Automobile Accidents

• Jaywalking Man Killed on Aurora

  Michael Myers | August 27, 2006 1:00 PM | 0 CommentsSeattle, WA

  A man trying to walk across Aurora Avenue North was hit and killed by a vehicle Friday night. The man, in his mid-50s, apparently was jaywalking near North 115th Street when he was hit at about 9 p.m. by a female driver, according to Seattle Police. The man was not using a nearby crosswalk, police said.Washington is what's called a pure comparative fault state. Even if the injured person was...

• Head-On Crash Kills Woman; Injures State Trooper

  Michael Myers | February 18, 2006 10:12 AM | 0 CommentsSeattle, WA

  On February 14 at approximately 2:30 a.m., a Kent woman was killed when she crossed the centerline on Highway 18 and collided head-on with an unmarked State Patrol car. The state trooper suffered a broken ankle and other non-life-threatening injuries. In addition to workers' compensation benefits, persons injured on the job by someone other than a fellow employee can file what is called a...

• Median Barriers Again at Issue

  Michael Myers | November 03, 2008 11:15 PM | 0 CommentsSeattle, WA

  Tragic news from the South End. An Acura MDX was traveling eastbound on SR-512 when it crossed the median and hit a Toyota pickup truck. The 23-year-old female driver of the Acura was killed....

• Elderly Seattle Pedestrian Fatally Injured

  Michael Myers | November 02, 2007 8:00 AM | 0 CommentsSeattle, WA

  An 85-year old man that was hit by an SUV on Saturday has died from his injuries.Oswald Clement, a West Seattle man, was hit by the SUV at about 7:45 p.m. Saturday night near Fire Station 37. Clement passed away at Harborview Medical Center on Sunday. Both Mr. Clement's Estate and any beneficiaries he may have should consider promptly investigating claims against the driver of the SUV and...

• Teen Driver Violated Intermediate Licensing Statute, May Face Criminal Charges

  Michael Myers | September 29, 2007 8:15 AM | 0 CommentsSeattle, WA

  Less than a week after receiving his driver's license, a teen driver who remains unidentified will likely have charges of vehicular assault brought against him. The teen driver (with four other passengers, all teenagers) was reportedly speeding, driving about 70-mph in a 35-mph zone. The speeding driver failed to stop at a stop sign and swerved abruptly when he saw an oncoming car, sending his...

• 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. ...

• 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...

• Medical Bills Add Salt to the Wounds

  Michael Myers | November 19, 2006 1:21 PM | 0 CommentsSeattle, WA

  Chauncy Gilmore was hurt in a hit-and-run driver. He suffered four cracked vertebrae, bruised lungs and lacerations to his liver, kidneys and spleen. Now he's having to deal with daunting medical expenses. The first line of recovery is PIP (personal injury protection insurance). If you've exhausted your PIP coverage the next payor is health insurance. If you don't have health insurance it's...

• Riders Witness Person Crushed Beneath METRO Bus

  Michael Myers | August 31, 2006 8:56 AM | 0 CommentsSeattle, WA

  A person was crushed to death under a Metro bus in downtown Seattle on Wednesday night. Police think the person was bumped into the road by a bicyclist. Wednesday's incident isn't the first time a Metro bus was involved in a fatality accident this summer. Stephanie Reynolds, 52, of Shoreline was killed June 1, run over by the rear wheels of a bus at Northwest Richmond Beach Road and 15th...

• Bicyclist Injured in Hit-and-Run

  Michael Myers | August 27, 2006 8:37 PM | 0 CommentsSeattle, WA

  A bicyclist suffered life-threatening injuries Monday afternoon after being struck in a hit-and-run accident near 20th Avenue East and Union Street. Seattle police said the driver failed to stop after his truck hit the cyclist. Police are looking for a full-sized, red, Chevrolet Blazer-type vehicle, possibly from the 1970s or 1980s. It has a white or silver stripe with a damaged front...