Latest Auto Headlines
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Louisiana Car Maintenance Operator Cited for Waiting to Report Stabbing
Aug 15 2022 // Federal safety inspectors have cited the operator of several Baton Rouge-area car wash, oil change, fueling and convenience store locations after a workplace violence investigation into the stabbing of an assistant manager...
Alleged Head of California Auto Insurance Fraud Crew Arraigned on 39 Felony Counts
Aug 15 2022 // Branden Heywood, 30, of Chino, California was arraigned on 39 felony counts of insurance fraud after an investigation found he allegedly acted as the leader of a “paper collision” ring to collect more than...
Auto Claimants Waiting Longer for Collision Repairs
Aug 15 2022 // Auto claimants are waiting longer for collision repairs — 4.5 days longer this spring compared to the same period last year, according to a report released by Enterprise Rent-a-Car. Enterprise extrapolated repair...
Jury Acquits Truck Driver in 2019 New Hampshire Crash That Killed 7 Motorcyclists
Aug 11 2022 // A jury on Tuesday acquitted a commercial truck driver of causing the deaths of seven motorcyclists in a horrific head-on collision in northern New Hampshire that exposed fatal flaws in the processing of license revocations...
U.S. Agency Probes Tesla Crashes That Killed 2 Motorcyclists
Aug 8 2022 // Two crashes involving Teslas apparently running on Autopilot are drawing scrutiny from federal regulators and point to a potential new hazard on U.S. freeways: The partially automated vehicles may not stop for...
State Farm Alleges $2.6M Auto Insurance Fraud by New Jersey Chiropractors, Doctors
Aug 5 2022 // Insurer State Farm is fighting what it says is a fraudulent medical scheme that has been exploiting New Jersey’s personal injury protection (PIP) benefits law since 2014. The insurer is seeking to recover $2.6...
Japan Truck Manufacturer Hino Admits It Faked Emissions Data for 20 Years
Aug 5 2022 // TOKYO (AP) – Hino Motors, a truck maker that’s part of the Toyota group, systematically falsified emissions data dating back as far as 2003, according to the results of an investigation released Tuesday. President...
New Hampshire Motorcycle Crash Trial Hears Drugs, Alcohol Testimony
Aug 3 2022 // A substance made when the body breaks down heroin was present a truck driver’s blood just hours after he was involved in a 2019 crash that killed seven motorcyclists, a forensic toxicologist testified this week. The...
Truck Driver Reaches Agreement in Maine Fatal Accident Caused by Dislodged Tire
Aug 3 2022 // A truck driver is expected to accept responsibility for causing the death of a state police detective who was struck by a dislodged tire as he was assisting a driver alongside Interstate 95. Scott Willett, 55, of Patten,...
2 Bodies Found Inside Vehicle in Path of Big California Wildfire
Aug 2 2022 // Authorities said two bodies were found inside a burned vehicle in the path of a raging Northern California wildfire that is one of several major blazes burning across the U.S. West amid hot, dry, gusty conditions. The...
Kids More Likely to Be Hospitalized From Off-Road Motorcycles Than Quad-Bikes: Study
Aug 1 2022 // Motorcycles cause a far higher rate of injuries among children than quad bikes do, a study from UNSW Sydney and NeuRA has found, but quad bikes account for more serious individual injuries. In a retrospective population...
Do Truck Drivers Need CGL Coverage?
Aug 1 2022 // During my 17-year stint at the Big “I” national association, I received tens of thousands of coverage questions from member agents. One of the most common questions was whether someone needed [insert type of...
Washington Auto Repair Owner Caught 2nd Time in Workers’ Comp Scam
Jul 29 2022 // A Kennewick, Washington, business owner pleaded guilty to a felony for failing to provide workers’ compensation insurance for his employees for the second time. Benton-Franklin Superior Court Judge Norma Rodriguez...
Lemonade Closes Deal for Auto Insurer Metromile
Jul 28 2022 // Digital insurer Lemonade said it has closed of the acquisition of pay-per-mile car insurance provider Metromile in an all-stock transaction. Metromile shareholders received 7.3 million Lemonade shares, while Lemonade...
Maryland Man Died When Hit in Road After Lyft Driver Ordered Him Out of Car: Police
Jul 28 2022 // A Maryland man has died after police say his Lyft driver ordered him out of the car in the middle of a Delaware highway. Delaware State Police say the crash occurred Sunday around 2 a.m. A group of six friends ordered a...
Trial Begins for Truck Driver Charged in New Hampshire Crash That Killed 7 Motorcyclists
Jul 27 2022 // The trial for a commercial truck driver charged with causing the deaths in 2019 of seven members of a Marine motorcycle club will open Tuesday, more than three years after the crash in northern New Hampshire. Jurors...
Slump in Auto Sales Leads to Outlook Downgrade for Discovery Insurance in Carolina
Jul 27 2022 // AM Best financial rating service announced it has downgraded the outlook for North Carolina-based Discovery Insurance Co., from stable to negative after a decline in the non-standard auto insurer’s earnings and...
Pennsylvania’s Auto Insurance ‘Regular Use’ Exclusion Faces State High Court Scrutiny
Jul 27 2022 // The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has agreed to consider a case that could limit application of the “regular use exclusion” in auto insurance policies. The state’s high court has agreed to review a Superior...
Woman Pleads Guilty in Louisiana Staged Auto Collision Scheme
Jul 27 2022 // United States Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that Stacie Wheaton, age 51, of Fairburn, Georgia, pled guilty on July 21, 2022 to count one (1) of her indictment, charging Conspiracy to Commit Mail Fraud in violation of...
Auto Claimants Waiting Longer for Collision Repairs
Jul 26 2022 // Auto claimants are waiting longer for collision repairs — 4.5 days longer this spring compared to the same period last year, according to a report released Friday by Enterprise Rent-a-Car. Enterprise extrapolated repair...
