Information about auto accidents caused by defective tires.
A San Diego Ford dealership, Mossy Ford, will pay $14.4 million in a wrongful death lawsuit to the surviving three sons of a couple that was killed in a rollover crash caused by a faulty tire. Combined with an earlier settlement of $8.3 million, the $14.4 million dollar verdict Read more »
AUGUST 17, 2009 – A woman and child were seriously injured when a tire apparently separated from its rim and their vehicle rolled over east of Imperial, authorities said. The solo-car accident happened about 7 a.m. on Highway 111 north of Harris Road, according to the California Highway Patrol. The Read more »
JULY 13, 2009 – A woman was ejected from a sports utility vehicle and died on a rural stretch of Interstate 8, authorities said. The unidentified woman was an unrestrained rear passenger in a GMC Envoy that was traveling west on I-8 shortly before 3 p.m., according to the California Read more »
JUNE 23, 2009 – A 17-year-old boy from Holtville suffered major injures when the truck he was riding in overturned on Interstate 8, authorities said. The driver of the truck, identified as 25-year-old Ricardo Martinez of Holtville, was traveling west on I-8 west of Dunaway Road when the rear tires Read more »
JUNE 21, 2009 – A 41-year-old man was seriously injured when he was struck by an out-of-control car as he worked alongside Highway 125, authorities said. The victim was a subcontractor for Caltrans who was loading a message-board trailer onto his truck about 2:25 p.m., according to the California Highway Read more »