law crime
Pilot Sentenced for Skydiver’s Decapitation by Giga Gears
A French pilot was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter after he decapitated a skydiver who had just jumped out of his plane with a wing, according to The BBC. The Montauban criminal court gave the pilot a one year suspended prison sentence for the July 2018 accidental beheading of 40-year-old Nicolas Glay.
Judge Rules Tesla Knew About Autopilot Defect in Deadly 2019 Crash
While using the driver assist system marketed as “Autopilot” in his red Tesla Model 3 on a dark 2019 morning in Delray Beach, Fla., Jeremy Banner took his hands off the wheel and trusted the system to drive for him. It had been pitched to him as a system that could do just that. But the system’s sensors missed a…
“Resident of ‘The Villages’ Hits Car Show Staff After Being Denied Entry | Giga Gears”
A Florida man has been arrested and charged with aggravated battery after allegedly driving his car into staff at The Villages Cruise In car show in Florida on purpose over the weekend.
Driver in Fatal Car Crash Sues Victims’ Family for Defamation | Giga Gears
King Vanga killed Pam and Joe Juarez in a 2021 car crash when he was a student at Stanford. He is now suing his victims’ family members for defamation after they emailed the university to make sure administrators knew what he had done. Vanga claims they defamed him by mentioning the DUI he was charged with, as well as…
Toyota Fined $60M for Deceptive Sales Tactics | Giga Gears
Toyota’s in-house financing unit is being hit with $60 million in fines and restitution in an effort to settle charges from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau that it illegally prevented borrowers from canceling product bundles – resulting in higher monthly car loan payments. Toyota Motor Credit will have to pay…