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Brake failure
Quarryville, PA
Schools
School Bus T-Boned By Box Truck Running Red Light In Lancaster County Crash
A school bus was struck by a box truck that ran a red light, triggering multiple crashes and traffic delays in Lancaster County on Monday morning, May 4. The crash happened just before 6 a.m. at Penn Grant Road and Route 222 in West Lampeter Township, according to township police. A white box truck heading east on Penn Grant Road went through a red light and slammed into a school bus as it was making a left turn, resulting in a T-bone collision. No students were on the bus at the time, officials confirmed. The box truck driver was taken to a hospital with minor injuries and is expected to …
Manchester-Lakehurst, NJ
Police & Fire
Vehicle Engulfed In Flames After Crashing Into Snowbanks: Manchester PD
A vehicle caught fire after crashing into snowbanks in Manchester Township Thursday morning, Feb 5. At 8:05 a.m., officers responded to Courtney Lane and Renaissance Boulevard and found a vehicle was engulfed in flames, Manchester Township police said. The driver, a 49-year-old Toms River resident, said he experienced a complete brake failure as he approached the stop sign at Renaissance Drive and Renaissance Blvd., police said. He also observed smoke coming from the front of the vehicle, police said. In an effort to stop, the driver intentionally drove into a snow embankment and then turn…
Millbrook-Dover, NY
Police & Fire
Fatal Furniture Truck Crash: 1 Dead, 1 Injured After Brakes Fail In Union Vale
A New Jersey man was killed and another injured after a box truck loaded with furniture lost control on a steep hill and crashed into trees in the Hudson Valley, according to authorities. The crash happened around 2:55 p.m. on Thursday, May 29, on Wingdale Mountain Road near Clove Valley Road in the Dutchess County town of Union Vale, the Dutchess County Sheriff’s Office said on Friday, May 30. Investigators say a 2007 Freightliner box truck was traveling westbound when the driver, a 32-year-old Union County resident of Elizabeth, NJ, lost control while going down a steep hill. …
Wethersfield, CT
Police & Fire
Police Probe 'Suspicious' Circumstances After SUV Ends Up In Wethersfield Cove
Police in Connecticut have a lot of questions after a car ended up in a Hartford County cove on Thursday, Oct. 10. Police were called to Wethersfield Cove off of Main Street in Wethersfield around 7 p.m. after a 2004 Honda Pilot ended up in the drink. The three people inside were able to escape unharmed. Wethersfield Police have deemed the incident as "suspicious." The driver told officers that the car's brakes failed, and the SUV rolled into the water, where it sank. The Capital Region Dive Team helped pull the car from the water. The incident remains under …
New Carrollton, MD
Business
John Deere Recalling 150K+ Compact Utility Tractors For Faulty Brakes:
Cpsc
Nearly 150,000 John Deere vehicles that were sold nationwide are subject to a recall due to faulty brakes that can create a potential crash hazard, the US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is cautioning. This week, the company announced a massive recall involving multiple models of their "Compact Utility Tractors," which may have a front bell crank in the brake linkage that can fail, resulting in the tractor losing its ability to stop. The recall, impacting an estimated 147,900 tractors, was announced on Sept. 26. To date, there have been four reports of brakes fa…
Ridgefield Park-Hasbrouck Heights, NJ
News
Small Plane Taxis Into Teterboro Airport Building: FAA
A small plane experiencing possible brake failure taxied into a line service building at the main terminal of Teterboro Airport in New Jersey on Thursday night, Sept. 19, federal officials said. The FAA said that the Cessna Citation was carrying five people at the time of the 10 p.m. crash. A Port Authority PD spokesperson said no injuries were reported. The FAA and the National Transportation Safety Board will investigate. The NTSB is the lead agency in the investigation.
Ashburn, VA
News
Plane From Leesburg Crash Lands In Pennsylvania After Brakes Fail: Report
A pilot that took off from Leesburg was forced to make a controlled crash landing on Sunday, June 19, in Pennsylvania after her brakes failed, a report said. Caiolinn Ertel, 61, of Pittsburgh, was not injured in the crash, but she fears her Cessna 414 was totaled in the crash at Rostraver Airport, she told TribLive.com. Ertel's plane skidded off the runway at Rostraver Airport and crashed into a hill, the website reported. The pilot says she resorted to a controlled crash after she put the flaps up and stomped on the brakes to no avail. Click here for more from…
Briarcliff, NY
Business
Mercedes-Benz Issues Recall For Nearly 300K Vehicles Due To Problem With Brakes
Mercedes-Benz announced a recall of nearly 300,000 vehicles in the US due to concerns over an issue with the brakes that could cause them to fail and increase the risk of a crash. The German automaker announced the recall on Thursday, May 12, which includes certain ML, GL, and R-Class models that were produced between 2006 and 2012. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), the issue comes when moisture gets into a brake booster housing, which can cause corrosion, leading to a vacuum leak and decreasing brake performance. There have been no reported crashes…
Armonk, NY
Business
Massive $29.4M Recall Issued By Harley-Davidson Because Brakes May Not Work
Harley-Davidson is recalling more than 250,000 motorcycles that could cost the company upwards of $30 million after discovering a deficiency in its brakes that could cause them to fail. The voluntary recall includes more than two dozen bike models that were produced between 2008 and 2011 with anti-lock brakes. The international recall includes 251,000 motorcycles, with an estimated 175,000 of those sold domestically. It is expected to cost Harley-Davidson at least $29.4 million. The recall notice says that "deposits may form on components within the brake system if the DOT 4 brake flui…
