Seattle Car Accident Lawyer Blog

Washington State Patrol trooper, Joshua Jackson of Lake Stevens, suffered neck and back injuries when his patrol car was rear-ended by a car driven by a 21-year-old Lynnwood woman on Intersatte 405 in Bothell.

According to a report in The Seattle Times, the car accident occurred on Wednesday night; Rain and excessive speed may have been factorst.

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Victims of rear-end car accidents often suffer an injury commonly called "whiplash." Though "whiplash" is not a medical term, it is common term for a hyperflexion/hyperextension injury. Symptoms can include pain and tenderness in the back and necks, migraines, spasms in the neck and shooting pain or numbness in the arms or fingers. Treatment can include muscle relaxants, ice therapy, cervical collars as well as anti-inflammatory medications and massage.

It is hard to predict how long a whiplash injury will last but up to 20% of people with the injury take more than two years to heal.

If you or a loved one has received a whiplash injury in a car accident, you should contact a personal injury attorney. The personal injury attorneys at The Farber Law Group will advise you when your claim should be settled keeping in mind your injuries and future medical needs. We will take your whiplash injuries seriously

Contact The Farber Law Group at 1-800-244-9087 or attorney@hgfarber.com to schedule a free and confidential case evaluation. We have offices in Seattle and Bellevue to assist you.

A 22-year-old Kent woman was seriously injured after being struck by at least one motor vehicle on State Route 515 in Kent around 5:00am this morning. The Washington State Patrol, in a media release, is asking anyone with knowledge of the pedestrian accident to contact Detective Stacy Moate at 425-401-7746.

According to the release, the woman was apparently attempting to cross the five lane highway when she was hit at least once. She was taken to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle for treatment.

The WSP believes the woman may have been struck multiple times. They believe they have information on one of the vehicles but are trying to gather additional information.

This information is provided by Seattle Car Accident lawyer blog, a service of The Farber Law Group. We represent people who have been seriously injured in pedestrian accidents and car accidents and the families of those killed.

Contact The Farber Law Group at 1-800-244-9087 or attorney@hgfarber.com to schedule a free and confidential case evaluation. We have offices in Seattle and Bellevue to assist you.

An Everett police officer has been charged with first degree manslaughter in the killing of Niles Meservey, 51, who was shot seven times in a restaurant parking lot in Everett. Officer Troy Meade, 41, who is an 11 year veteran was not justified in using deadly force says Snohomish County Deputy Prosecutor Mark Roe.

Meservey was killed on June 10 while he was in his Chevrolet Corvette that was boxed in by several police vehicles. Mersevery's car was idling but not in gear when he was shot. Police had been called to the Chuckwagon Inn in North Everett by someone reporting a drunk customer trying to drive.

A wrongful death suit has also been filed against the city of Everett by Meservey's daughter, Tanda Louden.

See the Everett Herald Net for a fine and detailed accounting by Herald Writers Jackson Holtz and Diana Hefley of the shooting and its aftermath.

This information is provided by Washington Injury Attorney blog, a service of The Farber Law Group. We are a personal injury law firm that represents families in their wrongful death claims. Washington state has a wrongful death statute that allows the family of a person who has died due to the negligence or the wrongful act of another to recover damages in a civil action. Wrongful death claims can arise from car accidents, medical negligence, product liability, criminal attacks and supervised activities like school sports.

Contact The Farber Law Group at 1-800-244-9087 or attorney@hgfarber.com to schedule a free and confidential case evaluation. We have offices in Seattle and Bellevue to assist you.

A 15-year-old Kelso boy who is believed to have severely injured a 28-year-old pedestrian early Saturday morning after hitting him with a van, has been arrested and may be charged with attempted murder reports The Daily News Online of Longview. The injured pedestrian, a man, suffered internal injuries and a broken leg.

According to the report, the boy was driving a van and he and his passengers shouted gang slogans or obscenities at a couple as they left Cross Keys Pub and entered an alley. The victim apparently shouted back at them. At that point, the boy deliberately tried to run the couple down, hitting the man. The teenager then left the scene.

