Phoenix Police Sued Ford Motor For Negligence. It wasn't about the money when Phoenix police Detective Jason Schechterle sued Ford Motor Co. for negligence after he was horribly burned in an on-duty crash. His lawsuit and others like it effectively made the nation's most popular police cruiser safer for officers across the … [Read more...]
Officer Burned In Crown Vic
Suit Blames Ford For Crown Victoria Defect
A Group Filed A Lawsuit Claimed That Ford Failed To Fix Crown Victoria. A police group has filed a lawsuit claiming that Ford failed to fix a defect that can cause its Crown Victoria police cruisers to erupt in flames when hit from behind. The National Association of Police Organizations Inc., which represents more than 1,000 … [Read more...]
Debate Over Crown Victoria’s Role In Officers’ Deaths
Police Officers Burned To Death In A Fiery Crown Victoria. Three Arizona police officers have burned to death in the past three years. Another, Phoenix police Officer Jason Schechterle, lived through the fire but was horribly disfigured and faces years of surgeries and facial reconstruction. Four officers, four explosions. One … [Read more...]
Safety Groups Blast Ford Plan
Safety Groups Demanding Crown Victoria To Be Recalled. An agreement between Ford Motor Co. and Arizona's attorney general to investigate the safety of Ford Crown Victoria police cars is "woefully inadequate" and "highly diversionary," safety groups said Tuesday, demanding the cars be recalled. The location of the Crown Victoria's … [Read more...]
Gov’t Probes Crown Victoria Cruisers
Officers Have Been Killed After Their Ford Crown Victoria Cruisers Burst Into Flames. At least 10 law enforcement officers have been killed over the past two decades after their Ford Crown Victoria police cruisers were hit from behind and burst into flames, and the government is investigating whether a defect could be to … [Read more...]
