Vehicle Fires
Phillips v. General Motors Corporation
289 F3d 1117 Phillips v. General Motors Corporation Los Angeles Times
289 F.3d 1117
Alvin K. PHILLIPS, as Personal Representative of the Estates of Timothy Byrd, Darrell L. Byrd, and Angela Byrd, deceased, and as Guardian of Samuel Byrd, minor child, Plaintiffs-Appellees,
v.
GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION, Defendant-Appellant,
with LOS ANGELES TIMES, Intervenor-Appellee.
Woman dies when car crashes into DPS cruiser
Jun. 3, 2009
by Maria Polletta – Jun. 3, 2009
The Arizona Republic
A DUI suspect sitting in the back of a Department of Public Safety patrol car was killed when another car slammed into the vehicle, leaving the patrol car in flames on a Tucson highway early Wednesday morning.
Crown Victoria Fires
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Cruisers to be fitted with new safety panels
By Denise Dick
The Vindicator
Thursday, June 5, 2008
BOARDMAN Township police officers have another line of defense against injury during rear-end cruiser collisions.
The department bought 10 vehicular fire protection systems, called FIRE Panels, to install over the gas tanks of the Ford Crown Victoria cruisers. Each panel, a polymer shell containing a fire suppression powder, costs $495. The money is coming from the department’s Law Enforcement Trust Fund, cash seized during drug and other investigations.
SUV’s flaw might be fire’s cause
April 8, 2008 By Randy Ludlow
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH Peter Romans reported that the house fire that killed his wife and two children early Sunday started in his sport-utility vehicle parked under an attached carport.
Yesterday, the state fire marshal’s office confirmed that the origin of the fire had been traced to the carport, but investigators have not determined a cause.
NHTSA Consumer Advisory: Ford Cruise Control Switch Fires
Consumer Advisory: NHTSA Warns Ford, Lincoln and Mercury Owners of Fire Hazards Involving Faulty Cruise Control Switches in Recalled Vehicles That Have Not Been RepairedOwners of Recalled Vehicles are Urged to Bring Vehicles to Dealers Immediately to Disconnect Faulty Switches