Police later arrested the teenager who admitted driving the van.

This information is provided by Seattle Car Accident Lawyer blog, a service of The Farber Law Group. We represent people who have been seriously injured in motor vehicle collisions and the family of those killed.

Contact The Farber Law Group at 1-800-244-9087 or attorney@hgfarber.com to schedule a free and confidential case evaluation. We have offices in Seattle and Bellevue to assist you.

Isaiah E. Miller, a 21-year-old sailor based on the USS John C. Stennis in Bremerton, was seriously injured in a two-car accident allegedly caused by a suspected drunk driver on October 21 .

The two-car accident occurred at 2:00pm on State Route 16 in Gorst, south of Bremerton. According to the Washington State Patrol, Miller was driving westbound when Jeremy T. Workman, 31, of Port Orchard attempted to turn onto eastbound State Route 16. Workman lost control of his pickup truck and it spun and collided with Miller's Nissan Altima.

Miller was airlifted to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle with eye and facial injuries and a broken hand.

Workman was treated for a laceration to his hand then booked into Kitsap County Jail. He faces charges of Vehicular Assault because it is believed he was under the influence of intoxicants at the time of the accident. Vehicular Assault, RCW 46.61.522, can be charged if a person is injured in an accident and the driver was under the influence of alcohol or drugs, driving recklessly or with out regard to the safety of others. Workman faces up to 10 years in prison and a maximum fine of $20,000 if convicted.

The Patrol says they have arrested 702 drunken or impaired drivers in Kitsap County this year.

This information is provided by Seattle Car Accident Lawyer blog, a service of The Farber Law Group. We represent people who have been seriously injured in car accidents. With our help, you may recover compensation for your damages.

Contact The Farber Law Group at 1-800-244-9087 or attorney@hgfarber.com to schedule a free and confidential case evaluation. We have offices in Seattle and Bellevue to assist you.

An unidentified Seattle man, age 51, was taken to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle with life threatening injuries after a pedestrian accident in Seattle.

According to The Seattle Times, the unidentified man was walking on the shoulder of an Interstate 5 ramp when he was hit by a car. The driver of the car drove off but a Bremerton man called 911, described the vehicle and followed it until Washington State Patrol troopers apprehended the driver, a 45-year-old woman.

The woman was arrested for driving under the influence and felony hit-and-run.

This information is provided by Seattle Car Accident Lawyer blog, a service of The Farber law Group. We represent people who have been seriously injured in pedestrian accidents and the families of those killed. With our help, you may recover compensation for your damages including medical costs and for pain and suffering.

Contact The Farber Law Group at 1-800-244-9087 or attorney@hgfarber.com to schedule a free and confidential case evaluation. We have offices in Seattle and Bellevue to assist you.

Seattle's King5.com reports that four children were injured when a semi-truck rear-ended a Bellevue School District bus. The bus was carrying 44 Medina elementary students after a field trip to a pumpkin patch.

The school bus accident occurred on Highway 9, north of 201st Street. The report said that the truck was carrying a load of wood chips and could not stop in time when traffic slowed.

According to Washington vehicle code WPI 70.04 "Duty of the Following Driver," no driver should follow another vehicle more than is reasonable and prudent, having due regard for the speed of the vehicles and the traffic upon and the condition of the street or highway."

This information is provided by Seattle Car Accident Lawyer blog, a service of The Farber Law Group. We are a personal injury law firm in Bellevue, Washington and have more than 30 years experience representing the victims of car and bus accidents and the families of those killed.

Contact The Farber Law Group at 1-800-244-9087 or attorney@hgfarber.com to schedule a free and confidential case evaluation. We have offices in Seattle and Bellevue to assist you.

The Seattle Times reprinted an article that appeared in the Minneapolis Star Tribune about a man who plead guilty to a charge of drunk driving. His vehicle? A motorized La-Z-Boy reclining chair!

