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Ford Expands F-150 Pickup Recall to Nearly 1.2 Million Vehicles

DETROIT -- Under pressure from government safety regulators, Ford Motor Co. is expanding a recall of the popular F-150 pickup truck to include nearly 1.2 million vehicles that may have defective air bags. The additional recall, announced Thursday by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, covers trucks from...

Cops: Drunken Driver Crashed While 'Sexting' Behind the Wheel

Before he got behind the wheel, this accused drunken driver should have handed over his keys -- and his cellphone. Pasco County Sheriff's Office deputies say Phernando Cuello was driving drunk and "sexting" when he lost control of his vehicle and crashed near New Port Richey early Sunday. Cuello initially told...

Father Pulls Infant Son From Submerged Truck [VIDEO]

A Missouri father pulled his son from a submerged pickup Monday morning, saving the infant's life. William Whenham, 24, drove his silver Ford pickup along a slushy stretch of State Highway VV in Missouri's Cass County, outside of Kansas City. Son Colton, 6 months, rode in the backseat, strapped into his car seat. Whenham...

Driver Held in California Motorcycle Crash That Killed 5

SAN DIEGO (Nov. 14) -- A man was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence after he slammed his car head-on into a group of motorcycle riders celebrating their club's 10th anniversary, killing four motorcyclists and his companion, authorities said Sunday. But they also are looking for another driver who they say...

Study: Texting and Driving Killed at Least 16,000 in US

(Sept. 27) -- Sending text messages while driving was the culprit in the deaths of an estimated 16,000 people from 2001 to 2007. Even more sobering, researchers warn that fatalities have shot up significantly since 2005. An analysis of federal data on road fatalities, published this week in the American Journal of Public...

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06/03/12 Car plunges off side of cliff Source: The Courier-Mail It's believed that all occupants of the car managed to free themselves from the wreckage.
06/03/12 Two Raleigh bicyclists injured in hit-and-run wrecks Source: CBS - WRAL 5 - Raleigh NC Two bicyclists were injured in separate hit-and-run wrecks on Raleigh roads within hours overnight this weekend.
06/03/12 Cars damaged overnight in St Julian's Source: TimesofMalta.com - Malta A number of residents of St Julian's woke up this morning to find that their cars had been damaged overnight.
06/03/12 Valley Brook chase ends in rollover accident Source: NBC - NewsChannel 4 KFOR - Oklahoma City OK VALLEY BROOK, Okla.âA late night police chase lands one man behind bars.
06/03/12 Safety Tips: Child Passenger Seats and Laws Source: Newark Patch - Newark CA Traffic collisions are the leading cause of death of children in the country.

Background on car safety

Automobile safety is the study and practice of design, construction, equipment and regulation to minimize the occurrence and consequences of automobile accidents.

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