{"id":86,"date":"2011-01-31T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2011-01-31T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/seidmanlaw-net.lawblogger.net\/blog\/after-mechanic-shop-visit-check-your-cars-hood-latch\/"},"modified":"2022-06-29T17:11:17","modified_gmt":"2022-06-29T22:11:17","slug":"after-mechanic-shop-visit-check-your-cars-hood-latch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.seidmanlaw.net\/blog\/after-mechanic-shop-visit-check-your-cars-hood-latch\/","title":{"rendered":"After Mechanic Shop Visit, Check your Car\u2019s Hood Latch!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"item-meta h3\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.seidmanlaw.net\/category\/firm-news\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Firm News<\/a> | January 31, 2011<\/p>\n<p>A recently published letter in the Chicago Sun-Times described the terrifying experience of a local commuter. The Chicago-Area driver recently had her car&#8217;s muffler inspected after the exhaust system started getting noisy. Since the repair estimates were substantial, the motorist decided to leave the shop with an estimate and think about it.<\/p>\n<p>The next day, the woman was driving to work on I-90 when her car&#8217;s hood suddenly flew up, smashing her windshield and blinding her vision! The driver coolly &#8211; but not calmly &#8211; got her car across three lanes of traffic and avoided a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.seidmanlaw.net\/auto-accidents\/highway-accidents\/\"><strong>highway accident<\/strong><\/a> by pulling safely onto the shoulder. An Illinois State Police Trooper showed up and asked her if she had recently had the car in the shop. Unsurprised by her response, he wrote up a police report for her.<\/p>\n<div class=\"read_more_link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.seidmanlaw.net\/blog\/after-mechanic-shop-visit-check-your-cars-hood-latch\/\"  title=\"Continue Reading After Mechanic Shop Visit, Check your Car\u2019s Hood Latch!\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading \u203a<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Firm News | January 31, 2011 A recently published letter in the Chicago Sun-Times described the terrifying experience of a local commuter. The Chicago-Area driver recently had her car&#8217;s muffler inspected after the exhaust system started getting noisy. 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