Dennis LeRoy Anderson, age 61, of Proctor Minnesota, drove his chair while his blood alcohol content was 0.29 percent, more than three times the legal limit. In Washington state, the legal limit for drunk driving is 0.08%.

Anderson was driving his chair, which has a gasoline-powered lawnmower engine and has headlights and an antenna, when he ran into a Dodge Intrepid parked outside of a bar. Anderson's chair is quite the engineering feat -- it has a steering wheel and can travel at speeds between 15 and 20 miles per hour. Anderson had previously lost his driver's license because a previous DUI.

Anderson received 180 days of jail time and a $2,000 fine for his driving-a-chair-while-intoxicated plea. His jail time and half of the fine was stayed if he complies with court-ordered monitoring, random alcohol testing and meets other conditions. His La-Z-Boy was impounded and will be sold at police auction.

This information is provided by Seattle Car Accident Lawyer blog, a service of The Farber Law Group. We represent people who have been seriously injured by drunk drivers. With our help, you may receive compensation for your injuries including damages for pain and suffering.

Contact The Farber Law Group at 1-800-244-9087 or attorney@hgfarber.com to schedule a free and confidential case evaluation. We have offices in Seattle and Bellevue to assist you.

The American Academy of Pediatrics just released their November 2009 journal and it contains a note-worthy study reporting that boosters seats for children ages 4 through 8 greatly reduces injury in car accidents.

The most recent study cited looked at 7,151 children involved in car accidents. The study reiterated that a best practice is that children should remain in booster seats when riding in motor vehicles until they are at least 8 years old. The bottom line was that children who were involved in accidents were 45% less likely to be injured than children of the same age who were only wearing seat belts.

To read the full article, see the American Academy of Pediatrics Journal.

Motor vehicle accidents are the number one cause of death in children. Make sure your car has the appropriate seat installed for your child and make sure it is installed properly. For more information, see SeatCheck.org.

This information is provided by Seattle Car Accident Lawyer blog, a service of The Farber Law Group. We represent people who have been seriously injured in car accidents and the family of those killed.

Contact The Farber Law Group at 1-800-244-9087 or attorney@hgfarber.com to schedule a free and confidential case evaluation. We have offices in Seattle and Bellevue to assist you.

Lyle C. Painter IV, 23, has been charged in Pierce County with two counts of Vehicular Assault after the Christmas Day car accident in Tacoma that killed Jennifer Ussery, 36, and Dorothy Jones-Ussery, 74 both of Roy. Both women were riding in a station wagon when Painter hit their vehicle with his pickup truck.

According to the report in The Tacoma News Tribune, the on-board computer on Painter's pickup truck showed that Painter was speeding at the time of the motor vehicle accident. The data showed that he was traveling at approximately 63 mph right before the accident and the posted speed limit is 35mph.

Vehicular Homicide, RCW 46.61.520, can be charged if someone if a person is killed in a car accident and the driver was driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs, driving with reckless disregard to the safety of others or driving recklessly.

This information is provided by Seattle Car Accident Lawyer blog, a service of The Farber Law Group. We represent people who have been seriously injured in car accidents and the family of those killed. With our help, you may recover compensation for your damages.

Contact The Farber Law Group at 1-800-244-9087 or attorney@hgfarber.com to schedule a free and confidential case evaluation. We have offices in Seattle and Bellevue to assist you.

Governor Christine Gregoire has declared October 18-24 as "Teen Driver Safety Week." Car accidents are the leading cause of fatalities among teenagers in Washington State. So far this year, 33 teenagers have died in traffic accidents. In 2008, 37 teenagers between the ages of 16-19 were killed in motor vehicle accidents and 258 sustained serious injuries.

The Washington Department of Transportation has developed a web-site in conjunction with WA Teen Driver Safety week and has a lot of resources for teenage drivers and their parents including information on Washington's intermediate driver licensing law. The web-sites report that there are a lot of ways parents can educate their teenager and keep them safe while driving:

• Know and enforce the intermediate driver license
  
• Restrict night driving.
• Restrict passengers.
  
