Automobile Accidents

• Highway of Death

  Michael Myers | August 24, 2006 11:12 AM | 0 CommentsSeattle, WA

  A team studying what to do about safety and traffic on Highway 2 hopes to get some ideas from the public at the Evergreen State Fair. The idea is to get information beyond what statistics can provide. The Washington State Department of Transportation is studying the section of road between Snohomish and Skykomish, locally known as the "highway of death." Between 1994 and 2005 there were 2,554...

• PIP Reimbursement and How to Reduce the Insurance Company's Share

  Michael Myers | August 11, 2006 6:25 PM | 0 CommentsSeattle, WA

  Person's injured in automobile collisions will often receive benefits under the personal injury protection (PIP) portions of their insurance policies. Despite the fact that they have been paid premiums, the insurance companies will oftentimes seek to recoup these payments when the injured person's personal injury claim settles against the at fault party. This comes as an unwelcome surprise to...

• Deadly Crash on I-5 in Ridgefield, Washington

  Michael Myers | June 09, 2006 5:58 PM | 0 CommentsSeattle, WA

  KATU Television in Portland, Oregon reported that a man from Austria lost his life on Interstate 5 Thursday afternoon in a fiery crash involving a semi-truck and several other vehicles. The crash happened around 4:40 p.m. on I-5 southbound in the area of the Ridgefield Junction (exit 14). Apparently traffic was slowing due to a lane closure for construction. A chain reaction crash began when a...

• Man and Dog Struck by Car while in Crosswalk

  Michael Myers | April 12, 2006 7:24 AM | 0 CommentsSeattle, WA

  A husband and wife were walking their dog around 6 a.m. on April 12 in Federal Way. They were crossing S. 312th Street at 14th Avenue S. when a car traveling westbound on S. 312th struck the man and dog while in the crosswalk. The husband suffered head injuries and was flown to Harborview Medical Center. The dog was taken to a local animal hospital with injuries. The wife and the driver of...

• Update on Car Accident Killing 2, Injuring 4

  Michael Myers | March 20, 2006 5:59 PM | 0 CommentsSeattle, WA

  On March 14, a car carrying five, including the driver, struck a dirt embankment, spun, crashed into a tree and flipped over. It then burst into flames. Two 20-year-old passengers were killed in the crash. Authorities have arrested the 18-year-old driver on suspicion of two counts of vehicular homicide.According to a recent AAA Foundation for Safety report, the majority of fatalities...

• Baby Killed When Mother Backs Over Him

  Michael Myers | March 20, 2006 5:56 PM | 0 CommentsSeattle, WA

  On March 14, a woman dropped off her 1-year-old son at his grandmother's house in Renton. The toddler wandered outside unnoticed while his mother and grandmother were talking. As the mother backed her pickup truck from the home, she backed over her son. The 1-year-old died at the hospital.Despite a popular misconception, children can sue their parents - particularly when they are hurt by a...

• Two Killed; Four Injured in Auto Accident

  Michael Myers | March 20, 2006 5:46 PM | 0 CommentsSeattle, WA

  Shortly before 1 a.m. on March 15, a two-door car travelling on the Auburn/Enumclaw Highway flipped, caught fire and crashed into a utility pole. Two passengers were killed. The driver and two other passengers in the car survived, three of which suffered burns. A nearby resident pulled two of the survivors from the fiery crash, and took another survivor to the ground to put out a fire on his...

• Car Crashes into Queen Anne Condominium Building

  Michael Myers | February 17, 2006 10:19 AM | 0 CommentsSeattle, WA

  On February 4, a car heading North on Aurora Avenue crashed into a Queen Anne condominium building after crossing three lanes of traffic. The driver and passenger in the car suffered serious injuries due to the accident. Both the driver and the government agency responsible for maintaining the roadway may be responsible for any property damage to the condominiums and any injuries suffered. ...

• Fort Lewis Car Accident Kills Soldier; Injures Two

  Michael Myers | February 08, 2006 2:02 PM | 0 CommentsSeattle, WA

  On January 6 near North Fort Lewis, a 20-year-old soldier likely lost control of her car, which caused her to slide in front of an oncoming car. That car then T-boned the soldier's car. The soldier was pronounced dead shortly after the accident. Of the two women in the other car, one was treated with minor injuries and one remained in critical condition as of January 19.Although the soldier...

• Tarp Causes Fatal Accident

  Michael Myers | January 24, 2006 7:48 AM | 0 CommentsSeattle, WA

  Police are looking for the driver of a truck that lost its tarp causing a fatal crash on I-5. A 23-year-old man was killed Monday when a tow truck pulling a bus struck his vehicle.The incident began when two cars heading southbound on I-5 swerved to miss a large tarp lying in the roadway near South 56th Street about 7:30 p.m., said Trooper J.J. Gundermann. The 23-year-old's car spun out and was...