San Diego auto dealer settles suit over fatal crash

San Diego auto dealer settles suit over fatal crash

ABC San Diego
3/3/15

SAN DIEGO – A settlement was reached in a wrongful death lawsuit filed against a local auto dealership by the family of four people killed in a 2009 car crash. […] A federal probe into the floor mats, gas pedals and brakes in certain vehicles manufactured by Toyota led to a massive recall. […]

Why it’s so hard to punish drivers who kill pedestrians

Why it’s so hard to punish drivers who kill pedestrians

Slate
2/22/2014

The vast majority of traffic fatalities never lead to an arrest. […] Less obvious, but no less consequential, was the legal shift through which society absorbed and dismissed the hazards of urban driving, exonerating individual drivers for crashes, even when they killed pedestrians. […]

Should city of Portland be held liable for faded crosswalk paint, death of pedestrian?

Should city of Portland be held liable for faded crosswalk paint, death of pedestrian?

The Oregonian
2/17/15

[…] The decision reinstates a $3.7 million lawsuit against the city by the family of Lindsay Leonard, 23, who was struck and instantly killed at 7:25 p.m. Nov. 1, 2009, in a marked crosswalk at Southeast 80th Avenue and Foster Road. […]

Honda says Houston death may be linked to faulty airbag

Honda says Houston death may be linked to faulty airbag

LA Times
January 29, 2015

[…] The automaker said Thursday it is looking into a crash of a 2002 Honda Accord on Jan. 18, in Houston. The driver’s side airbag inflator in the car may have ruptured, sending shrapnel into the cabin and killing the driver, who the company did not name. […]