Automobile Accidents

• Traffic Citations and Civil Liability--Strangers in the Night

  Michael Myers | October 05, 2008 5:06 PM | 0 CommentsSeattle, WA

  A lot of people involved in accidents believe that the issuance of a ticket is determinative in terms of liability. For better or worse, it isn’t. In fact, in Washington a traffic citation...

• Allstate Will Not Settle Low Impact Cases for Fair Market Value

  Michael Myers | September 20, 2008 1:39 PM | 1 CommentSeattle, WA

  We represented a smart, articulate accountant earlier this year.  She was involved in a low-impact accident. Allstate insured the at-fault driver.  It offered the accountant less than $1,500 despite...

• Accidents on the Way to and Back from the Mountain

  Michael Myers | February 11, 2008 10:19 AM | 0 CommentsSeattle, WA

  Ski and snowboard accidents are a frequent focus of this blawg. However, even more frequent than skiing or snowboarding accidents meriting legal attention are accidents that happen on the way to and from the mountain.On the way to Crystal mountain last weekend we saw a truck on it's side in the middle of the road and another upside down in the ditch. Last night on the way to Whistler we saw a...

• Passengers Injured in Wrong-Way Crash on I-5 in Arlington

  Ryan Nute | February 01, 2008 8:15 AM | 0 CommentsSeattle, WA

  A man driving south in the Northbound lanes of I-5 was killed when he collided head-on with another vehicle at freeway speed. The wrong-way driver, Jason French, 33, died at the scene. Two Sedro-Woolley women were in the car French collided with. They both suffered serious injuries and were transported to the hospital. The accident is under investigation. One of the subjects of the investigation...

• Bus Carrying Special Olympians Crashes on Icy Highway

  Michael Myers | January 28, 2008 11:26 AM | 0 CommentsSeattle, WA

  It's easy (if not easy, at least straightforward) to show a jury how an accident's affected the life of a dad who works at Boeing, or a mom who drives her kids to soccer or a teenager who's about to graduate from high school. That's because most jurors can related to plaintiffs from these demographical groups. But it's more difficult to show a jury what an injured person is different than most...

• Recent Article Highlights Bicycle Safety Concerns

  Ryan Nute | January 07, 2008 11:36 AM | 0 CommentsSeattle, WA

  A recent article from King 5 notes that Seattle is considered one of the safest cities in the United State for cyclists. However, it is important to remember - as a cyclist or as a driver - that city roads still pose real dangers to those traveling on two wheels. Since 2001 1,800 cyclists have been injured and 6 cyclists have been killed on Seattle streets. That's about one accident every...

• New Year's Eve Crash in Seattle

  Ryan Nute | January 04, 2008 8:00 AM | 0 CommentsSeattle, WA

  On New Years Eve a car jumped a curb on Alakan Way, near Pier 30, went through a fence, across a parking lot and slammed into a cement barrier. The driver and passenger in the car were trapped for several hours inside their demolished car. Once firefighters arrived on the scene of car crash it took some time for them to be able to free the male driver and the female passenger. Both were taken...

• One Killed, Four Injured in Stevens Pass Ski Trip

  Ryan Nute | January 03, 2008 11:25 AM | 0 CommentsSeattle, WA

  Three teenagers, two boys and a girl, were returning from a ski trip to Stevens Pass when their vehicle crossed the centerline and hit a pickup truck head-on. One of the boys, 17, was killed. Four others were injured in the car accident, including both people in the pick-up truck. Police are not sure why the vehicle crossed the centerline. They do not believe alcohol, drugs or speed was a...

• Injured Pedestrians' Claims Not Reduced by Dark Clothing, Time of Day

  Michael Myers | December 20, 2007 8:20 AM | 0 CommentsSeattle, WA

  On November 27th, a Seattle woman in her 50's was hit while crossing at a crosswalk at the intersection of Aurora Avenue North and North 90th Street. The accident occurred at approximately 9:30 p.m. The woman was hit by a pickup and dragged underneath it. The driver of the pickup left the scene. He was stopped several blocks away by police. The woman suffered head and pelvis injuries and...

• Multivehicle Accidents--Complexity and Opportunity Collide

  Michael Myers | December 18, 2007 10:00 AM | 0 CommentsSeattle, WA

  On December 11th three people were taken to Harborview Medical Center after a mulitvehicle accident on Highway 522 near Monroe. The accident happened in the early afternoon. A man driving westbound reportedly lost control while driving around a curve, struck a guardrail and skidded into the eastbound lane. The out-of-control vehicle collided with a truck. A third vehicle, driving behind the...