Seattle Car Accident Lawyer Blog

Oprah Winfrey has launched a campaign to get drivers to declare their motor vehicles as "No Phone Zones" and give up texting and cell phone usage while driving.

Some safety advocates estimate that 6,000 motor vehicle fatalities and 500,000 traffic accidents are caused by distracted driving each year including using cell phones.
Oprah said:

"It's like Russian roulette every time you pick up your phone in the car." 

Oprah is trying to bring distracted driving to the forefront of people's minds and is asking people to sign a pledge not to talk on the phone or text while driving. Oprah's No Phone Zone web-site already has 233,074 signatures from people pledging to a)not text while driving; b)not text and only use handsfree calling while driving; c)no talking or texting while driving.

Click here for Oprah's No Phone Zone pledge.

If you have been seriously injured in a motor vehicle accident caused by distracted driving, you should contact a personal injury attorney who will fight for you to be compensated for your damages. At The Farber Law Group, we have more than 30 years representing car 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.

The Seattle P-I reports that 15-year-old Kelsey Parrett, of Fife, has died of injuries she sustained in a hit-and-run pedestrian accident on Wednesday night around 9pm in Milton.

According to the report, Parrett and a friend were walking to the friend's house after attending a youth meeting at a church when she was hit from behind by a GMC van that left the accident scene.

Parrett was rushed to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle where she was determined to have an irreversible brain injury; she died on Thursday morning at 5:30am.

Police said the driver and his passenger, both men, left the accident scene and parked the van about one-half mile away. The men then returned to the accident scene on foot and then left without reporting to officers they were involved. Police followed the men and arrested the 47-year-old driver and his 48-year-old passenger for investigation of Vehicular Homicide and failure to remain at an accident.

Vehicular Homicide can be charged if a person dies in an accident and the driver was driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs, driving recklessly, or driving without regard for the safety of others. Washington State Vehicle code RCW 46.62.020 mandates that any vehicle involved in an accident resulting in the injury to or death of any person shall immediately stop their vehicle at the accident scene and remain at the accident scene.

This information is provided by Seattle Car Accident Lawyer , a service of The Farber Law Group. We represent people who have been seriously injured in pedestrian accidents and the family of those killed. Washington State's wrongful death statute allows the family of a person killed by another's negligence to recover damages on behalf of their deceased loved one.

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.

One of the most tragic pedestrian accidents are driveway back over accidents in which a family member, friend, or neighbor accidentally backs over and seriously injures or perhaps kills a child. In 2007, there were approximately 2,000 children injured when a car or truck backed over a child and almost 100 deaths. Every year, the numbers are very similar.

Some vehicles come equipped with object detection devices but even with sensory systems like rear view cameras, half of drivers still hit objects behind them. One of the reasons is that each vehicle has blind spots or zones in which drivers do not have clear vision. Minivans, SUVs and pickup trucks have the largest blind spots. Blind spots can also exist in the front of cars and children can be hit and run over when a vehicle pulls forward into a driveway.

Tips to prevent a back over accident:

• walk completely around your vehicle every time you drive
  
• make sure children are in the house and haven't run outside to say "bye"
  
• teach children to never play around vehicles
  
• be especially careful at hectic times such as family parties, holidays
  
• be extra careful on days when the weather is considered "nice" when neighborhood children are out roller skating, playing and riding their bicycles

Click here for a free brochure with safety tips by the National Safety Council.

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 pedestrian 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.

Seattle's King5.com reports that a Bellevue man, age 37, was arrested after a motor vehicle in which he rolled his pickup up truck at the West Lake Sammamish Parkway exit of eastbound SR 520 in Redmond. The single vehicle accident occurred around 1:30am.

According to the report, the man fled the accident scene but police, with the help of a dog, found the man on the Microsoft Campus.

The man was taken to Overlake Hospital in Bellevue where he was treated for injuries to his head, hands and arms and where he was processed for Driving Under the Influence (DUI).

The article said that the man's Dodge Ran truck was totaled in the accident.

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.

A motorcyclist was taken to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle with serious injuries after being involved in an accident on Sunday evening around 9:30pm in Arlington, Washington. Arlington is a city of around 12,000 people, approximately 48 miles north of Seattle via Interstate 5.

According to a report in the HeraldNet of Everett, the motorcycle accident occurred on Highway 530 at 794th Street NE.

No other details about the accident were provided.

This information is provided by Washington Injury Attorney blog, a service of The Farber Law Group. We represent people who have been seriously injured in motorcycle accidents due to the negligence of another.

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 67-year-old man was killed in a pedestrian accident in the parking of the Ballard McDonald's parking lot in Seattle after noon today when he was struck by a car that was backing up.