• Supervise teen driving.
  
• Require seat belt use.
  
• Prohibit drinking.
  
• Choose a safe vehicle for your teen to drive, avoiding sports cars and trucks and small SUVs.

See the DOT web-site for more information.

This information is provided by Seattle Car Accident Lawyer blog, a service of The Farber Law Group. We represent people who have been seriously injured in car accidents and their family.

Contact The Farber Law Group at 1-800-244-9087 or attorney@hgfarber.com to schedule a free and confidential case evaluation. We have offices in Seattle and Bellevue to assist you.

The Washington State Patrol reports that Robert M. Phillips, age 54 of Tacoma, may be charged with Vehicular Assault after he was involved in a motor vehicle accident that seriously injured a woman in another vehicle.

The report said that Phillips lost control of his Chevy Pickup truck as he entered northbound SR 167 and went into the southbound lane where he was hit by an oncoming 1989 Nissan Pickup truck driven by Peggy A. Anderson, 59, of Orting.

Anderson suffered minor injuries in the motor vehicle accident but her passenger, Marilyn Parhan, age 67 of Orting, suffered serious head injuries in the accident. Both women were taken to Tacoma General Hospital for treatment.

Phillips has been arrested driving under the influence. He may be charged with Vehicular Assault. Vehicular Assault, RCW 46.61.522, can be charged if a person is seriously injured in a motor vehicle accident caused by a drunk driver. In Washington state, the legal limit for driving under the influence is 0.08%.

This information is provided by Seattle Car Accident Lawyer blog, a service of The Farber Law Group. We represent people who have been seriously injured in car accidents caused by drunk drivers. We aggressively investigate and represent cases involving drunk drivers and, with our help, you may recover compensation for your injuries .

Contact The Farber Law Group at 1-800-244-9087 or attorney@hgfarber.com to schedule a free and confidential case evaluation. We have offices in Seattle and Bellevue to assist you.

Sarah Reynolds, age 28, recently of Vancouver, Washington was killed on Sunday afternoon in Louisiana after a head-on car accident with a charter bus according to a report on Seattle's KOMO News.com.

The car-bus accident occurred on Interstate 10 near Slidell, LA. Reynolds was driving her Honda Accord the wrong-way on Interstate 10 and hit a charter bus driven by Ricardo Barrera, 46. Reynolds was not wearing a seatbelt at the time of the accident. A toxicology test is pending on Reynolds. Barrera passed a breath test.

This information is provided by Seattle Car Accident lawyer blog, a service of The Farber Law Group. We represent people who have been seriously injured in car accidents and the family of those killed.

Contact The Farber Law Group at 1-800-244-9087 or attorney@hgfarber.com to schedule a free and confidential case evaluation. We have offices in Seattle and Bellevue to assist you.

A grandmother and grandson were killed and a newlywed couple were injured in a head-on car accident Sunday afternoon on Highway 112 west of Port Angeles.

According to a report on Seattle's KOMO News.com, Port Angeles residents Mary Wyman, 60, and her grandson Theodin Nelson, 6, were driving east when Wyman's Subaru went off the road and she apparently over-corrected, crossed the centerline and hit a Toyota driven by James Dickens.

Wyman and Nelson were both killed in the car accident.

Joshua Dickens and his wife, Emily, were both injured, Emily critically. Both Dickens were taken to Olympic Medical Center in Vancouver, WA and then Emily Dickens was airlifted to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle. According to the report, Dickens underwent surgery and suffered lacerations to her spleen and liver and a spinal fracture. The couple had been married only six days and were on their honeymoon.

The report said that all people involved in the motor vehicle accident were wearing seat belts and that Theodin Nelson was in a child booster seat.

This information is provided by Seattle Car Accident Lawyer blog, a service of The Farber Law Group. We are a personal injury law firm and represent people who have been seriously injured in car accidents and the family of those killed.

