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• Pedestrian Traffic Deaths in U.S. Remain Higher Than Pre-Pandemic Levels: Report

  April 1, 2026

  Despite seeing a year-over-year decline, a new Governors Highway Safety Association report indicates more than 3,000 pedestrians were killed on U.S. roads in the first half of 2025, which remains higher than pre-pandemic levels.

• Adult Portable Bed Rail Deaths Result in CPSC Recall, Due To Risk of Entrapment and Suffocation

  March 27, 2026

  Federal safety officials are urging consumers to stop using more than 120,000 Vive Health bed rails sold on Amazon and elsewhere after at least two entrapment-related deaths prompted a nationwide recall.

• Wrong-Way Highway Crashes Resulted in Nearly 6,000 Deaths Over the Past Decade: AAA

  March 26, 2026

  A new report finds that fatal wrong-way crashes on U.S. highways have nearly doubled over the past decade, leading to nearly 6,000 deaths.

• Hit-and-Run Traffic Deaths Continue To Increase Annually: Report

  March 23, 2026

  A new report shows hit-and-run crashes are making up a growing share of traffic deaths, accounting for about 15% of incidents in 2023 despite a slight overall decline in fatalities.

• Frigidaire Gas Range Recall Issued Following Dozens of Burn Injury Reports: CPSC

  March 20, 2026

  Federal safety officials are urging consumers to stop using more than 150,000 recalled Frigidaire gas ranges due to a defect that can delay ignition of the bake burner, increasing the risk of burn injuries.

• Handy Solutions Heating Pad Recall Issued Over Neck and Shoulders Burn Injuries

  March 19, 2026

  Amid a series of heating pad lawsuits filed in recent months, federal safety officials are warning consumers to stop using certain Handy Solutions neck and shoulder heating devices due to fire and burn injury risks.