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• Tort Claim Forms—Traps for the Unwary

  Michael Myers | September 24, 2008 4:43 PM | 0 CommentsSeattle, WA

  When you're hurt by a government employee, you have to file what’s called a tort claim form before you can file suit. This rule applies to cities, counties, states or the federal government....

• Accident Leaves Seven Mile Backup on I-5 and Boy Seriously Injured

  Michael Myers | August 31, 2007 8:22 AM | 0 CommentsSeattle, WA

  Accidents seem to happen more frequently over the summer. Last weekend was no exception. A seven-vehicle crash on Interstate 5 just south of the King-Pierce county line Saturday morning left a 14-year-old boy seriously injured and closed all southbound lanes of the freeway for more than five hours.At its worst, traffic on southbound I-5 was backed up seven miles, nearly to Kent, said Lauren...

• 19 Year Old Killed in Motorcycle Accident

  Mark McLean | July 31, 2007 12:57 PM | 0 CommentsSeattle, WA

  19 year old Chantelle Still was killed in a motorcycle accident on I-405 in Kirkland recently. Ms. Still was a passenger on the motorcycle. The driver lost control of the motorcycle at a high speed in a construction zone. Both the driver and Ms. Still were thrown from the motorcycle.In situations like this accident, Washington's wrongful death statutes allow the victim's family to pursue a...

• Make Sure Your Child Attends a Licensed Day Care

  Michael Myers | March 06, 2007 12:39 PM | 0 CommentsSeattle, WA

  We've written before about abuse in nursing homes and other facilities for our parents and grandparents. But abuse can affect our children and grandchildren too. In Washington, persons caring for (1) children to whom they are nott related for (2) a fee must be licensed. Unfortunately unlicensed day-care facilities are operating across the State.If a day-care is unlicensed there are no stated...

• Elderly Driver Who Caused Collision Struggled With Confusion

  Michael Myers | January 16, 2006 10:09 AM | 0 CommentsSeattle, WA

  The 88-year old Everett man who caused a fatal head-on collision while driving the wrong way on Interstate 5 had struggled with bouts of confusion prior to the accident. In December, Walter Van Heukelem left his nursing home, drove against traffic and crashed into 27-year old Jeremiah Watkins. Mr. Van Heukelem and Mr. Watkins were both killed in the crash. Mr. Van Heukelem had been living at...

• Woman Injured In Hit-and-Run; State Patrol Seeks Info

  Chrissie Cole | October 27, 2009 10:25 AM | 0 CommentsSeattle, WA

  A Kent woman, 22, was seriously injured in a hit-and-run accident and now State Patrol is look for people that may have witnessed the accident. Officers responded to a car vs. pedestrian report...

• Car Drifting Across Four Lanes of Traffic Strikes and Kills Jogger

  Ryan Nute | December 17, 2007 12:03 PM | 0 CommentsSeattle, WA

  A jogger was hit and killed by a motorist Saturday while jogging down Duvall Avenue Northeast in Renton, Washington. The 37-year old jogger was traveling along the northbound lanes when a southbound car drifted across four lanes of traffic and hit the jogger from behind. The car then went down an embankment. The 34-year old driver sustained injuries. I take some personal interest in these...

• One Dead, One Injured in Southwest Washington Accident

  Mark McLean | August 21, 2007 1:32 PM | 0 CommentsSeattle, WA

  A pickup truck veered off the roadway, crashed into a tree and went up in flames on Highway 8 near McCleary on Saturday. The driver of the truck was killed and the passenger, Puyallup's Paul Orris, was airlifted to Harborview Medical Center in critical condition. Matthew A. Lingley, a 26-year-old Graham man, was driving a 1988 Ford flatbed truck eastbound on Highway 8 when the truck left the...

• License Suspended for Psychologist Accused of Voyeurism

  Mark McLean | July 24, 2007 1:13 PM | 0 CommentsSeattle, WA

  The Washington State Department of Health suspended Seattle Psychologist Stuart Greenberg's license to practice after allegations that he videotaped his patients and employees using the bathroom recently. State regulators suspended the license of veteran Seattle psychologist Stuart Greenberg on Thursday over accusations that he videotaped women using his office bathroom.Greenberg faces criminal...

• Bar Held Liable for Drunk Driving Accident

  Michael Myers | April 02, 2006 1:12 PM | 0 CommentsSeattle, WA

  In April 2000, a New York resident, her son, daughter and newborn were driving on LaBounty Drive in Bellingham when a van swerved into her lane and struck her car. The driver suffered a broken nose, broken knee and facial lacerations. Her 7-year-old son was paralyzed from the waist down. Her daughter suffered two broken wrists and facial lacerations. The 57-year-old driver of the van had...