Contact The Farber Law Group at 1-800-244-9087 or attorney@hgfarber.com to schedule a free and confidential case evaluation. We have offices in Seattle and Bellevue to assist you.

Smarter Highways coming to a freeway near you--

Smarter Highways is the name of technology which includes sensors and electronic signs which alerts drivers of road conditions so they can alter their driving accordingly reports the Bellevue Reporter. Sensors collect data about traffic conditions and then provide real-time information to drivers resulting in a safer and smoother trip. Smarter Highways has been installed in other countries and it has been shown to reduce car accidents, including rear-enders by 30%.

The Washington Department of Transportation plans to install the sensors and signs on Northbound Interstate 5 between Boeing Access Road and Interstate 90 in this coming summer. They also will install the technology on SR 520 between Interstate 5 and 130th Avenue NE in Bellevue in summer 2010. The DOT plans the to install the technology on the I-90 between I-5 and 150th Avenue SE in Bellevue in the spring 2011.

Says Washington state Transportation Secretary:

“Traffic engineers call it active traffic management, but it’s really about making our highways smarter.

The Smarter Highway technology alerts drivers with signs to change lanes or reroute when something like a car accident or road work blocks the highway ahead. It also warns drivers to reduce their speed before they counter slower-moving traffic which reduces rear-end car accidents. Panic braking is often the cause of rear-end accidents when traffic suddenly slows.

This information is provided by Seattle Car Accident Lawyer blog, a service of The Farber Law Group. We represent people who have been seriously injured in car accidents and the family of those killed

Contact The Farber Law Group at 1-800-244-9087 or attorney@hgfarber.com to schedule a free and confidential case evaluation. We have offices in Seattle and Bellevue to assist you.

A suspected drunk driver rear-ended a semi-truck at the Federal Way weigh station off of Interstate 5 reports Seattle's KOMO News.com.

According to the report, the driver of a black Mercedes was driving at speeds of around 70mph right before rear-ending the semi truck.

The driver of the Mercedes was taken to a local hospital for treatment of head-injuries. He will be cited for driving under the influence. In Washington state, DUI offenses are gross misdemeanors. The standard of intoxication is 0.08%. Drunk drivers can lose their licenses.

This information is provided by Seattle Car Accident Lawyer blog, a service of The Farber Law Group. We represent people who have been seriously injured in motor vehicle accidents.

Contact The Farber Law Group at 1-800-244-9087 or attorney@hgfarber.com to schedule a free and confidential case evaluation. We have offices in Seattle and Bellevue to assist you.

A Renton woman was hit and seriously injured in a pedestrian accident as she crossed State Route 539 on Thursday night in Bellingham.

According to a report on Seattle's KOMO News.com, the 30-year-old woman was taken to St. Joseph Hospital for treatment of serious injuries including internal injuries and a hip.

The driver of the vehicle who hit the woman, was a 26-year-old Lynden man. The report said he was not injured.

Police believe that the woman may have been under the influence of alcohol. The Department of Transportation collects data on pedestrian accidents and fatalities and the data shows that 72% of all pedestrian fatalities in 2008 occurred on major roads including freeways and interstates. 53% of the pedestrians 16 and older who were killed at night time in 2008 had blood alcohol concentrations above the legal limit for drivers, 0.08%.

This information is provided by Seattle Car Accident Lawyer blog, a service of The Farber Law Group. We represent people who have been seriously injured in motor vehicle accidents and the family of those killed.

Contact The Farber Law Group at 1-800-244-9087 or attorney@hgfarber.com to schedule a free and confidential case evaluation. We have offices in Seattle and Bellevue to assist you.

Every year, there are more children injured and killed as they are getting on and off a school bus than riding in a school bus. Getting on and off the bus are the most dangerous parts of the school bus ride. It's important that drivers know the laws regarding stopping for school bus. Clearly stated:

It is illegal to pass a stopped school bus when red lights are flashing and the STOP sign is out.

