BRIEFLY.
Byline: The Register-Guard METRO Delta Highway crash kills man, 46, of Springfield A Springfield man died early Monday in a three-vehicle collision on Delta Highway that shut down traffic for several hours. It happened just after 5:30 a.m. when police said...

Sunrise medical. (Mobility: Special Advertising Section).
The single most effective way to minimize injuries and reduce injury severities in an automobile collision is to provide effective occupant restraint that keeps the occupant in the vehicle and reduces the probability and severity of occupant contacts within the vehicle. For the able bodied, effective restraint in frontal...

Earthquake airbags, new devices to save lives in earthquakes, tornados and similar disasters resulting from building crashes.
Abstract: Earthquake Airbag (EA) is a new terminology being introduced for the earthquake literature of the world. According to literature surveys, this terminology has not been used previously. Based on many scientific reports, fatality rates are lower in vehicles equipped with airbags than unequipped ones. Accordingly, it was postulated...

Trigeminal nerve injury following accidental airbag deployment and assessment with quantitative sensory testing.
ABSTRACT: High velocity motor vehicle accidents are associated with an increase in mortality rates and a significant number of facial injuries. Accidental deployment of airbags and the associated release of hot gases can result in both thermal and mechanical injuries. The more commonly reported maxillofacial injuries include temporomandibular joint...

Speeding ahead with more auto claims data: Event Data Recorders promise a revolution in automobile collision claims handling.
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Summary * Within two years, Event Data Recorders will be used to shed light on nearly every accident on the road. * Data collected by the devices has held up in court. * Admissibility of EDR data varies from...

2009 Nissan Xterra and Frontier Feature New Equipment and Package Offerings.
TRAVEL AND LEISURE CLOSE-UP-9 June 2008-2009 Nissan Xterra and Frontier Feature New Equipment and Package Offerings(C)2008 - CloseUpMedia - newsdesk@closeupmedia.com Nissan North America this week revealed details of the 2009 Xterra sport utility vehicle and 2009 Frontier mid-size pickup, both of which receive numerous refinements for the...

Driver faces homicide charge; Passenger died week after crash.
Byline: Steven H. Foskett Jr. UXBRIDGE - The driver of a car involved in a crash that killed a 22-year-old woman last month was arraigned on one count of motor vehicle homicide yesterday in Uxbridge District Court. Michael Murch, 31, of 55 Mendon Road, has...

I-5 crash injures two when pickup jumps barrier into oncoming traffic.
Byline: Jack Moran The Register-Guard An out-of-control pickup truck jumped a concrete barrier and slammed head-on into a pair of oncoming vehicles Friday on Interstate 5 in Eugene, sending two people to the hospital and halting southbound traffic for an hour. The crash happened at...

REGIONAL DIGEST.
COLUMN: REGIONAL DIGEST Anti-Semitic graffiti found at skate park FITCHBURG - Mayor Dan H. Mylott passed along his dismay over anti-Semitic vandalism at the Ryan C. Joubert Skate Park. The graffiti, which featured green spray-painted swastikas, were discovered Monday and are being investigated...

Driver and girl, 9, are injured during police chase, crash; Fitchburg man allegedly tried to avoid traffic stop.
FITCHBURG - A man who allegedly drove from police down residential streets at more than 60 mph before crashing into an SUV was in stable condition yesterday at a Worcester hospital. A 9-year-old girl also suffered injuries in the crash. Duke C. Phinney, 45, of 13 Boutelle...