Latest Personal Auto Headlines
All the headlines from our Personal Auto Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Subaru Recalls 271,000 U.S. Vehicles, Urges Drivers to Park Outside
Dec 13 2022 // Subaru on Tuesday said it was recalling 271,000 2019 through 2022 model year Ascent sport utility vehicles due to increased fire risk and urged owners to park their vehicles outside until repairs are completed. The...
Georgia City Mayor and Wife Killed in DUI Crash; Other Driver Charged
Dec 13 2022 // A weekend highway crash killed the longtime mayor of a northwest Georgia city and the mayor’s wife, officials said Sunday. Albert and Camilla Pallone died Saturday afternoon when a the driver of pickup truck lost...
Washington Driver Gets $553 Ticket for Driving With Snow on Windshield
Dec 7 2022 // A Washington State Patrol trooper issued a $533 ticket to a driver Sunday after the person drove more than 5 miles with their vehicle and windshield almost completely covered in snow. Trooper Heather Weatherwax said the...
Fraudulent Funds Transfer, Ransomware Are Main Drivers of Cyber Loss: Corvus
Dec 7 2022 // According to new data from Corvus Insurance, fraudulent funds transfer (FFT) continues to generate substantial losses for organizations. FFT comprised 36% of of the company’s cyber claims – an all-time high –...
Massachusetts High Court to Weigh Fate of 27,000 Drunk Driving Cases
Dec 6 2022 // On Wednesday, December 7, the Massachusetts high court is scheduled to begin considering a case that could result in the tossing of as many as 27,000 drunk driving cases. The case before the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial...
Lawyer Calls Fatal Car Crash Into Apple Store ‘100% Preventable’ in Announcing Suit
Nov 30 2022 // The recent crash into an Apple storefront in Massachusetts that killed one person and injured 19 was “100% preventable,” according to the attorney for two of those injured in the accident. Boston attorney...
South Carolina Court: Driver Can Stack Uninsured Motorist Coverage
Nov 21 2022 // A woman who was injured in a crash while driving a rental car provided by an auto insurer may collect uninsured motorist benefits from more than one policy, the South Carolina Supreme Court ruled. In a 3-2 decision, the...
Truck Driver Charged After Indiana Crash Injures Hockey Players
Nov 16 2022 // WARSAW, Ind. (AP) – A New York truck driver faces more than two dozen felony charges following a weekend collision in northern Indiana between his semitrailer and a Chicago youth hockey team’s bus that injured 16...
Simulator Helps Iowa Town Prepare Snow Plow Drivers for Winter
Nov 8 2022 // DUBUQUE, Iowa (AP) – As City of Dubuque driver Jordan Lamey took the wheel of a virtual truck and shifted into gear Tuesday, the plow at the front lowered and started pushing snow from the road. Up ahead, a building was...
Bad Driving, Inflation Among Factors Pushing Increase In Auto Loss Ratios
Nov 7 2022 // U.S. auto insurers are coping with the largest direct loss ratio in 20 years because of factors that include historic inflation, a deterioration in driving behavior and sky-high jury awards, the American Property and...
White Officer Must Pay $4.4M in Fatal Shooting of Black Driver in Ohio
Nov 3 2022 // EUCLID, Ohio (AP) – A white police officer who fatally shot a Black driver during a struggle inside a car in 2017 must pay his family $4.4 million. An Ohio jury made the award Tuesday, finding that Euclid officer Matthew...
Driver Can Stack Uninsured Motorist Coverage, South Carolina High Court Says
Nov 3 2022 // A woman who was injured in a crash while driving a rental car provided by an auto insurer may collect uninsured motorist benefits from more than one policy, the South Carolina Supreme Court ruled Wednesday. In a 3-2...
Tesla Faces U.S. Criminal Probe Over Self-Driving Claims
Oct 27 2022 // Tesla Inc. is under criminal investigation in the United States over claims that the company’s electric vehicles can drive themselves, three people familiar with the matter said. The U.S. Department of Justice...
Bad Driving, Inflation Among Factors Pushing Increase in Auto Loss Ratios
Oct 27 2022 // US auto insurers are coping with the largest direct loss ratio in 20 years because of factors that include historic inflation, a deterioration in driving behavior and sky-high jury awards, the American Property and...
Texas Uber Drivers Victimized by Data Breach Receive $4.2M
Oct 26 2022 // Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced that his office has completed its distribution of $4.2 million in redress payments to approximately 42,000 Texans whose personal information was compromised in a 2016 data breach...
Full Self-Driving Won’t Be Approved For Teslas This Year: Musk
Oct 24 2022 // Tesla Inc.’s advanced driver assistant software won’t gain regulatory approval in 2022, CEO Elon Musk said in remarks last week, which indicate the company is not yet able to satisfy authorities that its cars...
7 Steps to Combat the Rising Threat of CPC Theft for drivers and fleet carriers
Oct 24 2022 // This post is part of a series sponsored by IAT Insurance Group. Recently, 24 commercial trucks were rendered useless at an auction house in Pennsylvania when the Common Powertrain Controller (CPC) modules were stolen from...
Washington Selects Operator for Rideshare Driver Resource Center
Oct 24 2022 // The Washington State Department of Labor & Industries announced an agreement with the Drivers Union to create a Drivers Resource Center. The center will support drivers who provide ride services for passengers through...
Lawsuit Filed Against Wisconsin State Senator in Fatal Car Crash
Oct 19 2022 // MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The father of a 5-year-old girl who died in a car crash involving Democratic Senate Minority Leader Janet Bewley has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the lawmaker. The lawsuit was filed Friday...
Many Americans Apprehensive About Self-Driving Cars: Study
Oct 17 2022 // The majority of Americans (76%) say they would feel less safe driving or riding in cars with self-driving features. Similarly, 73% of people would feel less safe knowing others on the road are traveling in cars with...