According to a report in The Seattle Times, the man was killed when he was run over by a car around 12:15. Seattle police officers lifted the car off of the man but he was already dead.

The car that ran over the man was driven by a 37-year-old woman. It is not clear whether the man had collapsed on the pavement before he was hit.

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.

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A woman whom police believe was driving drunk was injured when she lost control of her car and ran into the front living room of a house in Puyallup, Washington reports Seattle's King5.com.

The single car accident occurred around 3am on Sunday morning.

The driver of the car, a 19-year-old woman, was taken to a local hospital for treatment of injuries. She faces charges of driving under the influence.

Helen Heggstad and her 15-year-old grandson, C.J. Heggstad, were sleeping in the house when the car hit. They were wakened by a neighbor who heard the crash and saw flames coming from the back of the car.

The Heggstad's will have to stay with friends until their house is repaired including the electrical box.

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 drunken drivers 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.

Noah Turgman, age 16 of Gig Harbor, was killed in what is being described as a high-speed single car accident on the Gig Harbor Peninsula early Saturday morning reports Tacoma's The News Tribune.

Three teenagers who were passengers in the car, two boys and a girl, were injured in the car accident.

Police estimate that Turgman was driving at least 80 miles per hour when he apparently lost control of the car on 26th Avenue Northwest near the Tacoma Narrows Airport.

Police were summoned to the accident by a cell phone call from one of the victims. They had to search for the car and found it off of the roadway.

This information is provided by Seattle Car Accident Attorney 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.

Two women were killed and three other people were injured in a pedestrian accident when a Portland, Oregon city bus struck a group of young adults reports The Portland Mercury.

The pedestrian accident occurred as TriMet bus driver, Sandi L. Day, was making a left turn onto Broadway from Gilsan street around midnight. A group of pedestrians were in the crosswalk and had the Walk signal when they were hit, according to the report.

One of those killed has been identified as Jenee Hammel, 26. The name of the other person that was killed has not been released pending notification of her family. Robert Gittings, 22, was critically injured. Jamie Hammel, 23, and Ryan Hammel, 28, suffered minor injuries.

Police are attempting to piece together the cause of the accident. They said that it does not appear that Day was under the influence of drugs or alcohol and they also do not believe that she was speeding.

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 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.

A teenage girl was injured in a pedestrian accident today in South Seattle when she was hit by the light rail trail while talking on her cell phone.

According to a report on KOMO News.com, the pedestrian v. train accident occurred at Martin Luther King, Jr. Way and Othello. Another report said that she suffered cuts and bruises on her eyes and legs and was taken to a hospital with "non life-threatening injuries."

Some studies have shown that young people are injured more than other age groups by distracted walking. There have been anecdotal reports of pedestrians sustaining injuries including a concussion, fractured finger and sprains caused by accidents while walking and talking on a cell phone. Studies have shown that pedestrians can have "inattention blindness" when talking on a cell phone while walking.

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 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.

The driver of a Kindercare bus was cited in a motor vehicle accident that injured a 6-year-old girl in Spokane this morning. There were five children onboard the bus at the time of the accident but only one child was injured and her injuries appear to be minor.

According to a report by KREM.com, the accident happened when the bus driver pulled out in front of a pickup truck at Monroe and Rowan. The bus driver will be cited.

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. 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 Governors Highway Safety Association released the preliminary finding of a study which reports that motorcycle accident deaths are at their lowest since 1997. The report found that after 11 years of increasing motorcycle accident fatalities, in 2009 motorcycle accident deaths declined by 10% or more.

The report cited some reasons for the the decline in fatalities including:

• less motorcycle leisure riding
  
• fewer beginning riders
  
• increased awareness of motorcycle safety programs
  
• and poor weather in some states which reduced riding hours.
  

Motorcycle sales dropped by 42 percent in 2009 because of the economy so there were fewer novice riders out there is one reason for the drop in deaths speculates the report.

The report recommends that more progress can be made if riders do the following:

• wear approved helmets
  
• don't drive under the influence of alcohol or drugs
  
• reduce speeding
  
• take approved motorcycle training courses

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 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.

Source:
Governors Highway Safety Association
New Study: Motorcycle Deaths Down Dramatically in 2009
http://www.ghsa.org/html/publications/spotlight/pdf/spotlight_motorcycles.pdf

The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety has just awarded the Kia Forte, a new small car by Hyundai motors, their Top Safety Pick Award. Previously, the Kia Soul and the Hyundai Sonata also received the award.

