What Happened: A 40 year-old pedestrian from Spring Lake, North Carolina died the evening of Dec. 15 when he was run over by a Honda Civic. The pedestrian, Thomas Knight III, was trying to cross NC 210, just inside of Harnett County, when he was hit by the Civic. North Carolina State Police stated that…
What Happened: Asheville, North Carolina police said that a child was killed in a car accident where the vehicle went airborne, slamming into two pedestrians, and crashing in a parking lot before coming to a stop. A man was driving his Ford Fusion east on Hilliard Avenue, when he crashed near Grove Street. However, the…
What happened: The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced that The Bon-Ton Stores, Inc. of York, Pa., has agreed to pay a civil penalty in the amount of $450,000. The CPSC had accused the chain of failing to report that its children’s hooded jackets and sweatshirts were sold with drawstrings through the hood, as…
What happened: The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has filed an administrative complaint against Baby Matters, LLC, of Berwyn, PA., the manufacturer of Nap Nanny® and Nap Nanny Chill™ infant recliners. In the complaint, the CPSC alleges that the Nap Nanny Generation One and Two, and Chill model infant recliners contain defects in the…
What Happened: A two car crash in Charlotte, North Carolina, killed a young mother when a Chevy pickup truck ran a stop sign and slammed into a Ford pickup truck at the intersection of Northam and Snead roads. The Ford was smashed at the front driver’s side, which caused the victim to be thrown from…