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• Consumer Commission Powerless to Pull Deadly Product Off the Market

  Claude Wyle | July 23, 2007 10:48 AM | 0 CommentsOakland, CA

  Kazuma refuses to pull the Meerkat 50 Youth ATV off the market, or make the product safer. The Consumer Public Safety Commission (CPSC) is unable to force a recall. The ATV is marketed to children under 11 and the products numerous defects places the children at a high risk of serious injury or death. Defects include being able to start in gear and lack of front brakes and parking brakes.The...

• Distracted Driver Hits Tomato Truck; Kills Passenger

  Claude Wyle | July 20, 2007 10:32 AM | 0 CommentsOakland, CA

  The death of a 23-year-old woman this Sunday could have been avoided if only the driver in the van she rode in paid more attention to surrounding traffic conditions. Just south of the Herndon crossing on northbound I-5 at approximately 9:54 p.m., Pakom Lengsrichaem sped along at 75 mph. He did not notice traffic slowing ahead of him, and rear-ended a tomato truck moving at 15 mph. The tomato...

• Hit-and-run Victim Survives Serious Head Injury

  Claude Wyle | July 19, 2007 7:25 AM | 0 CommentsOakland, CA

  Last Sunday at approximately 10:00 p.m. a motorist struck a pedestrian at the crossing of Amador Valley Boulevard and Regional Street in Dublin. Paramedics rushed the victim to a local hospital for treatment of a serious head injury. The victim required 12 staples on his head, but survived. A witness phoned police and followed the driver until police arrived and apprehended the suspect. ...

• Guilty! Bus Driver Injures Bicyclist

  Claude Wyle | July 18, 2007 8:56 AM | 0 CommentsOakland, CA

  Golden Gate Transit is increasing training around bicyclists after a Marin jury recently found a driver guilty on charges related to a bus versus bicycle accident. The incident occurred on February 5, 2006 when a rider tapped on a bus and the angered the bus driver then allegedly attempted to run the cyclist off the road before intentionally hitting the rider at a bus stop on Ward Street near...

• Wife Runs Over Husband, Drags Him to his Death

  Claude Wyle | July 17, 2007 7:55 AM | 0 CommentsOakland, CA

  In a tragic auto accident that occurred in San Francisco's Chinatown district on Saturday night around 8:15 p.m., an elderly woman accidently ran over her husband while backing out of her driveway, then dragged him to his death. Paramedics rushed the victim to San Francisco General Hospital, but he did not survive the serious injuries he sustained. The accident occurred at Mason and...

• Choking Hazard Prompts Baby Food Recall.

  Claude Wyle | July 16, 2007 12:19 PM | 0 CommentsOakland, CA

  After receiving complaints of choking, Gerber is recalling its organic rice and organic oatmeal cereal. The hazard is caused by lumps of product that may not dissolve properly in milk or water. Gerber announced the recall late on Friday afternoon, but there is evidence they knew of the hazard six weeks ago. Many parents, already disturbed that something as essential as food could seriously...

• Baby Cereal Recalled Due to Choking Hazard

  Shannon Weidemann | July 16, 2007 11:45 AM | 0 CommentsOakland, CA

  A major manufacturer of baby food has issued a product recall for two of their popular products. Gerber's Organic Rice Cereal and Oatmeal Cereal have been recalled due to a potential choking hazard. The company has received complaints of choking but no injuries. Lumps of cereal in some 8-ounce boxes may not dissolve in water or milk, the company said.Customers who bought cereal (with UPC...

• Berkeley Pedestrian Dies From Head Injuries

  Claude Wyle | July 10, 2007 3:57 PM | 0 CommentsOakland, CA

  A Livermore California man who was struck last month in the crosswalk by a careless driver while crossing Telegraph Avenue at Blake Street , sustained severe head injuries, and died this last Thursday. According to the Berkeley PD, the negligent driver was arrested for driving while impaired. There may be further charges now that this is a wrongful death . Walk defensively! Even though you are...

• Texas Toddler Bitten by Dog

  Shannon Weidemann | June 26, 2007 11:09 AM | 0 CommentsOakland, CA

  A 2-year-old girl was bitten by a dog outside of her Tyler, Texas home and had to receive 80 stitches. The girl was outside with her mother when she left her mother's site and was attacked. The dog bites were on her head. The attack happened last Wednesday. I come running around the house and there she was coming to find me. Her head was just blood was everywhere. Scared me I didn't know...

• Fake Colgate Toothpaste Recalled

  Shannon Weidemann | June 16, 2007 7:16 PM | 0 CommentsOakland, CA

  Five ounce tubes of toothpaste marked as being the Colgate brand have been recalled for containing a dangerous ingredient. The toothpaste was manufactured in South Africa and contains diethylene glycol. A recent warning was issued by the FDA to also avoid toothpaste made in China for the same reason. After analyzing some counterfeit samples, Colgate said it agreed with the FDA's earlier...