A 39-year-old woman died in a Ford Explorer rollover accident Friday on the Interstate 5 in the Willows area of Northern California, according to a news article in the Oroville Mercury Register. The woman, identified as Rhonda Johnson, was driving back home with her two sons – ages 4 and 10…
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Ford Excursion Rollover Fatal to Orange County Passenger
A 21-year-old man died in the early morning of July 1st, 2007 after the sport utility vehicle in which he was a passenger, flipped over on the freeway, according to an article in The Orange County Register. Cesar Sanchez was reportedly ejected from the Ford Excursion after the SUV rolled…
Chevy Blazer Rollover Accident Causes Multiple Children Fatalities
A ripped tire tread caused a rollover and fiery collision on Route 152 in Fresno Sunday evening, killing two children and injuring two adults, according to a news article in the Madera Tribune. California Highway Patrol officials said that a 2000 Chevrolet Blazer was traveling west on the highway when…
Chevy Suburban Rollover Lawsuit
There is a lawsuit that’s going through the Riverside county court system, which could change the way auto makers look at safety options in their vehicles – and that wouldn’t necessarily be a bad thing for consumers. Here’s why. According to an article in the Los Angeles Times, this lawsuit,…
Fatal SUV Accident Leads to Another Lawsuit Against Ford
The family of a Tongan Prince killed on Highway 101 in Menlo Park last year has filed a lawsuit against Ford Motor Company. The family is alleging that the Explorer sport utility vehicle they were riding in was unsafe and that the auto maker marketed it as a safe vehicle…
Rollover / Roof Crush Case Awarded $10.4 Million by Jury
A six-person jury in Palm Beach, Florida, deliberated for nearly 11 hours over three days, before finding that Ford Motor Co. should pay $10.4 million after the woman became paralyzed as a result of a defective seat in her Ford Explorer, according to an article in the Palm Beach Post.…
Ford Rollover Case with 55 Million Dollar Award Gets Reviewed
In a move yet again to restrain large verdicts that punish companies, the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday set aside a San Diego jury’s $55 Million award against Ford Motor Co. for a rollover accident involving its popular Explorer sport utility vehicle, according to an article in the Los Angeles…