport utility vehicle and a Texas Industries Inc. truck has prompted a lawsuit. A lady and her 5 year old daughter were driving on State Highway 183 when a TXI cement truck drove up onto the cement barrier, then flipped and crashed onto their vehicle. The mother was killed and her daughter was hospitalized.
The lady’s surviving husband and daughter are suing the driver and TXI Transportation Co., alleging company negligence in hiring a driver with a questionable driving record and for failing to train and supervise him.
Archive for May, 2008
Deadly Truck Collision
Monday, May 12th, 2008Florida Accidents Prove Tire Defects Still a Problem
Friday, May 9th, 2008Two Florida men died on February 18th when a rear tire on the Ford Explorer SUV they were occupying failed, causing a fatal accident. The families of the two victims have filed a lawsuit against Ford, Firestone and the car dealer that sold the vehicle, citing defective tires as being the cause of the accident.
The report from the accident indicates that the accident was caused when the left rear Firestone Wilderness –AT tire came apart.
Eight years ago, millions of Firestone tires were recalled. The defective tire that caused the recent accident in Florida was manufactured after cut off date of the initial recall.
The defective tire that caused the accident failed when the top piece of tread failed and separated from the tire. This is the same failure that led to the original recall.
Car wreck attorneys are working on cases that involve serious injury or death due to defective tires.
Toyota Recalls Highlander SUV
Wednesday, May 7th, 2008About 90,000 Toyota Highlanders are being recalled due to defective safety seat belts. The defect involves the improper operation of the seat belt which can cause rear facing child safety seats to malfunction.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) stated that the recall affects Highlander and Highlander hybrid sport utility vehicles manufactured in 2008. The NHTSA discovered the defect during standard testing. Testing showed that seat belts could not fasten properly when rear-facing child safety seats were used.
The defect may cause the child car seat to not be properly secured, allowing it to move during an auto accident.
Toyota Highlander vehicle owners will be notified by mail at the beginning of June.
Toyota has previously recalled vehicles due to defective safety seats. In 2002, a man was killed when his safety seat belt jammed after an accident, preventing him from being able to flee the vehicle when it caught fire. The man was in a Toyota Corolla. A civil trial began last year in California in order to determine if Toyota is liable for the death.
If a vehicle defect is the result of negligence, the vehicle manufacture can be held responsible for the serious injuries that may result from the defect. Car wreck attorneys are working on cases in which serious injury or fatality has resulted due to auto defects caused by negligence.