In Washington state, it is estimated that 4,000 motorists go through STOP signs on school buses every year, endangering the lives of children and. Drivers who illegally pass a school bus can be fined $394 for their first offense. Washington Vehicle Code 46.61.370 allows school bus drivers to report any drivers who run a STOP sign and fill out a violation form; no law enforcement officer must investigate or fill out the citation.

For drivers, here are the rules for stopping around school buses:

• If a school bus has amber lights flashing in the front and back, motorists should slow down and prepare to stop.
  
• If a school bus has red lights flashing and the STOP paddle extended, motorists must stop, no passing is allowed. On a two lane roadway, traffic in both directions must stop. If there are 3 or more lanes, motorists must stop if they are traveling in the same direction as the school bus.
  
• Motorists must remain stopped until the lights have stopped flashing and the STOP sign is pulled in.
  
• If a bus is pulled over on the shoulder or a parking line and only amber lights are flashing, motorists do not have to stop.

This information is provided by Seattle Car Accident Lawyer blog, a service of The Farber Law Group. We represent people who have been seriously injured in pedestrian accidents and car accidents and the family of those killed.

Contact The Farber Law Group at 1-800-244-9087 or attorney@hgfarber.com to schedule a free and confidential case evaluation. We have offices in Seattle and Bellevue to assist you.

The Seattle Times reports that a school bus accident on Highway 2 in Monroe left one student with minor injuries.

According to the report, an eastbound dump truck crossed the centerline when the traffic in front of the dump truck slowed. The dump truck hit a Snohomish School district bus carrying 22 students and a Jeep Cherokee.

The only person injured was a girl on the school bus and she was taken to Valley General Hospital in Monroe for treatment of a "minor injury."

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This information is provided by the Seattle Car Accident Lawyer blog, a service of The Farber Law Group. We represent people who have been seriously injured in motor vehicle accidents and the family of those killed.

Contact The Farber Law Group at 1-800-244-9087 or attorney@hgfarber.com to schedule a free and confidential case evaluation. We have offices in Seattle and Bellevue to assist you.

The Seattle Post-Intelligencer reported some good news today: fatal motorcycle accidents have dropped in 2009 compared with the same period in 2008. This summer, from May to the end of September, there were only 43 fatal motorcycle accidents compared with 62 fatal accidents during the same period in 2008.

So far this year, there have been 62 fatal motorcycle accidents.

The major factors in motorcycle accidents are:

• alcohol or drugs
  
• speeding
  
• rider inexperience causing errors with lane changes or losing control on curves

The state of Washington requires people who ride motorcycles to get a motorcycle endorsement by either taking an approved motorcycle rider course and passing motorcycle knowledge and riding tests.

This information is provided by Seattle Car Accident Lawyer blog, a service of The Farber Law Group. We represent people who have been seriously injured in motorcycle accidents and car accidents. With our help, you may recover compensation for your damages including pain and suffering.

Contact The Farber Law Group at 1-800-244-9087 or attorney@hgfarber.com to schedule a free and confidential case evaluation. We have offices in Seattle and Bellevue to assist you.

The Everett Herald Net reports that a Sultan woman was killed in a hit-and-run pedestrian accident around 8:30pm on Friday evening. Police have not identified the woman that was killed but said she was a long time Sultan resident, according to the report.

The pedestrian accident occurred on the 311 Avenue SE Bridge, just south of U.S. 2.

Witnesses described the vehicle that killed the woman as nondescript but police said that the vehicle would have fresh damage on the front and maybe also on the right side. The Snohomish Sheriff's department asks anyone with information about the accident to call detective Joe Goffin at 425-388-5436.

This information is provided by Seattle Car Accident Lawyer blog, a service of The Farber Law Group. We are a personal injury law firm that represents accident victims and their families.

Contact The Farber Law Group at 1-800-244-9087 or attorney@hgfarber.com to schedule a free and confidential case evaluation. We have offices in Seattle and Bellevue to assist you.

