Automobile Accidents

• Teenager Run Over By Bus

  Michael Myers | January 05, 2006 2:35 PM | 0 CommentsSeattle, WA

  A 16-year old in Eatonville was injured this morning when a bus ran over her while she was on her way to school. The student was crossing an intersection in the middle of town at approximately 8:00 a.m. when she fell down. While she was on the ground the bus ran over her legs and trapped her beneath it. Emergency personnel eventually extricated the teen and transported her to Mary Bridge...

• Oak Harbor Truck Accident Fatality

  Michael Myers | November 15, 2005 2:53 PM | 0 CommentsSeattle, WA

  On Saturday, November 12, 2005 a 21-year-old passenger was killed in a single car automobile accident near Oak Harbor. The accident occurred at 2:15 a.m. when the vehicle went out of control on a wet roadway while turning from Frostad Road Southbound onto Dugualla Road. The passenger was thrown from the pickup and killed. The vehicle’s driver was booked in Island County Jail on suspicion of...

• Rollover Accident On 520--How Much Responsibility Should Be Attributed to the State?

  Michael Myers | November 02, 2008 10:32 PM | 0 CommentsSeattle, WA

  On Halloween a vehicle rolled while negotiating a turn on the ramp from westbound State Route 520 to southbound Interstate 5. I take that same route almost every time I drive into work. The...

• Good Hands? More Like Hands in Your Pocket. Insurance Companies and Demands for Repayment

  Michael Myers | October 20, 2008 6:31 PM | 0 CommentsSeattle, WA

  Even after your case settles, an arbitration award is entered or a judgment rendered, your problems aren’t over. Your insurance company – whether you pursued a claim against the at-fault...

• Accidents on the Way to and Back from the Mountain

  Michael Myers | February 11, 2008 10:19 AM | 0 CommentsSeattle, WA

  Ski and snowboard accidents are a frequent focus of this blawg. However, even more frequent than skiing or snowboarding accidents meriting legal attention are accidents that happen on the way to and from the mountain.On the way to Crystal mountain last weekend we saw a truck on it's side in the middle of the road and another upside down in the ditch. Last night on the way to Whistler we saw a...

• Passengers Injured in Wrong-Way Crash on I-5 in Arlington

  Ryan Nute | February 01, 2008 8:15 AM | 0 CommentsSeattle, WA

  A man driving south in the Northbound lanes of I-5 was killed when he collided head-on with another vehicle at freeway speed. The wrong-way driver, Jason French, 33, died at the scene. Two Sedro-Woolley women were in the car French collided with. They both suffered serious injuries and were transported to the hospital. The accident is under investigation. One of the subjects of the investigation...

• Recent Article Highlights Bicycle Safety Concerns

  Ryan Nute | January 07, 2008 11:36 AM | 0 CommentsSeattle, WA

  A recent article from King 5 notes that Seattle is considered one of the safest cities in the United State for cyclists. However, it is important to remember - as a cyclist or as a driver - that city roads still pose real dangers to those traveling on two wheels. Since 2001 1,800 cyclists have been injured and 6 cyclists have been killed on Seattle streets. That's about one accident every...

• Phantom Drivers and UIM Coverage

  Michael Myers | November 29, 2007 8:38 AM | 0 CommentsSeattle, WA

  Unfortunately, a significant number of accidents are caused by drivers that leave the scene of an accident prematurely.This was the case in an accident earlier this month on the Mount Baker Highway. A vehicle pulled out of the Nooksack Casino parking lot directly in front of an eastbound Geo Metro. The Metro crossed the center line to avoid a collision and collided with a westbound Mazda.The...

• Multiple-Vehicle Collisions Can Make Claims More Complex

  Michael Myers | November 01, 2007 11:08 AM | 0 CommentsSeattle, WA

  During rush hour last Friday a five vehicle accident caused a six mile traffic backup on I-5. The chain-reaction accident, involving four cars and one motorcycle, occurred just south of 196th Street SW. Rescue crews had to cut open the top of one of the cars which was on its side in a ditch. Three people were hurt in the accident; none had serious injuries.One of the drivers involved in the...

• Student Hit at Crosswalk Entitled to UIM Coverage

  Michael Myers | October 26, 2007 12:52 PM | 0 CommentsSeattle, WA

  A 15-year old girl was hit Friday morning by a pickup truck while crossing the street at a marked crosswalk. The driver who hit the student fled the scene of the accident; police continue to search for the driver. The Stadium High School student was transported to the hospital with a broken leg. The injured pedestrian should be entitled to UIM coverage under her parents' insurance policy. ...