Automobile Accidents

• Diesel Truck Accident Causes "Traffic Nightmare"

  Mark McLean | July 31, 2007 11:10 AM | 0 CommentsSeattle, WA

  An accident between a car and a diesel tanker truck caused a "traffic nightmare" last week in I-5 in Federal Way. DOT spokeswoman Greg Phipps said the 14-mile traffic backup was created by a collision between a diesel and a car at 2:53 p.m..Phipps said 60 gallons of diesel fuel spilled onto the roadway from the fuel tank of the tanker.For more information on this subject, please refer to our...

• There is No Correlation Between Property Damage and Severity of Injuries

  Mark McLean | July 31, 2007 10:56 AM | 0 CommentsSeattle, WA

  Insurance adjusters often analyze an injury claim based on the amount of property damage to the car involved. The National Highway Transportation Safety Administration disagrees. On it's official Questions & Answers page, the NHTSA explains two important points: (1) bumpers are not safety features designed to protect passengers; and (2) there is no way to determine how fast a car was traveling...

• Brake Failure Leads to Scooter-Car Accident

  Mark McLean | July 31, 2007 10:49 AM | 0 CommentsSeattle, WA

  A 47 year-old man suffered serious personal injuries after an accident at the intersection of John Street and Melrose Avenue on Seattle's Capitol Hill last week. The man apparently lost control of the scooter when the brakes failed. The 47-year-old man was westbound on East John, heading downhill, when the brakes on his scooter apparently failed. Unable to stop, the man sped downhill past...

• Multi-Car Crash Blocks SR 599

  Mark McLean | July 26, 2007 12:16 PM | 0 CommentsSeattle, WA

  A multi-car crash blocked all lanes of Southbound State Route (SR) 599 yesterday. All lanes of southbound state Route 599 were blocked by a collision at the Metro bus barn in Tukwila Wednesday afternoon, according to Department of Transportation officials.The Washington State Patrol, King County Sheriff's Department, fire, rescue and a DOT Incident Response Team responded at the scene.Traffic...

• Port Angeles RV Crash Leaves Driver Killed

  Mark McLean | July 25, 2007 4:44 PM | 0 CommentsSeattle, WA

  The driver of an RV involved in a crash in Port Angeles died last week. Lonnie Owens, 51, from Fair Grove, Mo., was taken to Harborview for critical injuries Tuesday after the brakes on his RV failed as he and his family were leaving Hurricane Ridge in Olympic National Park, fire officials said.The crash resulted from a multiple-car accident concluding with the RV falling down a 25 foot gully. ...

• Jet Ski Accident Kills Kitsap Peninsula Couple

  Mark McLean | July 25, 2007 4:32 PM | 0 CommentsSeattle, WA

  A jet ski accident near Brownsville in Port Orchard Bay killed a newlywed couple last week. Ken Bayne, 47, died Wednesday at Harborview Medical Center from injuries he sustained July 15 in the Jet Ski accident near Brownsville that killed his newlywed wife.Bayne and his wife, Jeanette (McClister) Bayne were riding on a 2007 Kawasaki Jet Ski Sunday afternoon in Port Orchard Bay near Brownsville...

• I-5 Crash Results in Wrongful Death

  Mark McLean | July 25, 2007 4:26 PM | 0 CommentsSeattle, WA

  Reckless driving and faulty cable barriers caused a multi-car accident on I-5 in Milton Sunday, leaving one person killed.Police said witnesses told the Washington State Patrol the driver left the road, hit cable barriers, and crashed through a median into oncoming traffic, hitting three vehicles.The driver of the Acura was pronounced dead at the scene. One other driver was transported to the...

• STP Cyclist Struck By Drunk Driver

  Mark McLean | July 17, 2007 8:30 AM | 0 CommentsSeattle, WA

  24 year old Gerald Marvin was struck by a drunk driver while competing in the Seattle to Portland ("STP") bicycle race on Saturday. Gerald Marvin, 24, of Seattle suffered serious injuries when the driver of a sport utility vehicle swerved out of his lane on U.S. 30 northwest of Portland. Struck from behind, Marvin slammed into two other cyclists, who suffered minor injuries.Police pulled over a...

• Insurance Company Settles $20 Million Claim For Bad Faith

  Mark McLean | July 12, 2007 5:43 PM | 0 CommentsSeattle, WA

  A Pennsylvania Insurance Company agreed to pay $20 million dollars to settle a bad faith lawsuit after it refused to settle a valid claim. A drunk driver left Joseph Tuski a quadriplegic after striking his vehicle. Mr. Tuski sued the driver and the tavern that overserved him. The tavern's insurance company knew of the extent of Mr. Tuski's injuries and its the tavern's liability, yet refused...

• Bothell Man Killed Due to Loose Truck Wheel

  Mark McLean | July 11, 2007 4:47 PM | 0 CommentsSeattle, WA

  John Ellis, a 31 year old Bothell resident, was the latest victim in a string of accidents caused by defective loose truck wheels. Ellis was killed when a loose truck wheel's assembly bounced onto an SUV he was driving. Mr. Ellis' wrongful death was the latest in a string of accidents caused by these defective truck wheels.Washington's Products Liability Act contains consumer-friendly laws...