Two women were riding in a motor vehicle in Brooklyn when a New York City Transit Authority bus disregarded a red light and collided into their car.

At trial, a jury found the NYCTA liable and awarded one woman $7.25 million and the other $250,000.

NYC Transit plans to appeal the verdict.

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Toyota Motor Corp. officials are under fire with questions from Congress during Senate hearings on the company’s worldwide recall of 8,500,000 vehicles. The hearings are underway on Tuesday, March 2, 2010.

Toyota has attributed the problems to gas pedals that can get covered by floor mats. The gas pedals also stick due to design flaws. Safety experts have said the problem may be with the electronics inside the Toyota vehicles.

An estimated 52 deaths since 2000 have been linked to the sudden acceleration problem.  Toyota is also fixing 1.6 million cars due to oil hoses with leaks.

A large numbers of death [...]

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A 17 yr old employee at Dunkin Donuts in Smithtown, Long Island took out the garbage this past Sunday night and was caused to fall into an uncovered sewage pit. He died as a result. Amiri Zeqiri, 17, slipped into an open cesspool behind the Long Island store, about 40 miles from NYC.  It was the custom and practice of the store to keep a manhole cover over the pit or cesspool, an opening in the ground where sewage and waste drains from sinks and toilets.

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