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Toyo Tire Holdings of Americas Inc. is recalling about 68,763 tires due to defective tire beads that may crack under some circumstances. This flaw could consequently cause a crack to go unnoticed in which case the tire may fail, leading to loss of vehicle control and an injury or fatality accident.

Tires included in the recall are certain Toyo Extensa A/S Tires, size P225/60R16 97T, manufactured from September 20, 2009 to November 6, 2010.

Did you know that in the United States, one person is killed every 50 minutes as a result of motor vehicle crashes involving alcohol-impaired drivers (Mothers Against Drunk Driving 2011)? That means every day, 32 people lose their lives of alcohol impaired driving accidents. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) revealed that alcohol-related crashes in 2009 reac [...]

Tweet According to a 2011 study, one out of every three people in the United States will experience some form of medical mistake during a hospital stay. The study tracked errors using previously unused measurement for hospital error developed by the Institute for Healthcare Improvement in Massachusetts in three different hospitals and discovered rates that were 10 times higher [...]

Tweet Despite mandatory rules introduced in 2004 by the Joint Commission (the Chicago-based group that accredits the hospitals in the United States) to help prevent wrong-site or wrong-patient surgeries, these types of surgical errors are continuing to adversely affect the lives of patients. According to a Washington Post article, the Joint Commission estimates that wrong-site [...]

Tweet There are tens of thousands who choose to drive under the influence of alcohol every year in the United States. While drunk driving can occur at any time of the year, incidents typically increase when certain holidays or major sporting events occur. In anticipation of Super Bowl Sunday, the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s (NHTSA) has begun the Sup [...]

Tweet Although Rhode Island is geographically the smallest state in the United States, it unfortunately still experiences high levels of vehicle accidents and fatalities, especially when compared with its population size, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). In 2009, the state was subject to 83 car accident fatalities. Of these accidents, 77 [...]

Did you know that 17,902 light trucks and 3,215 large trucks were involved in fatal truck crashes in the United States in 2009 (National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Fatality Analysis Reporting System)? In Arizona, the total number of light and large trucks involved in fatal crashes in 2009 was 395 light trucks and 67 large trucks. Research has shown that only one percent [...]

The American Trucking Association (ATA) is encouraging the federal government to focus on safe driver behavior as a top priority in its 2010-2015 Strategic Plan. The ATA is the largest national trade association for the trucking industry. It made these safety recommendations as part of its progressive safety agenda adopted in 2008. In comments filed January 5, 2010, ATA tells the National Highway Traffic Safety Adm [...]

A two-vehicle accident near Westampton has killed 61-year-old Johnnie Dixon, a Willingboro resident and proved to be the third motor vehicle related fatality crash of 2009 to occur in Burlington County. According to a recent news report in the Burlington County Times, the Burlington tractor-trailer accident happened on Woodlane Road in icy conditions when the area was under heavy fog. Dixon was driving his Toyota [...]

In January of this year, H&P Industries, Inc., which does business as the Triad Group of Hartland, Wisconsin issued a recall of all lots of alcohol prep pads, alcohol swabs and alcohol swabsticks. These products are packaged under a variety of labels including Triad, Safeway, Kroger, CVS, Walgreens and the Target brand Up and Up). The recall announcement was in response to a Food and Drug Administration (FDA) inv [...]