News for September 4th, 2009

Ohio man’s death in atv rollover puzzles investigators

A 53-year old Ohio man was killed on Wednesday after he was apparently thrown from the Honda all-terrain vehicle he was driving near a soybean field. According to Ohio’s Chronicle-Telegram, accident investigators and the people who knew Dennis Ralich are both deeply saddened and baffled by the circumstances of his death. Ralich lived in Eaton Township, a community just Southwest of Cleveland, and was a 30-year employee of the Domestic Relations Court in Lorain County, Ohio.

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Texas jury clears Yamaha in Rhino rollover case

The jury that heard the first case against Yamaha and its popular Rhino, an all-terrain vehicle that consumer groups and safety advocates claim is highly unstable and deadly, ruled in the manufacturer’s favor last week. The case was brought to court by the parents of Forrest “Eddie” Ray, a 13-year-old boy who was killed in 2007 when the Rhino he was driving flipped.

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