Toyota is ordering dealers to inspect their cars after a recent fatal San Diego car accident that was caused by a stuck accelerator in a Lexus killing California Highway Patrol Officer Mark Saylor, his wife, 13-year-old daughter and brother-in-law. According to an Associated Press news report, Toyota Motor Sales USA has announced that dealers must make sure all Lexus and Toyota vehicles have proper mats.
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A slip and fall accident can occur when and where we least expect it, sometimes leading to serious personal injuries.

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Three people — Robert Dejardin, 76, Josette Safarian and San Jose resident Maria Safarian were killed in a San Francisco car accident after their vehicle careened off Highway 280 in Millbrae, California, crashed and caught fire. According to a KTVU news report, the fatal car accident occurred September 10, 2009. Both Maria and Josette Safarian were pronounced dead at the scene. Dejardin was taken to an area hospital where he later died. Another occupant was also hospitalized with unknown injuries.
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Muranaka Farm Inc. is recalling 1,005 cases of parsley distributed in 10 states including California over food poisoning concerns. The Moorpark, California, company says it is issuing the voluntary recall because the parsley may be contaminated with salmonella, according to an Associated Press news report. The recall involves cases of 60-count fresh bunched parsley. Apparently, a sampling conducted in cooperation with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), showed bacteria in the parsley. The contaminated parsley cases were distributed mostly in California, but were also sent to Colorado, Florida, Iowa, Illinois, Missouri, Tennessee, Texas and Wisconsin.
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Five people–36-year-old Raul Romero, a 26-year-old woman and three other passengers including a 6-year-old and a 21-month-old baby–were seriously injured in a San Diego car accident. The accident occurred September 8, 2009 on the Interstate 8 after the rear left tire on a Ford Explorer SUV blew out causing the vehicle to roll over and crash, according to a Channel 6 news report. Romero, the driver of the Explorer, was not able to keep the SUV from spinning out across the roadway and overturning, California Highway Patrol officials said. All the occupants of the Explorer were properly restrained at the time of the accident, officials said.

My heart goes out to the injured victims of this Ford Explorer SUV rollover accident. I hope and pray that their injuries were not catastrophic or life-threatening. I wish them all the very best for a speedy and complete recovery. Please keep these victims in your prayers.
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Robert Smith, 38, and Maria Del Rio, 34, were injured in a Ventura car accident the afternoon of September 7, 2009, after Smith lost control of his Jeep and crashed on the Highway 101. According to a news report in the Ventura County Star, Smith was driving south on the Highway 101 near Telephone Road when he lost control. The Jeep then rolled over and ended up on its roof nearly 300 feet from the freeway. Smith suffered major head injuries. He was taken to an area hospital in critical condition. Del Rio suffered minor injuries. Both were reportedly wearing seatbelts. Officials are still investigating the cause of the accident.

My heart goes out to Robert Smith, who suffered critical injuries in this crash. I’m relieved that Maria Del Rio did not sustain life-threatening injuries. I hope Smith pulls through his injuries soon and has a complete recovery. He will be in my prayers.
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According to the California Highway Patrol Statewide Integrated Traffic Records System (SWIRTS), 759 people were killed and 82,480 others were injured in car, motorcycle, pedestrian and bicycle accidents in Los Angeles in 2007. Penny became part of this statistic after her car accident.

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The pharmaceutical liability attorneys at BISNAR | CHASE continue to hear heartbreaking stories about individuals who lost their sense of smell after using Zicam cold remedies. In June, Matrixx, the company that makes Zicam, recalled several Zicam cold remedies including Zicam nasal gel from the market after thousands of complaints nationwide that the medications were causing consumers to lose their sense of smell, and in many cases, their sense of taste.
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The California personal injury lawyers of Bisnar | Chase have filed a products liability and wrongful death lawsuit against Ford Motor Corporation, Bridgestone Tire Corporation and TRW Vehicle Safety Systems.

The case stems from the April 2009 death of Milton Perry Jr. in a rollover crash. Perry was driving a 1991 Ford Ranger SUV when one of his tires blew out, causing him to lose control of his car. The SUV then rolled over several times and ejected Perry who suffered serious injuries that led to his death.

The wrongful death lawsuit alleges that the SUV manufactured by Ford failed to properly protect Perry during the car crash and that Bridgestone was aware that its tires were unsafe. It also claims that the SUV’s restraint system, manufactured by TRW Vehicle Safety Systems, were inadequate to protect an occupant during a rollover crash.
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In 2002, an 18-wheel truck collided with an SUV on a Texas state highway. The woman driver, her 14-year-old son, 70-year-old mother, and her pregnant 17-year old daughter were killed. Only a 14-month old infant survived the horrific car accident. The truck driver was found to have a history of safety violations and used a fake social security number to get a commercial driving license. Despite all this, the trucking company allowed him to continue to drive for over a year.

In 2007, a father and his two daughters were killed in Detroit after their car was hit by a 75-ton gravel truck. It was discovered that the truck driver had been taking the powerful epilepsy drug, Tegretol, which is known to cause drowsiness and delayed reaction time. The truck driver admitted to receiving no formal training from his employer and failing to inspect the truck’s brakes and tires before heading out on the road.
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