Jon Hammar Released After Five Months in Mexican Prison

Florida resident Jon Hammar is an ex-marine veteran having served in Iraq and Afghanistan. He and a friend decided to take a motor trip through Mexico to Costo Rica for a hunting and surfing vacation. When Hammar was exiting the U.S., he asked about transporting his great-grandfather's shotgun. U.S. Customs provided paperwork for him to fill out. When Hammar crossed the border, he went into Mexican customs with the paperwork and declared his shotgun. Both men were immediately arrested.     read more

Deadline for Backup Cameras Mandate Looks To Get Another Extension by Department of Transportation

Judy Neiman is making an anguished plea to the White House and National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) to cease the stall tactics surrounding the implementing of required backup cameras in passenger vehicles, a measure that could have saved her daughter's life last December. Neiman was driving a 2006 Cadillac Escalade without installed cameras. This feature was not available as an option. The Escalade did have a rear parking assist system which was to set off alarm and lights when the sensor detected objects or people within five feet. Neiman killed her nine-year-old daughter when she ran over her while backing up.         read more