Automobile Accidents

• Driver and Passenger Killed, Another Passenger Injured in Road Racing Accident

  Michael Myers | March 19, 2006 10:40 AM | 0 CommentsSeattle, WA

  Early March 12 in Sedro-Woolley, a pickup was racing another car when both drivers lost control on a curve on Highway 9. The pickup struck a power pole, killing the driver and one of the two passengers. The other passenger suffered serious injuries and was airlifted to Harborview Medical Center. The driver of the car, who had a revoked license due to prior DUI convictions, suffered minor...

• Student Passenger Injured when Car Hit Telephone Pole

  Michael Myers | March 19, 2006 10:14 AM | 0 CommentsSeattle, WA

  A high school student from Woodinville was riding in a vehicle driving on Woodinville-Duvall Road when it hit a telephone pole near 185th Avenue N.E. The student was thrown from the vehicle and suffered a broken pelvis, broken right arm and broken collarbone. The injuries are reported as non-life-threatening.The student should contact a personal injury attorney to discuss her options and...

• Attorneys, Domestic Partners Killed in Snowstorm

  Michael Myers | March 19, 2006 10:04 AM | 0 CommentsSeattle, WA

  On March 4, two prominent staff members of the Washington State Bar Association were killed in a traffic accident in Montana. According to reports, the long-time domestic partners were driving to the passenger's childhood home in Idaho when a snowstorm hit. The driver lost control of the car, swerved into oncoming traffic, and was broadsided by an oncoming car. Both were highly respected...

• Pedestrian Killed by School Bus; School District Settles for $1.5 Million

  Michael Myers | March 19, 2006 9:53 AM | 0 CommentsSeattle, WA

  In 2003, a 13-year-old was walking to school when he was struck and killed by a Clover Park school bus. In the vehicular homicide trial against the bus driver, prosecuters alleged the driver was under the influence of morphine and other prescription medicines. A jury acquitted the driver of the charges. However, in a civil suit against the Clover Park School District, the School District...

• Motorcyclist Collides with Car and Dies

  Michael Myers | March 16, 2006 5:55 AM | 0 CommentsSeattle, WA

  On March 6, a 53-year-old Everett man was riding a Harley-Davidson motorcycle northbound on Rucker Avenue when he collided with a Kia sedan traveling west on 33rd Street. The motorcyclist sustained head injuries and died at the scene.The family of the victim should contact a personal injury attorney to preserve their rights.For more information, please see: Motorcyclist who died in accident...

• Head-on collision kills driver

  Michael Myers | March 16, 2006 5:31 AM | 0 CommentsSeattle, WA

  Early March 4, a car travelling southbound on Tukwila International Boulevard crossed the center line and collided head-on with an oncoming Honda SUV. The driver of the SUV died at Harborview Medical Center. The other driver sustained non life-threatening injuries.The family of the victim should contact a personal injury attorney to discuss their options and preserve their claims against the...

• Drunk Driver Critically Injures Pedestrian

  Michael Myers | March 14, 2006 8:35 AM | 0 CommentsSeattle, WA

  Just after midnight on March 3, a police officer stopped to talk with a man walking on NP Road S.E. in Yelm, when a driver lost control of his car, nearly hit the police officer, and struck the pedestrian. The pedestrian was airlifted to Harborview Medical Center and is in critical condition. The police officer was not injured. Authorities arrested the driver for investigation of drunk...

• Update on head-on collision and the good samaritans who saved 2 victims

  Michael Myers | March 14, 2006 8:16 AM | 0 CommentsSeattle, WA

  On February 28, a Chevrolet van collided with a Chevrolet Blazer, causing it to erupt into flames. Five bystanders helped save the two individuals in the Blazer, and attempted to save the driver of the van. A passer-by and a nearby resident pulled the two individuals from the Blazer. A nurse passing by then stopped to help the victims until medics arrived. Then, with the help of a third man,...

• Young Driver and Infant Injured by Speeding Driver

  Michael Myers | March 14, 2006 8:07 AM | 0 CommentsSeattle, WA

  On March 2, a car was speeding southbound on Route 167 near Emerald Downs when it clipped a Jeep Cherokee, causing it to cross the median and collide with a semi-truck trailer and other cars traveling northbound. The 22-year-old driver in the Cherokee was trapped in the vehicle and suffered a broken femur. In addition, the driver's 6-month-old infant was thrown from her car seat and was taken...

• Two Killed in High Speed Accident

  Michael Myers | March 13, 2006 6:23 PM | 0 CommentsSeattle, WA

  On February 28, two women of high school or college age were riding in a fast-moving car northbound on I-5 when they approached a slower-moving Subaru car. The Subaru tried to change lanes, but the faster car also changed lanes, hitting it, spinning across the median and colliding with a southbound pickup truck. The two young women were thrown from the car and killed. The pickup driver, one...