A Zillah man, Kenneth W. Maden, age 58, was killed when the pickup truck he was a passenger in went off the road and hit a tree early Sunday morning reports The Yakima Herald. The truck accident occurred around 2am last Sunday morning in the Sudden Valley community, east of Bellingham.

The driver of the truck, Robert A. Milan, age 41,and three other passengers were injured and taken to St. Joseph Hospital in Bellingham.

Milan may be charged with Vehicular Homicide according to the report. Vehicular Homicide can be charged if a person dies in a motor vehicle accident and the driver was under the influence of alcohol at the time. In Washington state, the legal limit for alcohol is 0.08%.

The Washington State Patrol believes that the accident was alcohol-related and also noted that no one in the pickup truck, a 2005 Dodge Ram, was wearing a seatbelt.

This information is provided by Seattle Car Accident Lawyer blog, a service of The Farber Law Group. We represent motor vehicle accident victims and their family.

Contact The Farber Law Group at 1-800-244-9087 or attorney@hgfarber.com to schedule a free and confidential case evaluation. We have offices in Seattle and Bellevue to assist you.

October 5-9, 2009 is the "Drive Safely Work Week," a network of employers for traffic safety sponsored event which encourages employees to drive safely. Board member companies include Abbott, AmeriFleet Transportation, Anheuser-Busch, Chubb Group of Insurance Companies, General Motor Corporation, Johnson & Johnson, Liberty Mutual Insurance Group, Monsanto, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company and UPS.

The main message of the campaign is that, regardless of the job, "getting home safely is the most important thing anyone will do today."

The event puts the focus on driving with intent. Employees are reminded that distracted driving is dangerous:

 Research shows that driving while distracted is the leading factor in most car accidents and near-accidents. In fact, four out of five crashes and more than half near-crashes involve some form of driver inattention.

Increasingly, distracted driving has been on the forefront of motorist's minds because of the ubiquitous use of cell phones. If you believe your car accident was caused be someone's negligent use of a cell phone, you'll want to read our article, "What if my accident was caused by someone using a cell phone?"

This information is provided by Seattle Car Accident Lawyer blog, a service of The Farber Law Group. We represent people who have been seriously injured in car accidents and the family of those killed. With our help, you may recover compensation for your damages.

Contact The Farber Law Group at 1-800-244-9087 or attorney@hgfarber.com to schedule a free and confidential case evaluation. We have offices in Seattle and Bellevue to assist you.

The Everett Herald Net reports that an unidentified man in his mid 20's was killed in a single car accident in Stanwood late Saturday night.

According to the report, the man was driving with two passengers when he crashed into a building in the 9700 block of 271st Street NW. It was unclear whether the passengers were injured in the car accident.

Snohomish County Sheriff's office is investigating the accident but they believe the driver may have been driving under the influence of alcohol.

This information is provided by Seattle Car Accident Lawyer blog, a service of The Farber law Group. We represent people who have been seriously injured in car accidents caused by drunk drivers.

Contact The Farber Law Group at 1-800-244-9087 or attorney@hgfarber.com to schedule a free and confidential case evaluation. We have offices in Seattle and Bellevue to assist you.

The son and daughter of Todd Fisher, 44, who was seriously injured in a pedestrian accident when he was hit by a Sound Transit bus in downtown Everett in February, have filed a lawsuit against Sound Transit and the bus driver.

Fisher suffered life-altering injuries in the pedestrian accident and now lives in a convalescent home in Vancouver reports The Everett Herald Net. Fisher was in a crosswalk and had the "walk" light when the bus hit him.

This information is provided by Seattle Car Accident Lawyer blog, a service of The Farber law Group. We represent people who have been seriously injured in pedestrian and car accidents and the family of those killed. With our help, you may recover compensation for your damages including pain and suffering.

Contact The Farber Law Group at 1-800-244-9087 or attorney@hgfarber.com to schedule a free and confidential case evaluation. We have offices in Seattle and Bellevue to assist you.