According to several news outlets covering recall news, a large number of Hyundai Sonata Hybrid vehicles are being recalled. The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has issued the recall alert in the agency’s website stating that the manufacturer Hyundai has urged drivers to be aware that the rear center seat belts in the 2011 and 2012 Sonata Hybrids were manufactured with shoulder and lap portions that could become disconnected whenever the backseat occupants press the unlock mechanism in the (read more)
Read MoreIn accordance with several news sources, Ford Motor Company has recalled certain 2004 and 2005 model Ford Freestar and Mercury Monterey vehicles with automatic transmissions. The recall was made necessary due to a potential failure in the torque converter output shaft. Such a failure could cause a sudden power loss, which could increase the risk of a crash. This recall affects up to 205,896 vehicles and is expected to begin in Q2 2012. Ford is offering free replacement of the torque (read more)
Read More
07
Sep
2011
Bear Invades California Family’s Hybrid, Crashes
According to news sources, a Pleasanton family had their Honda Prius invaded and wrecked by a bear while they vacationed in Lake Tahoe this past weekend. According to officials, the bear got into the vehicle easily, but once inside, it became stuck. This is what apparently spurred the bear to start tearing open the seats and to bite a chunk out of the steering wheel. In the animal’s frenzy, it somehow damaged the vehicle’s gearbox and shifted the vehicle into (read more)
Read MoreAccording to news agencies, a San Diego woman sustained minor injuries in an accident that left her vehicle pinned underneath a big rig Wednesday morning on Interstate 805. The California Highway Patrol (CHP) stated that the accident took place in the southbound lanes of Interstate 805 near the Sweetwater Road exit and was reported to authorities just after 7:30am Wednesday. In a statement, the truck driver stated that he was traveling one of the right lanes when the woman’s vehicle (read more)
Read MoreMedia outlets reported that the collision between a 12-year-old San Diego boy and a car that left the boy in a coma is still being investigated by police over a month later. The 12-year-old bicyclist was visiting his grandmother in San Jose on July 16 when he collided with a car that morning. The boy was taken to Valley Medical Center where he slipped into a coma. He has remained in the coma since then and was transferred to a (read more)
Read MoreMedia sources report that a driver suspected of driving under the influence died shortly after being involved in a car collision that injured two children and another driver in Fallbrook Sunday. According to reports from the California Highway Patrol, a 48-year-old man was driving a 1994 Toyota Paseo north on Main Avenue in Fallbrook with two children as passengers when he veered into southbound traffic near the intersection of College Street and collided with a 1994 Toyota Camry driven by (read more)
Read MoreMedia sources reported that no animals were injured in a car accident involving an elderly woman driving through the storefront window of Rancho Village Veterinary Hospital in Rancho San Diego Sunday morning. California Highway Patrol Officer Brian Pennings said that the woman was driving through the parking lot of the mini-mall containing the vet when she was broadsided by another vehicle that allegedly failed to stop at a stop sign. The force from the impact of the collision drove the (read more)
Read MoreNews sources report that off-ramps from Interstate 15 to California Oaks Road are scheduled to be closed overnight this weekend for construction work in Murrieta. According to news reports, Granite Construction, the company selected to perform the work on the road, expects they will have to close the northbound off-ramp from 9pm Friday night until 9am Saturday morning. Granite Construction crews will then close the southbound exit ramp from 9pm Saturday night until 9am Sunday morning to complete the work. (read more)
Read More
10
Jun
2011
1 Dead in Camp Pendleton Car Accident
News sources reported that the driver of a vehicle that crashed on Interstate 5 near Camp Pendleton at Las Pulgas Road died Thursday. According to witnesses and the California Highway Patrol, the driver was traveling southbound at unknown speeds in a gray Kia when it veered out of control and overturned. The vehicle flipped around 6 times before coming to rest. California Highway Patrol Officers received the dispatch call around 4pm and immediately responded to the scene. The driver was (read more)
Read MoreMedia sources reported that a waste management (dump) truck overturned onto its side, blocking two traffic lanes on I-5 near Encinitas Wednesday afternoon. According to the California Highway Patrol, the truck fell on to its side after colliding with a big rig on northbound I-5. The incident shut down two lanes for approximately two hours. The crash occurred around 3:35pm and forced the CHP to issue a SigAlert warning in an effort to relieve some of the congestion. The accident (read more)
Read More