Automobile Accidents

• 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...

• DUI Suspected in Mason County Crashing Injuring Five

  Mark McLean | August 17, 2007 2:28 PM | 0 CommentsSeattle, WA

  A Sunday accident on Highway 3 in North Mason County injured five people, including two children. "As the Port Orchard driver began to pass the pickup, he hit the left rear corner of the truck, according to Washington State Patrol reports. The Port Orchard man's van then hit, head-on, a 2006 Toyota Scion traveling in the northbound lane, according to reports." Police suspect that the driver of...

• Metro Bus Involved in Head-On Collision

  Mark McLean | August 10, 2007 7:54 AM | 0 CommentsSeattle, WA

  The driver of a Honda Civic was killed in a head-on collision with a Metro Bus Tuesday morning. The accident occurred on State Route 169 near Renton, Washington. Apparently, the driver of the Civic hit the bus head-on while attempting to pass slower trucks. The driver of a southbound Honda Civic apparently tried to pass several dump trucks but couldn't get back into the southbound lanes in...

• Injured Deputy's Assailant Pleads Not Guilty

  Mark McLean | August 09, 2007 2:38 PM | 0 CommentsSeattle, WA

  Robert Beltran Cedeno, the alleged drunk driver who struck King County Sheriff's Deputy Donn Potteiger pleaded not guilty to Driving Under the Influence yesterday. Doctors were forced to amputate Deputy Potteiger's leg as a result of the accident.Cedeno's guilt or innocence in his criminal trial is a separate issue from his liability in the civil context for causing Deputy Potteiger's injuries....