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Last year manufacturers filed for more than 650 safety recalls, affecting more than 17.8 million vehicles, child seats and vehicle equipment according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Furthermore, the NHTSA influenced the recall of more than 9 million vehicles and 60,000 items of vehicle equipment, including tires and child safety seats. According…

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has decided to require manufacturers of zolpidem, a popular sleeping pill, to reduced recommended doses for women by half amid concerns about lingering effects into the next day after they use the pill. The drug, sold under names like Ambien, Ambien CR, Edular and Zolpimist, may remain in…

A new Swedish study found that electronic billboards create a new distraction on the highways and may raise the risks of crashes. The study, published online by the journal Traffic Injury Prevention said that drivers tend to look longer at electronic billboards. The study took 41 drivers and had them drive an instrumented vehicle…

A recently released study of adult drivers in 19 states as well as the District of Columbia showed 4.2 percent of drivers fell asleep behind the wheel within the previous month. Researchers said those who reported sleeping less than six hours daily, those who snored and those who reported unintentionally falling asleep during the…

The year 2011 saw the most furniture tip-over deaths ever, according to a new report released by the Consumer Product Safety Commission. The report, issued Friday showed that 349 people, about 84 percent aged nine or younger, were killed between 2000 and 2011. In 2011, there were 41 recorded fatalities, which is the highest-ever…

A four-year-old was killed Tuesday morning when he was accidentally struck by a snow plow as his father plowed their driveway and he played nearby. According to news reports, 4-year-old Collin Fitzgerald of Star Township, Wis. in St. Croix County was playing in a snow fort his parents had built for him as his…

A new study published in the journal Pediatrics this week showed the number of injuries occurring in bounce houses are rising at an alarming rate. According to reports, more than 11,300 children aged 17 and younger were treated for bounce house-related injuries in 2010, which was double the number of injuries in 2008 and…

A 27-year-old hunter from Oliver, Wis. was accidentally shot by his hunting partner Monday evening and died while hunting deer. Officials said his 31-year-old hunting partner mistook him for a deer about 5 p.m. Monday, even though he was wearing an orange blazer. The accident occurred just off of Highway W, south of Oliver….

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A 21-year-old Verona woman was cited for drinking and driving after three crashes Oct. 26 in both Green and Dane Counties. A 35-year-old woman was driving with her infant when she was nearly hit head-on by Danielle S. Kraus on Highway J. Officials said the drunk driver was driving the wrong-way straight toward her,…