- Mark McLean | June 29, 2007 4:27 PM |
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Automobile AccidentsA drunk driver was charged with vehicular homicide this week after he struck and killed a roadside construction worker with a blood-alcohol level of over twice the legal limit. The driver disregarded orange construction cones and struck two Department of Transportation workers, killing one and injuring the other. Under Washington law, violation of a criminal statute is strong evidence of...
- Mark McLean | June 29, 2007 9:48 AM |
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Automobile AccidentsA Kern County (California) Judge levied sanctions against U-Haul for "losing" evidence that one of its do-it-yourself moving trucks was defective and caused serious personal injuries to a customer. This is not the first time U-Haul has been sanctioned for similar behavior.The evidence had disappeared.A Kern County Superior Court judge declared in December that he would sanction U-Haul for...
- Mark McLean | June 29, 2007 9:35 AM |
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Automobile AccidentsAndy Warhol's "Green Car Crash (Green Burning Car I)" was recently auctioned for $71.7 million dollars. The painting depicts a fatal car crash in Seattle."Green Car Crash," painted in 1963, is part of a series of Warhol works that drew on photographs of fatal accidents. Silkscreened over a green background, the painting uses a news photograph of a grisly crash in Seattle.If a painting depicting...
- Mark McLean | June 29, 2007 9:19 AM |
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Motorcycle AccidentsA Bellingham man is fighting for his life in Harborview Medical Center after a motorcycle accident broke his neck in three places and caused serious lung injuries, leading to pneumonia.Accidents on the road, particularly with motorcycles, are often caused by a defective product in the vehicle itself. The Washington Products Liability Act provides for very consumer-friendly laws in these types...
- Mark McLean | June 26, 2007 9:57 AM |
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Mass Transit (Airline, Cruise Ship, Train, Bus)A 16 year-old "shining star" of the Sultan community was killed earlier this month when her car was struck by a passing train at a railroad crossing. Too many times, local firefighters have had to rescue friends and relatives from collisions on the railroad tracks that run through the Skykomish River valley, Snohomish County Fire District 5 Chief Merlin Halverson said.Krystinia was the...
- Michael Myers | June 25, 2007 11:39 AM |
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Automobile AccidentsConsultation with an attorney following any traumatic brain injuries it is important to remember reason. The first and most obvious is where there will inevitably be - legal action. Common examples where this is done is a motor vehicle accident.In addition to circumstances where there will be a legal action there are many other reasons why it is important to consult with an attorney after...
- Mark McLean | June 25, 2007 10:22 AM |
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Automobile AccidentsA hit-and-run driver caused a crash which closed Highway 2 in Snohomish last week. A victim of the crashed suffered serious personal injuries. Troopers are looking for a car whose driver they said caused a pickup truck to roll over, closing Highway 2 in both directions at about noon on Wednesday.The driver of a yellow car was tailgating other cars and weaving between lanes before the vehicle...
- Mark McLean | June 25, 2007 9:44 AM |
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Automobile AccidentsA 56 year old Bothell woman was killed when she was hit by an out-of-control truck just after getting off a bus in Kenmore. It was about 4 p.m. Tuesday when the out-of-control truck hit a nearby front-loader and then slammed into a group of pedestrians, killing Kathy Cook and injuring seven other people.Witness Brian Stambuk said he was behind the front-loader at the traffic light. When the...
- Mark McLean | June 25, 2007 9:32 AM |
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Automobile AccidentsA Lake Stevens teenager suffered serious personal injuries when she was struck by a dump truck on Highway 92 in Lake Stevens last week.The woman apparently was making a left turn onto 127th Drive NE when her car was struck broadside by a dump truck and trailer rig about 7:15 a.m., Washington State Patrol Sgt. Harlan Jackson said.The woman, who reportedly was alert and conscious at the scene, was...
- Mark McLean | June 25, 2007 9:20 AM |
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Workplace InjuriesA worker died after being crushed by a hydraulic lift in a Georgetown neighborhood recycling plant last week. Longtime SeaDruNar employee John Colombini, 46, died from head injuries he suffered when a hydraulic lift collapsed on his head, a spokesman for the King County Medical Examiner's Office said Wednesday.Colombini was repairing a lift attached to a truck cab used to haul waste containers...
- Mark McLean | June 25, 2007 9:07 AM |
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Automobile AccidentsTwo pedestrians suffered personal injuries when they were struck by a pickup truck in an accident along Alaskan Way on Seattle's Downtown Waterfront on Friday. A pickup truck struck two people walking across Alaskan Way on Seattle's waterfront Friday, police said. The two were taken to Harborview Medical Center.A witness told KIRO 7 Eyewitness News the two -- a man and a woman -- were crossing...
- Michael Myers | June 04, 2007 11:45 AM |
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Automobile AccidentsSpoliation of evidence is a legal term associated with the destruction of evidence. The destruction of evidence by a party to a lawsuit can result in significant consequences. For instance, if the defendant destroys evidence, the court can actually enter a default judgment against that defendant. If a plaintiff purposefully destroys evidence the suit he or she has filed can be dismissed.An...