March 9, 2009
MSNBC reports that there have been a rash of pedestrian accidents in Snohomish County over the last few weeks. Since mid-February, at least five (5) teenagers have been hit by trucks or cars while walking along Snohomish County roads.
“I’m not even sure why this is happening,” says Kristen Thortenson, a spokesperson for the [...]
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Too Many Pedestrian Accidents Lately l Seattle Accident Attorney
3 year-old child killed while mother backs up truck l Seattle Injury Attorney
Bremerton, Washington
On February 1, 2009, it was reported by the Kitsap County Sheriff’s Office that a 3-year-old child was killed while the child’s mother was backing up a truck. Reports were that the mother went outside to the truck, and the child followed without the mother’s knowledge. The toddler climbed into the bed of the [...]
Head-on Collision Injures Two Near Ballard l Seattle Auto Accident Attorney
Friday, January 30, 2009
A serious car accident occurred today in the Interbay area, just south of Ballard in Seattle. The accident involved a two-car, head-on collision which caused life-threatening injuries to both drivers. Another passenger was taken to Harborview Medical Center by ambulance.
Negligent driving is the failure to exercise ordinary care, or the failure to [...]
Study reports driving a white vehicle the safest l Seattle Accident Lawyer
Today Parade Magazine quoted a study by researchers from Australia which stated that white colored vehicles have a higher safety record than darker colored cars. Compared with cars in daylight hours, black vehicles had a 12% higher crash risk; gray colored were 11% higher; and 10% higher for blue or red colored vehicles. At dawn or dusk, [...]
