Automobile Accidents

• Boating Accident Kills Selah Man

  Mark McLean | July 11, 2007 4:30 PM | 0 CommentsSeattle, WA

  Jeremy Conklin, a 22 year old Selah man, was killed in a boating accident in Lake Hvasu, Arizona over the weekend.According to a Mojave County Sheriff's Office news release, the boat Conklin and five others were in flipped several times while turning to avoid another boat. Nearby boaters plucked the five other passengers from the water. Investigators believe speed, and perhaps alcohol, played a...

• 8 Suffer Personal Injuries in White Center Accident

  Mark McLean | July 11, 2007 12:22 PM | 0 CommentsSeattle, WA

  8 people suffered personal injuries in a t-bone car accident in White Center last Friday when a Honda Civic swerved into a Volvo. Seven of the eight injured people were taken to the hospital. Six of them had minor injuries to the head, neck and back.The most seriously injured was a passenger who was riding in the back seat of the Volvo at the time. That man, who is in his 20s, has taken to...

• Forks Car Accident Causes Personal Injuries

  Mark McLean | July 09, 2007 12:52 PM | 0 CommentsSeattle, WA

  A woman driving a ford sedan struck another vehicle head-on near Forks recently, causing serious personal injuries. The man was airlifted to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle. Reports say a westbound Ford sedan driven by 33-year old Elizabeth Tapia of Forks entered a left hand curve and veered over the center line.Troopers say Tapia's car collided head-on in the eastbound lane with a Chevy...

• Police Car Strikes Pedestrian, Causes Injuries

  Mark McLean | July 06, 2007 7:26 PM | 0 CommentsSeattle, WA

  A Mercer Island Police Officer struck a pedestrian in a crosswalk, leaving him in serious condition.The Mercer Island man struck by a police vehicle driven by a Mercer Island police officer Wednesday night was in serious condition at Harborview Medical Center Thursday.The man was in the crosswalk at Island Crest Way and North Mercer Way on Mercer Island Wednesday night when he was hit by the...

• Drunk Driver Causes Auto Accident and Personal Injuries

  Mark McLean | July 06, 2007 6:58 PM | 0 CommentsSeattle, WA

  A drunk driver drove his van into a tree in Sequim earlier this week. A passenger in the van suffered serious personal injuries.Two interesting and often over-looked legal issues arise from accidents like these.First, the injured passenger has a valid claim against the driver of the van for causing the accident. In fact, the passenger can recover under the driver's insurance policy as well as...

• The Civil Side of Criminal Liability: Drunk Driver Causes Wrongful Death

  Mark McLean | June 29, 2007 4:27 PM | 0 CommentsSeattle, WA

  A 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...

• "Spoilation of Evidence" Part II--Judge Levies Sanctions Against U-Haul for "Extreme Negligence" in Conveniently Losing Evidence(2)

  Mark McLean | June 29, 2007 9:48 AM | 0 CommentsSeattle, WA

  A 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...

• Warhol Painting Depicting Fatal Car Accident Yields $71 Million

  Mark McLean | June 29, 2007 9:35 AM | 0 CommentsSeattle, WA

  Andy 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...

• It is Important to Consult an Attorney After Suffering a Traumatic Brain Injury

  Michael Myers | June 25, 2007 11:39 AM | 1 CommentSeattle, WA

  Consultation 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...

• Hit-and-Run Driver Causes Car Accident and Personal Injuries

  Mark McLean | June 25, 2007 10:22 AM | 0 CommentsSeattle, WA

  A 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...