According to the news, Chevrolet has once again issued a recall on one of its best selling car models. If you own a 2011 – 2012 Chevrolet Captiva that was manufactured between Oct. 2, 2009 and April 21, 2001, then this recall unfortunately affects you. When these vehicles are operated with the transmission in first gear it causes the engine to operate at higher speeds. This issue causes the P/S pump to operate faster and creates excessive heat in the (read more)
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06
Jan
2012
2011 and 2012 Chevrolet Captiva Recalled
Major news sources have reported on a crash that sent a man from Kelseyville to the hospital sustaining severe injuries. The accident took place on Cobb Mountain last Tuesday and was a result of a single-vehicle crash. According to the California Highway Patrol, a 40-year-old man was involved in a rollover accident on the southern entrance to Wildcat Road on Highway 175 sometime before 3:30 in the afternoon. The official reports show that the California Highway Patrol arrived at the (read more)
Read MoreRecent articles reported a terribly tragic accident allegedly caused by a 19-year-old pickup truck driver and his distracted behavior. The accident has brought the discussion on the ban of texting while driving back to Missouri residents and to the Nation. According to the news, the driver was texting and receiving text messages just before ramming at 55 mph against the rear end of a tractor truck. A school bus traveling just behind the pickup truck ended up rear-ending the vehicle (read more)
Read MoreMedia agencies reported that 25 children participated in a car seat checkup event that was put on by Head Start and the Jamestown Regional Medical Center. During the checkup, certified child passenger safety technicians aided parents in properly installing car seats and safely securing their kids in the seats. Technicians looked over labels on the car seats to ensure the restraint was appropriate for the child’s age, weight and height, while also looking for recalls and expiration dates. Of the (read more)
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25
Aug
2011
Menlo Park Car Accident Kills Bicyclist
According to news reports, a 64-year-old bicyclist was killed when he collided with a car on Bayfront Expressway in Menlo Park Wednesday morning. Menlo Park police spokeswoman Nicole Acker stated that the accident happened around 11am on Wednesday as the 64-year-old bicyclist from Redwood City was traveling eastbound on Chilco Street and attempting to cross the Bayfront Expressway when a black Lincoln Town Car that was northbound on the expressway struck him. Police are unclear as to who was at (read more)
Read MoreMedia sources reported that two women were hospitalized after being involved in an accident while attempting to avoid a rogue wheel Sunday on County Road 27 in Woodland. According to California Highway Patrol Officer Cindy Leal, a 23-year-old man was driving a 1992 Mitsubishi 3000 GT in the southbound lanes of Interstate 505, north of CR-27, when his left front wheel detached from the vehicle. The 25-year-old female driver of a 2000 Acura 3.2 TL saw the wheel and swerved (read more)
Read MoreNews agencies reported that a 6-year-old Lodi boy died of the injuries he sustained when he was struck by a car while riding his bicycle in Micke Grove Park Sunday evening. According to California Highway Patrol Sgt Barbara Butler, the accident happened shortly after 6pm near the park’s memorial building. The boy was riding his bike eastbound through the parking lot when he went over a curb and into the path of a southbound vehicle. “The cyclist drove in the (read more)
Read MoreNews sources reported that a 71-year-old Davis man was killed when he was struck twice by vehicles on County Road 99 Sunday night in Davis. According to California Highway Patrol officials, the man was riding his bicycle on County Road 99 just north of Covell Boulevard around 9:45pm inside a southbound traffic lane when a vehicle traveling in the same direction came up behind him and struck him. The 40-year-old driver of the vehicle late told police that he had (read more)
Read MoreThe Roseville Department of Motor Vehicles office building was left with a gaping hole following a hit-and-run collision Monday, report media sources. According to the Roseville Fire Department, just after 8 p.m., a car crashed into the northeast side of the DMV office, punching a 3-foot by 4-foot hole in the agency building on Harding Boulevard. DMV officials stated that the vehicle belonged to a private driving school and that a student was driving at the time of incident. Authorities (read more)
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29
Jul
2011
Power Lines Downed in Marysville Road Crash
News outlets indicate that a Folsom man’s vehicle struck a utility pole Thursday afternoon off Marysville Road near Spring Valley Road, downing power lines that spread across the roadway. According to the California Highway Patrol, the 21-year-old Folsom man had been camping in the area with a group, which included his mother, at a Thousand Trails camp nearby. While driving his mother’s 2001 GMC Jimmy southbound on Marysville Road at about 3:35pm Thursday, just north of Spring Valley Road, he (read more)
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