Automobile Accidents

• 2 Girls on Bikes Struck By Distracted Driver

  Michael Myers | September 17, 2007 12:57 PM | 0 CommentsSeattle, WA

  On Friday evening two 13-year old girls were hit while riding bikes on Machias Cutoff in Lake Stevens. The girls were riding on the shoulder when a car suddenly veered onto the shoulder, collided with the two girls and then struck a power pole. The driver was reportedly distracted by the dog riding in the vehicle, which caused her to take her eyes off the road and drive onto the shoulder and...

• Pickup Truck Brakes Fail, Cause 6-Vehicle Accident on I-5

  Chelsea Gilbert | September 11, 2007 8:23 AM | 0 CommentsSeattle, WA

  A six-vehicle accident occurred on September 6, 2007 on northbound Interstate 5 at Northeast 175th Street in Shoreline. According to the Washington State Patrol, the brakes on a pickup truck hauling a trailer failed, causing the pickup to slam into another vehicle, setting off a chain reaction. An elderly couple was in the pickup truck. As a result of the accident, one person suffered serious...

• Preliminary Report Brings up Questions over Effectiveness of Red-light Cameras

  Chelsea Gilbert | September 09, 2007 11:54 AM | 0 CommentsSeattle, WA

  A year ago the city of Seattle installed six cameras at four busy intersections. The cameras were part of a $460,000 pilot program and intended to decrease collisions, drivers running red lights and drivers failing to stop before turning right on red. Since the installation of the cameras last June, the city has made over $900,000 in revenue from the 14,000 citations ($101 each) that have been...

• Bickford Avenue Crash Sends Two People to Harborview

  Michael Myers | September 01, 2007 8:40 AM | 0 CommentsSeattle, WA

  The Everett Herald provided the following report regarding the injury auto accident: A Saturn coupe driven by a 33-year-old woman was headed east on the U.S. 2 trestle between Everett and Snohomish. The car exited the highway onto Bickford Avenue in Snohomish. It went off the road and hit a tree around 9:30 a.m., said Rebecca Hover, a spokeswoman for the Snohomish County Sheriff's Office.The...

• 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...

• Stolen Car Accident Injures Three

  Chelsea Gilbert | August 30, 2007 8:57 AM | 0 CommentsSeattle, WA

  Three young people were injured in a car accident Wednesday night when the stolen car they were riding in crashed into a utility pole. They had previously been stopped by the police but took off as officers approached the car on foot.Mark Jamieson of the Seattle Police Department said the three injured young people -- the driver and two passengers -- were taken to Seattle's Harborview Medical...

• Bellevue Worship Leader Improving After Suffering Spinal Injuries

  Mark McLean | August 21, 2007 3:54 PM | 0 CommentsSeattle, WA

  Koti Hu, the Next Generation Worship Leader at Westminster Chapel church in Bellevue, is improving after he suffered a broken neck and spinal injuries when he was rear-ended on an I-405 on-ramp nearly three weeks ago. Mr. Hu is currently rehabilitating his injuries and his condition seems to be improving. In many cases of brain and spinal injuries, the injured person will likely incur damages...

• Judge Tosses Out BAC Results in U-Haul Suit

  Mark McLean | August 21, 2007 3:39 PM | 0 CommentsSeattle, WA

  Maria Federici suffered severe personal injuries--including (permanent) blindness, shattered bones in her face and severed arteries--when cargo from a U-Haul trailer in front of her fell out of the trailer and hit her vehicle. The accident and Ms. Federici's subsequent injuries led to "Maria's Law" which mandates stricter tie-down requirements and increases penalties for violators. Apparently...

• 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...

• Federal Judge Tosses Out Waiver

  Mark McLean | August 18, 2007 8:25 AM | 0 CommentsSeattle, WA

  A Federal District Court Judge in Florida recently issued an opinion holding liability waivers invalid when they are applied to conduct which violates certain safety statutes. The Court held:"It would be against public policy to enforce contract clauses purporting to exempt liveries from liability for violating these [safety] statutes...the provisions are invalid as against public policy when...