Vehicle Fires
Retired Police Cruisers Thriving in Appalachia Despite Safety Concerns
Aug. 04, 2003
ROGER ALFORD
Associated Press
SALYERSVILLE, Ky.
Who Pays the Bill? Appendix A
LITERATURE REVIEW OF BURN INCIDENCE AND TREATMENT
Before World War II, those who survived fires and other burn incidents with major injuries received virtually no care before reaching a hospital. If they reached the hospital alive, they would receive largely palliative care.
Who Pays the Bill?
INTRODUCTION
Motor vehicle injuries are a major public health problem. Vehicle crashes affect both the individual crash victims and society as a whole in numerous ways. The cost of medical care is borne by the individual through payments for uninsured expenses, by society through higher insurance premiums and through the diversion of medical resources away from other needs, such as disease control or medical research.
Ford Device Fails Crash Tests
It could worsen police car fuel leaks, officials say
July 16, 2003
BY JOCELYN PARKER
FREE PRESS BUSINESS WRITER
A device Ford Motor Co.
Limit Unsafe Police Cruisers
Poughkeepsie Journal
Tuesday, July 8, 2003
Across the country, police officers are still dying in Ford Crown Victorias. The New York State Police and local departments ought to avoid using these cars for non-emergency stops on high-speed highways. That’s the suggestion of the state troopers’ Police Benevolent Association, and it’s a reasonable one. It ought to be adopted by the state police, as well as municipal and county police.
Judge Allows Class Action Lawsuit over Fuel Tanks in Ford Police Cars
By ROBERT GOODRICH Post-Dispatch
06/25/2003
A ruling Wednesday by a St. Clair County judge clears the way for a class action trial on behalf of all Illinois law enforcement agencies that bought Ford Crown Victoria Police Interceptor cars back to the 1992 model.
Some police officers say the cars' gasoline tanks tend to rupture in crashes. Ford denies the accusation.
The suit was filed in August in circuit court in Belleville by lawyers for the cities of Centreville and Cairo, Ill. The lead plaintiffs now are Centreville and St. Clair County.
Crown Vic Faces Further Scrutiny
Attorneys general task force to probe Ford police interceptors over fire-related deaths
WASHINGTON — The nation’s attorneys general formed a task force Friday to investigate the safety of Ford’s Crown Victoria Police Interceptor. The bipartisan National Association of Attorneys General took the step at the group’s national meeting in Oklahoma City.
Union Acts to Protect Troopers from Car Fires
Albany — PBA president advises no highway stops except in emergencies
By JAMES M. ODATO, Times Union
June 13, 2003
The union for State Police troopers is advising its members not to stop on highways for non-emergencies — apparently including routine tickets.
In an unprecedented move, the State Troopers PBA President Daniel M. De Federicis is advising members to take steps to minimize the chances of accidents with their Ford Crown Victoria Police Interceptor vehicles, several of which have had fires after rear-end crashes.
Trooper Killed when Trapped in Burning Car after Crash
5/22/03
By LINDA MAN
The Kansas City Star