In what many will consider to be great news heavy Truck traffic will be restricted on a heavily traveled portion of Interstate 10. Starting within the next week all heavy vehicle truck traffic will be restricted to the right lane on Interstate 10. This restriction will only happen on the section between Casa Grande and [...]
Slip and fall injuries are the leading cause of serious injuries in the United States. Generally speaking, landlords are responsible for maintaining their premises in a reasonably safe manner for their guests. These guests include customers, renters and people unknown to them. When they fail to meet that standard they may be liable for any [...]
A recent study from the Insurance Institute of Highway Safety (IIHS) reveals women are more likely to die in car crashes and the male drivers who hit them are more likely to be driving larger vehicles such as pickup trucks and SUVs. The study revealed 40% of men involved in crashes drive taller, heavier vehicles [...]
Chief Deputy Richard Kastigar leased a 2020 Mercedes GLE 450 in September 2020. One of the installed features is “soft close automatic doors.” Kastigar had his right thumb on the inside of the door and four fingers on the outside of the door when the self-closing door shut on his hand. Kastigar shares that without [...]
Arizona Traffic deaths in 2021 reached their highest level in 15 years. Experts blame the increase in part on bad driving habits made worse during the pandemic. “We have had more fatalities because there are more people driving faster. Speed is a major, major factor” that only got worse during the pandemic said Alberto Gutier, [...]
I’ve lived in the wonderful community of Tucson long enough to know that after the first of May summer will soon be upon us all. Summer in Arizona is not about the official calendar date of June 21, it’s much more about a string of days when the thermometer hits the high 90’s and occasionally [...]
Best Buy is recalling over 750,000 air fryers and air fryer ovens sold in the United States and Canada. Best Buy has received over 100 reports detailing how the products caught fire, burned or melted. These reports include at least one reported injury. CBS News reported that Best Buy has complaints from 68 U.S. residents [...]
Mercedes-Benz is warning more than 292,000 owners in the United States to stop driving their Mercedes due to a problem that could cause their brakes to failure. Mercedes is recalling all 292,000 vehicles and has taken the unusual step of offering free towing so owners can safely get them to a dealership for service. The [...]
Even though major technological advances have helped to make new vehicles safer crash experts have discovered there is a significant safety gap for women. A 2019 University of Virginia study found women wearing seatbelts in the front seat were 73% more likely to be seriously injured than men in a frontal crash. This is a [...]
Statistics from The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) show sleep deprivation as one of the leading causes of truck accidents. Their statistics reveal that of the approximately 100,000 accidents studied sleep deprivation has been a significant causation factor. As many as 40,000 truck accident-related injuries and upwards of 1,500 deaths occur annually because trucking [...]
