Automobile Accidents

• Honda Recalling 45,335 Civic Hybrid Sedans

  Christina Cole | February 27, 2007 6:36 PM | 0 CommentsOrange County, CA

  Global Recall of Civic Hybrid Sedans45,335 Civic Hybrid Sedans world wide are being recalled by Honda Motor Co. to repair an electrical auto defect that can stop the car engine, reports Wall Street Journal online.Honda is planning a recall of 7,219 vehicles in Japan and 38,116 others that were sold overseas with many of them being sold in the U.S.In documents filed with the Ministry of Land,...

• Fatal Auto Accident Claims The Life of a Laguna Hills Man

  IB Contributor | February 26, 2007 7:20 PM | 0 CommentsOrange County, CA

  Hit-and-run driver sought and another driver arrest for DUI after fatal auto collision.A three-car accident that closed portions of the southbound Interstate 405 (San Diego) Freeway for nearly five hours early Friday morning claimed the life of a 24-year old Laguna Hills man according to a story in the Orange County Register.Christopher Laurent was returning to Orange County from Sherman Oaks...

• Man Receives Maximum in Hit-and-Run

  Christina Cole | February 25, 2007 5:21 PM | 0 CommentsOrange County, CA

  Judge Sentences Man to Maximum in Hit-and-Run Case.A judge has sentenced a homeless man to four years prison time for fleeing the scene of a car accident that has left two Orange County women permanently disabled. The judge issued the maximum sentence despite both women's pleas for leniency.Both women, through their attorney, say they forgive Bradshaw for the accident and also noted his decision...

• GM recalls Saturn Outlook and GMC Acadia SUVs

  IB Contributor | February 24, 2007 10:46 PM | 1 CommentOrange County, CA

  General Motors Corp., the world's largest auto maker, announced Friday that it is recalling most of its new 2007 Saturn Outlook and GMC Acadia sport utility vehicles because the vehicles' front air bags may fail to deploy in a crash, according to a Bloomberg News report.The recall includes 13,032 of the SUVs built from August to this month, the automaker told the U.S. National Highway Traffic...

• Auto Accident Closes San Diego Freeway Lanes

  IB Contributor | February 24, 2007 7:06 PM | 0 CommentsOrange County, CA

  Two people injured in overturned automobile accident.An auto accident involving a pair of overturned vehicles blocked portions of southbound Interstate 5 (San Diego) Freeway just before 6:00 a.m. in San Clemente yesterday, north of the Calafia exit, according to the Orange County Register.According to the California Highway Patrol passengers were trapped inside one of the overturned vehicles. ...

• Tram Accident At Disneyland

  IB Contributor | February 24, 2007 12:35 PM | 0 CommentsOrange County, CA

  Two park patrons hospitalized after fall.Two people were injured and taken to Anaheim area hospitals after falling off the slow moving tram in the Disneyland parking lot yesterday at approximately 10:30 p.m. according to an article in today's Orange County Register.The tram was moving at about five miles per hour at the time of the incident according to Bob Tucker, a Disney spokesman. He did...

• Program Results In Safer Teenage Drivers

  IB Contributor | February 22, 2007 1:22 AM | 0 CommentsOrange County, CA

  Graduated Driver LicensingThe number of fatal and injury crashes involving 16-year-old drivers is dramatically lower in states that have a graduated driver licensing (GDL) program with at least five of seven common components, according to a study released last week by the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety. The study states that 16-year-old drivers are involved in 38 percent fewer fatal crashes...

• Five Car Collision In Huntington Beach

  IB Contributor | February 16, 2007 7:39 PM | 0 CommentsOrange County, CA

  Fatal multiple auto accident closes San Diego Freeway for over an hour.An early morning five car auto accident near the Beach Blvd. exit of the I-405 (San Diego) Freeway resulted in the death of an 18-year-old male driver and injuries to at least three others. The accident occurred just after 3:00 a.m. and closed all southbound lanes of traffic for over an hour this morning, according the...

• Car Seat Saves Baby's Life

  IB Contributor | February 16, 2007 12:52 PM | 0 CommentsOrange County, CA

  One of mom's last acts saves here child's life.Here is a heart-rending story that clearly tells you why your infant should be in a car seat.On Valentine's Day, 21-year-old Natalie Canton and her 10-month-old son, Aiden Koch, were traveling on the 91 Freeway. According to various news reports, the woman's car flew off the freeway before it plunged nearly 100 feet. Canton died on the spot, but the...

• NHTSA Announces Crash Test Results

  IB Contributor | February 15, 2007 10:11 PM | 0 CommentsOrange County, CA

  In NHTSA test, everyone passes.The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has given five stars for front and side crash tests to 24 passenger vehicles for the 2007 model year. The complete results may be viewed at www.safecar.gov.Five stars is the highest rating available from the federal regulating agency. Recently, officials retooled some of the requirements for a five-star rating,...