The Top Safety Pick award is given to vehicles that earn the top rating of Good for front, side, rollover, and rear impact protection and also come equipped with electronic stability control (ESD). Crash tests include:

• 40 mph frontal offset crash tests which assesses a vehicle's structural design
  
• Side crash tests which assesses how well occupants of a vehicle would fair in an accident in which the vehicle was hit in the side by an SUV or pickup truck
  
• Rollover ratings which assesses the vehicle's roof strength and how it well protected passengers would be in a rollover motor vehicle accident
  
• Rear crash protection/head restraint ratings assesses how well seat/head restraints protect against whiplash injury
  
• Electronic stability control (ESD) helps prevents accidents, especially single-car accidents, caused when drivers make emergency maneuvers.

Click here to see all of the Top Safety Picks for 2010 and for more information about the 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, including whiplash, 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 motor vehicle accident involving a dump truck, a pickup truck and two cars resulted in two drivers having to be extricated from their vehicles near Redmond, WA. One person was taken to Harborview Medical Center trauma center in Seattle. Four other people appeared to be less severely injured.

The four-vehicle accident occurred around 10:30 am on NE Novelty Hill Road near the intersection of W. Snoqualmie Valley Road NE. between Redmond and Duvall.

From photos of the accident, it appears as if the pickup truck and one sedan were totaled in the collision. The dump truck was lying on its side.

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 due to the negligence of another. With our help, you may recover compensation for your damages including medical costs.

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.

Source:
KOMO News.com
Nasty Redmond crash surprisingly yields no serious injuries
Posted: Apr 20, 2010 at 10:45 AM PDT

The Washington State Patrol is investigating a pedestrian accident that occurred on Route 16, approximately six miles west of Gig Harbor late Saturday night.

According to a report in The Olympian, a 26-year-old Bremerton man suffered a leg injury when he was hit by a car driven while he was walking on Route 16. The pedestrian accident occurred around 11:30pm. Apparently the driver, a 19-year-old man, swerved to avoid the man but hit him with his right tire.

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

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A man was critically injured in an all-terrain vehicle (ATV) accident in Snohomish on Sunday evening. A boy riding with the man was also injured, but his injuries were minor reports the HeraldNet.com of Everett.

According to the report, the man was driving the ATV in the Three Lakes area when he crashed and he and the boy were thrown from the vehicle. The man was airlifted to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle and the report says his injuries are "life-threatening." The boy was taken to a local hospital.

This information is provided by Seattle Car Accident Attorney 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.

Lacey police are investigating a two-car accident involving a taxi cab and another vehicle in which the motorist of the second vehicle was killed and a passenger in the taxi was seriously injured.

According to a report in Tacoma's The News Tribune, the car accident occurred at the 2500 block of Ruddell Road SE in Lacey. The force of the impact was so severe that one vehicle rolled.

The driver of the taxi cab and his passenger were taken to the hospital, the passenger reportedly has serious injures.

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.

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The Washington State Patrol cited a motorcyclist -- a 39-year-old Vancouver man -- for driving 92 miles above the posted speed limit at 152mph!

The trooper cited the motorcyclist for "excessive speed" reports The News Tribune of Tacoma. The fine for the citation is $411.

The cyclist was driving on State Route 14 in Goldenrod last Sunday around 5:30pm. He told the officer that he had no idea he was going that fast.

According to National Highway Transportation Safety Administration statistics, approximately two third of all motorcycle fatalities are associated with speeding.

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.

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A 60-year-old man was critically injured in a pedestrian accident when he was hit by an Intercity Transit bus in downtown Olympia on Friday morning.

According to a report in The Olympian, the man was crossing Columbia Street by the bus as it turned left from Olympia Avenue Northwest around 9:30am.

Transit spokeswoman, Meg Kester, said the glare from the sun and a blind spot may have obscured the driver's ability to see the pedestrian.

The injured man was taken to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle for unspecified injuries.

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 family of those killed.

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The Tacoma News Tribune reports that they a 48-year-old Orting man was killed in a single car rollover accident this morning. Police were called to the accident scene by the BMW's vehicle assist emergency service. When they arrived, they found the driver dead at the accident scene.

The car accident occurred just before 5am on State Route 162 and 177 Street East.

Police are investigating whether alcohol was a factor in the accident.

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.

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This is not a pleasant post but it is one that must be written because it is important that parents, caregivers and motorists be aware that one of the deadliest types of car/pedestrian accidents occur in driveways. Today, we entered the term "driveway accident" into a Google news search and found the following news stories:

• Wenatchee World. April 14: A 17 month old boy suffered cuts, scrapes, and bruises when he was hit by the undercarriage of a vehicle that was backing out of a driveway.
  
