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• Chinese Car Crumples In Russian Test

  James Sabatini | August 08, 2007 8:38 PM | 0 CommentsHartford, CT

  Add another Chinse product to the ever growing list of defective and unsafe products being made in China. A Russian car magazine recently sponsored a crash test of a Chinese made vehicle - Chery Amulet. The car folded like an accordian in the test calling into serious question the basic safety of the car. Click here for car crash video.For more information on this subject matter, please refer...

• Mattel Identifies Chinese Co. That Made Lead Tainted Toys

  James Sabatini | August 07, 2007 10:50 PM | 0 CommentsHartford, CT

  Mattel Inc. on Tuesday identified the Chinese vendor that made nearly 1 million Fisher-Price toys that were recalled last week because they may contain lead. Mattel said Lee Der Industrial Company Ltd., located in Guang Dong province, made the 967,000 toys sold under the Fisher-Price brand in the United States between May and August.For more information on this subject, please refer to our...

• Pilots Did Not Receive Warnings Before Deadly Crash

  James Sabatini | July 23, 2007 11:39 AM | 0 CommentsHartford, CT

  The pilots in a jet crash last summer that killed 49 people left the terminal without receiving four important airport advisories, including one that said the normal taxiway to the main runway was closed. Comair Flight 5191 crashed on August 27, 2006, shortly after mistakenly taking off from the general aviation runway, killing all people aboard but one. The plane taxied to the wrong runway in...

• $3 Million Bail Set in Fatal Crash

  James Sabatini | June 14, 2007 10:16 AM | 0 CommentsHartford, CT

  In the fatal crash that led to an arrest yesterday as reported in this blog, the judge in the case has set a $3 million dollar bail on the defendant. The defendant is charged with second-degree manslaughter, operating a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol or drugs, operating while under suspension, failure to keep right and failure to wear a seat belt. Incredibly, this defendant has 3...

• Connecticut Car Accident, Roll-Over, Injuries Reported

  James Sabatini | May 16, 2007 1:55 PM | 0 CommentsHartford, CT

  A two car accident near exit 12 on Route 2 East occured today in Marlborough, Connecticut, The car accident was reported around 11:07 a.m. today state police said. Information about the severity of injuries reported in this accident was not available. One of the cars in the accident rolled over.

• Motorcycle Accicent in East Granby

  James Sabatini | May 09, 2007 2:46 PM | 0 CommentsHartford, CT

  State troopers are at the scene of an accident near 300 Hatchett Hill Road where a motorcyclist was seriously injured. The accident took place in East Granby. The accident involved a motorcycle and a passenger car. The motorcyclist was taken by ambulance to Hartford Hospital. The extent of the injuries to the motorcyclist are unknown at this time. State trropers are investigating the cause...

• West Hartford Car Accident Injures Pedestrian

  James Sabatini | May 07, 2007 1:35 PM | 0 CommentsHartford, CT

  In West Hartford, Connecticut, a woman was struck by a car on Sunday night. She was taken to the hospital where she remains - fighting for her life. The woman was walking on Albany Avenue near Starkel Road in West Hartford at about 11 p.m. at the time of the incident. The accident remains under police investigation.

• Chirldren's Braclets Recalled Due to Lead

  James Sabatini | April 03, 2007 10:14 PM | 0 CommentsHartford, CT

  About 4 million Groovy Grabber children's bracelets, manufactured by A&A Global Industries, have been recalled because the paint on the metallic part of the bands contains high levels of lead, which is toxic for children and can cause adverse health effects if ingested.The lead containing braclets were sold at vending machines in department, grocery and discount stores, as well as shopping malls...

• Zelnorm Pulled From Market

  James Sabatini | March 30, 2007 1:28 PM | 0 CommentsHartford, CT

  Swiss pharmaceutical maker Novartis AG will stop selling a drug to relieve constipation after it was linked to higher chance of heart attack, stroke and worsening heart chest pain that can become a heart attack, U.S. government health officials said Friday. Novartis agreed to withdraw Zelnorm at the FDA's requestZelnorm, also called tegaserod maleate, is a prescription medication approved for...

• SUV Hits Pedestrian in Vernon

  James Sabatini | March 30, 2007 10:48 AM | 0 CommentsHartford, CT

  A 57-year-old pedestrian who was hit by an SUV Thursday night is recovering this morning from head injuries, police said. The woman is in stable condition at Hartford Hospital, police said. The woman was struck while crossing Hartford Turnpike in Vernon, CT. The accident remains under investigation.