- Michael Myers | October 29, 2007 8:20 AM |
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Automobile AccidentsOn Thursday morning a woman driving an Aerostar Van attempted to cross Highway 12 near Salkum, made an improper turn and was hit by a log truck.The driver of the Aerostar Van, Cristen L. Boling, 28, suffered head and internal injuries as a result of the collision. She remains in serious condition at Harborview Medical Center.The truck driver, Robert Kiser, 37, did not suffer serious injuries as...
- Michael Myers | October 26, 2007 12:52 PM |
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Automobile AccidentsA 15-year old girl was hit Friday morning by a pickup truck while crossing the street at a marked crosswalk. The driver who hit the student fled the scene of the accident; police continue to search for the driver. The Stadium High School student was transported to the hospital with a broken leg. The injured pedestrian should be entitled to UIM coverage under her parents' insurance policy. ...
- Michael Myers | October 26, 2007 9:36 AM |
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Automobile AccidentsEarly Sunday morning a driver suspected to be under the influence of drugs or alcohol caused an accident on Interstate 5 in Seattle that injured three people.The driver, behind the wheel of a 1992 Honda Prelude, hit the guardrail, spun out and then returned to the northbound lanes where another car hit the Prelude at a right angle. The three injured persons were transported to Harboview Medical...
- Michael Myers | October 23, 2007 8:00 AM |
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Automobile AccidentsOn Friday a minivan carrying five children was sideswiped by an oncoming car, causing the van to run into a pole and resulting in serious injuries for one of the young passengers. According to police, a woman headed westbound on Highway 530 lost control of her vehicle and crossed into the oncoming lane. The swerving car narrowly missed hitting a truck and another car before hitting the van. As...
- Michael Myers | October 22, 2007 9:57 AM |
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Workplace InjuriesA 21-year old man from Bellevue was hit and killed by a dump truck Friday. The Bellevue man was attempting to cross Northeast 36th Street at the same time that the dump truck was turning onto Northeast 36th Street. At this time the police do not believe that the driver was at fault in this accident. With all the construction going on around Seattle injuries to both construction workers and even...
- Chelsea Gilbert | October 18, 2007 8:00 AM |
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Automobile AccidentsOn Friday afternoon an RV hit a tree off Sumas-Kendall Road and injured three people. According to the Washington State Patrol, the RV was being driven by a 50-year old man. Just before 4 p.m. the RV veered off the roadway, down an embankment and collided with a tree. The cause of the collision remains under investigation. A portable refrigerator was thrown from the RV during the collision and...
- Michael Myers | October 17, 2007 10:45 AM |
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Automobile AccidentsThe mother of the Eric Hillstrom, 18, who was seriously injured in a collision, caused by a drunk driver speeding down Interstate 5 in the wrong direction, said Friday, " [The accident] was 100 percent preventable."Cerrissa Christensen, the woman who caused the crash that left a woman (Hillstrom's girlfriend) dead and Hillstrom seriously injured, should never have been allowed on the road in the...
- Michael Myers | October 15, 2007 1:56 PM |
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Automobile AccidentsAccording to police, the driver who smashed into the back of 2005 Toyota Solara on Interstate 405 in Bothell, causing a four-vehicle accident, had empty liquor bottles and "large amounts" of beer inside of his truck. The driver also admitted to police at the scene that he had been drinking alcohol. Driving a 1997 Dodge pickup, the intoxicated man failure to slow with the flow of traffic and...
- Michael Myers | October 12, 2007 12:40 PM |
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MiscellaneousStop. Don't do it. I know it may be tempting, but if you have been injured while aboard a cruise don't write to the cruise line asking for free cruise vouchers. And don't accept vouchers for discounted or free cruises, drinks, photographs or souvenirs that cruise ships will sometimes offer you up-front as compensation for your injuries. Accepting these vouchers may waive your right to file...
- Michael Myers | October 11, 2007 12:02 PM |
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MiscellaneousMost of the time injured soldiers and families of soldiers who die during military service can't file suit. A rule of law called the Feres Doctrine prevents injured soldiers and their families from suing the military. The doctrine comes from the U.S. Supreme Court case Feres v. United States, in which servicemen who picked up highly radioactive weapons fragments from a crashed airplane were...
- Michael Myers | October 11, 2007 9:42 AM |
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Automobile AccidentsMost people assume that if they are ever in a car accident and their vehicle is totaled, they will receive its fair market value. However, car owners who deal with State Farm Auto Insurance and other carriers may not necessarily receive what their vehicle's really worth. Some car owners are now investigating the possibility of a lawsuit against State Farm and other carriers based on their unfair...
- Michael Myers | October 10, 2007 8:00 AM |
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Automobile AccidentsOne young man died and two more were injured in a truck accident near Lynnwood early Sunday morning. Andrew R. Stahley, 22, died. Joshua Kevin Parker, 20, was treated at a nearby hospital and released. Johnny Lee Miler, 27, was transported to Harborview Medical Center. According to the State Patrol, the truck left the roadway, hit the guardrail and flipped over. Two of the men, including...
- Michael Myers | October 08, 2007 8:25 AM |
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MiscellaneousIn previous posts we've written about the challenges with our private insurance system and inadequate coverage. Drivers in Washington only have to carry $25,000 in liability coverage. That just isn't enough (and why you should carry as much UIM insurance as you can afford). As a result, there are lots of accidents where there isn't enough insurance to compensate the injured person. When that...
- Michael Myers | October 04, 2007 3:24 PM |
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MiscellaneousIn what was a front-page story, Tanya Rider was rescued after spending more than a week trapped inside her wrecked car that had fallen down a ravine off Highway 169. Despite this unexpected happy ending, Tanya Rider's husband, Tom Rider, has expressed his anger and frustration at the King County Sheriff's Office for not conducting a more extensive search for his wife. Rider, 39, said that he...
- Chelsea Gilbert | October 03, 2007 1:32 PM |
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Automobile AccidentsThe recent fatality of 19-year-old bicyclist, Bryce Lewis, was clearly on the minds of those participating in Seattle's monthly gathering of cyclists' at Westlake Center, called Critical Mass.Critical Mass happens on the last Friday of every month and is an unstructured event that is a sort of peaceful protest. The event promotes the benefits of commuting on a bicycle, rather than in a car, and...
- Michael Myers | October 01, 2007 2:57 PM |
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Automobile AccidentsTwo young servicemen were involved in a fatal car crash in the early hours of the morning on September 29th. The passenger in the car, a 20-year old sailor who had severed on the Bremerton-based USS John C. Stennis, died after the car he was riding in hit a utility pole and two large trees. The driver, a 19-year old male who was assigned to the same aircraft carrier, was transported to...
- Michael Myers | October 01, 2007 8:00 AM |
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MiscellaneousIn April cruise lines adopted a new method of reporting crimes that happen at sea in an effort to establish a more definitive and standardized picture of crimes that happen at sea. Since April, cruise lines have reported 207 incidents to the FBI. Of those, 72 were considered to be potentially serious crimes by the FBI. 18 investigations were opened, 13 of those for rape. Cruise lines like...