• The Olympian: April 14: A 3-year-old girl, Saniah Marcus, died after an accident in which her mother's 25-year-old fiancé pulled out of the driveway and ran over and killed the girls while she was riding her tricycle in University Place.
  
• KMOX News, April 12: A 6-year-old Pontoon Beach girls, Lyvia Roach, was killed after she was run over in a driveway near her home.
  
• Journal Courier: April 14, 2010: A woman apparently ran over her 2-year-old son in the driveway of the family's West Center Street home.
  
• Standard-Examiner: April 9, 2010. No charges expected in Roy fatal driveway accident against a mother who accidentally ran over her 4-year-old son, Tyler Foote, in the driveway of their Roy home.
  

With results like these, it seems like driveway-related motor vehicle injuries to children is an epidemic. Driveway accidents are likely to cause traumatic head injuries and have a 10 times increase in death as compared to other pediatric accidents. Every year, more than 100 children are killed and thousands are injured when a car or SUV backs over them.

Education and public awareness is the key to protecting young and vulnerable children from devastating accidents. Always ensure adult supervision or children when backing your vehicle. If you need to move a vehicle, even only a short distance, place the child inside the vehicle while you move it. Adequate fencing and door locks can also keep children away from driveways.

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 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.

A 51-year-old Auburn has turned himself into Tukwila police in connection with the hit-and-run car accident that killed a 24-year-old Seattle woman in Tukwila.

Clashana Grayson was killed Friday night when she was walking across East Marginal Way. Witnesses said they saw a redish Cadillac hit her and that the driver stopped momentarily, got out of his car and then drove away.

Police are also looking for the driver of a silver compact, possibly a Honda, who they believe also hit the woman.

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 and pedestrian accidents and the family of those killed. In cases where a loved one has been killed because of another's negligence, the family may be eligible to receive compensation under Washington's wrongful death statute.

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 elderly couple died in a car accident after the vehicle they were riding in went off the road and crashed at the Ridgefield Wildlife Refuge center near Rest Lake. Speculation is that the couple were on a scenic drive when their car went off the road and crashed upside down.

According to a report on King5.com, a passerby noticed the crashed car around 4:45am. The car was upside down in three feet of marsh water.

The couple has not yet been identified but one report said the driver was a man from La Center, Washington, born in 1929.

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 people who have serious injures due to car accidents including traumatic brain injury and whiplash.

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 23-year-old man will be charged with Vehicular Homicide after his passenger, a 25-year-old man, was killed and a construction worker was injured in a Seattle motor vehicle accident on Interstate 5 early Monday morning.

According to a report on KOMO News.com, the driver was headed southbound in I-5 near the Interstate 90 interchange when he ran into a truck parked at a Department of Transportation construction site. A construction worker was seated in the truck at the time of the accident; he was taken to Harborview Medical Center for treatment of his injuries.

The Washington State patrol troopers believe the driver was under the influence of alcohol at the time of the accident. Vehicular Homicide, RCW 46.61.520, can be charged if a person is killed in an auto accident and a driver is under the influence of alcohol, driving recklessly or driving without regard to the safety of others.

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 drunken drivers 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.

A man who changed lanes in front of a motorcyclist and then braked hard causing a rear-end motor vehicle accident has been charged with felony hit-and-run driving and 2nd degree assault and has been booked into Lewis County Jail.

According to The Olympian, Matthew J. Slames, 30, of Shelton was driving his 2008 Subaru south on Interstate 5 just south of Chehalis when he made an abrupt lane change and braked causing Nicholas Bartley, 41, of Ethel, to rear-end him with his 2008 Yamaha motorcycle.

Bartley suffered numerous injuries including lacerations to his knees, fingers and arms. He was treated at Providence Centralia Hospital. His motorcycle sustained approximately $4,000 in damages.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration describes aggressive driving as deliberately having contempt towards other drivers, causing them to take defensive actions, and therefore increasing the risk of a car accident. Aggressive driving can lead to Vehicular Assault or even Vehicular Homicide.

This information is provided by Washington Injury Attorney 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. 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.

A school bus was hit by a logging truck on State Route 530 east of Arlington on Friday afternoon. Luckily, none of the 28 children on board the bus were injured in the bus accident.

According to a report on KOMO News, the logging truck hit the bus near milepost 31. Washington state troopers said the logging truck was traveling "too fast for road conditions" and it hit the bus when it swerved into the oncoming lane to avoid a car that had braked. The logging truck driver may be cited in the accident.

This is the second accident on the same road for the school bus driver. In both bus accidents, it was not the fault of the bus driver.

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.

The Tacoma News Tribune reports that Army Ranger James Couch, age 29, is recovering from serious injuries at Madigan Army Medical Center after a hit-and-run driver ran him down while he was running on a Pierce County road.

Couch's injuries include a broken leg, torn knee ligaments and severe road rash on his face.

According to the report, Couch returned from a tour of Afghanistan just one week ago and went for a run and was only a mile from home when he was hit from behind.

Pierce County Sherriff's are looking for a red Chevrolet pickup truck that they believe may have been involved in the hit and run.

Washington State Vehicle Code RCW 46.52.020 outlines a driver's duty in case of personal injury or death of a person and prescribes penalties. It states that any driver involved in an accident which results in the injury or death of a person shall immediately stop their vehicle at the accident scene and remain at the scene until law enforcement arrives. Any person who leaves the scene of an accident can be charged with a class B felony which has a penalty of imprisonment of not more than 10 years and a fine of up to $20,000.

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.

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 13-year-old boy, who was riding a scooter near State Route 522 in Bothell on Thursday afternoon, was taken to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle with critical injuries after being hit by a car reports KOMO News.

The pedestrian accident occurred around 3pm when a car that was traveling east on Bothell Way went off the road at Main, hit a utility pole and then the boy. The teen was reported to be unconcious when medics arrived and had multiple injuries. The driver of the car was reported to be a man in his 50s. The driver of the car was taken to Evergreen Hospital in Kirkland.

Police are investigating what caused the driver to leave the road.

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This information is provided by Seattle Car Accident Lawyer, a service of The Farber Law Group. We are a personal injury attorney firm and represent victims of car accidents, bicycle accidents and pedestrian accidents 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 23-year-old Tacoma woman is in Tacoma General Hospital with serious injuries after an aggressive driver apparently cut her off on State Route 512 causing the woman to lose control of her car which then rolled.

The single-car accident occurred on westbound State Route 512 near Steele Street around 1:30pm reports The News Tribune.

The State Patrol is looking for the driver of a red Ford Taurus that they believe was driving aggressively and exited SR 512 at the northbound Interstate 5 exit. The Patrol is asking anyone with information about the vehicle or driver to call them at (253)538-3240.

An aggressive driver is a driver who commits two or more moving violations which endangers other persons or a single moving violation that requires another driver to perform a defensive maneuver. Aggressive driving can include speeding, weaving in and out of traffic, tailgating, braking suddenly to annoy other drivers and passing traffic and then slowing down to annoy.

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 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 Seattle Post Intelligencer reports that a 36-year-old Kent woman was killed in a car accident on Monday night on state Route 167. The woman collided with another vehicle when she attempted to merge into the HOV lane. The force of the impact caused her car to roll.

The woman was taken to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle but she succumbed to her injuries.

It is not known whether the driver of the other vehicle, 59-year-old woman from Enumclaw, was injured.

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Ellensburg residents Jeffrey A Hansen, 27, Jennifer R. Hansen, 25, and Tristan D. Celmer, 28, were injured in a car accident on Sunday afternoon as they were driving southbound on Highway 97 and a vehicle driven by Benjamin Quintana, 21, of Bridgeport crossed the centerline and hit them.

According to a report in The Wenatchee World, all three injured were taken to Central Washington Hospital in Wenatchee, treated and released.

A third car was involved in the car accident but its driver, Lindsay L. March, 25 of Seattle, was not injured.

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The Seattle Times reports that three graduates of Ballard high school were killed early Easter morning in a single car accident in the Ballard neighborhood of Seattle.

The three young men that were killed were identified as Mike Turner, 20; Kellen Jones, 20; and Spenser Millard, 19.

An unidentified teenage girl was taken to Harborview Medical Center and her injuries are described as "life threatening."

The single-car accident occurred near 28th Avenue NW and NW Market when the Pontiac Firebird the four were riding in crashed into a steel pole, apparently at high speed.

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Washington State Schools superintendent, Randy Dorn, pleaded guilty for driving under the influence (DUI) in Orting Municipal Court in Pierce county on Friday.

Judge John Curry sentenced Dorn to 365 days in jail, with all but one day suspended. Dorn will also pay a $866 fine and court costs. Dorn's driver's license was suspended for 90 days and he is required to attend two drug and alcohol awareness classes.

Dorn was arrested on March 21 and his blood alcohol content at the time was 0.11% which was above the legal limit of %0.08.

Dorn said:

First, I want to apologize for my actions and the distraction they have caused. I drank alcohol and got behind the wheel of a car. That is a mistake, no matter how much you drink. I apologize to my family, the students and the educators across our state.

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