Seattle Car Accident Lawyer Blog

A 31-year-old woman from Mill Creek was hit and killed on Friday night by a suspected drunken driver as she was standing outside of O'finnigan's Pub located at 13601 Highway 99 in South Everett.

King 5.com reports that the pedestrian accident happened when a vehicle traveling northbound on SR-99 struck several parked cars and then hit the woman, killing her.

The unidentified motorist was arrested for driving under the influence (DUI).

The driver will most likely be charged with Vehicular Homicide. Washington State vehicle code RCW 46.61.520 provides that a driver can be charged with Vehicular Homicide if someone is killed and the driver was under the influence of alcohol or drugs at the time.

When a driver is charged with Vehicular Homicide, he or she is tried by the State of Washington. In addition, the family of a person killed as a result of Vehicular Homicide can bring a suit for wrongful death.

With the help of The Farber Law Group, a Washington law firm experienced and knowledgeable in handling auto accident cases and wrongful death, you may be able to recover damages for wrongful death.

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 88-year-old woman from Bellevue was hit and killed in a pedestrian accident on Monday when she crossed Richard Roads at SE 26th Street.

The Bellevue Reporter reports that a pickup truck driven by a 22-year-old Mercer Island man hit the woman as he was turning onto Richards Road.

The force of the collision knocked the woman to the road.

Preliminary investigation reveals that drugs or alcohol where not factors in the accident.

Every year, approximately 5,000 pedestrians are killed in accidents and another 64,000 are injured. While the elderly have fewer pedestrian accidents, the likelihood of them sustaining a serious or fatal injury is much worse than others.

When pedestrians are hit by pickup trucks are SUVS, the initial contact is much higher than a passenger car which can cause a person to be knocked down.

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 their wrongful death claims.

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 Bellevue woman was critically injured in a pedestrian accident when she was hit by a car while she was waiting at a metro bus stop in the 4700 block of 199th Avenue SE in Bellevue.

According to Seattle's KING5.com, the pedestrian accident occurred at 3:45pm on Friday afternoon when a motorist, a 53-year-old person from Everett, apparently experienced a medical emergency, blacked out and lost control of the vehicle.

The woman was carried 50 feet before the car stopped. She was taken to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle. She was unconscious at the time.

It is not known at this time whether drugs or alcohol were a factor in the accident.

Bellevue Police Department asks anyone with information about the accident to contact them at 425-452-6917.

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 5-year-old boy and a 20-month-old baby were critically and seriously injured in a pedestrian accident in Federal Way this evening around 6pm. The 5-year-old was airlifted to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle and the baby was driven to the same hospital.

According to The Seattle Times, the children were with their mother in a controlled crosswalk with flashing lights at Southwest Campus Drive and 17th Avenue Southwest when a vehicle driven by a 31-year-old woman struck them.

The children's mother was not injured in the accident but the driver was taken to Harborview with neck pain.

Police are investigating what caused the pedestrian accident. The driver was going to undergo a drug and alcohol evaluation.

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.

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.

Police are looking for a hit-and run driver who left the scene of a pedestrian accident which injured a man while he was out walking his dog on 238th Street SW at 54th Avenue SW.

According to the HeraldNet.com of Everett, the victim was hit from behind and his injuries included a brain injury and a foot injury.

The victim's daughter witnessed the pedestrian accident and described the vehicle that hit her father as a full-size, four-door black truck. The truck should have damage to the passenger-side mirror.

Police are asking anyone with information regarding the accident to contact Officer Eric Jones at 425-670-8260.

It is required that Washington motorists report any car or pedestrian accidents that involve personal injury. Hit and Run charges can result in a felony depending on how seriously injured the victim was. Penalties can include jail time, license suspension or revocation and fines. In addition, the victim may seek to recover damages in civil court.

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.

Margaret Fox, 73, of Mukilteo was hit and killed by a flatbed truck on Thursday evening as she was crossing an intersection in Mukilteo.

According to a report in the Herald Net of Everett, Fox was crossing the intersection at Harbour Pointe Boulevard SW and Blue Heron Boulevard.

The pedestrian accident occurred around 7:45am when the woman and her friend were walking. The woman's friend was able to cross safely.

The driver of the 12-wheel flatbed truck was not identified but the report listed his age as 32.

Washington Vehicle Code RCW 46.61.235 regulates crosswalks. It states that vehicles approaching either an unmarked or marked crosswalk must stop and remain stopped to allow pedestrians or bicycles to cross the roadway when the pedestrian or bicyclist is within one lane of the half of the roadway upon which the vehicle is traveling or turning.

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. Washington State has a wrongful death statute which allows the family of someone who is killed due to the negligent act of another to ask for compensation 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.

A man in his 80's and a female in his 70's were taken to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle after being injured in a pedestrian accident in downtown Seattle on Thursday.

According to a report in Tacoma's The News Tribune, the couple were in a crosswalk at Roy Street and First Avenue North when a motorist ran a red light and hit them.

The male victim went up on to the car's hood and hit his head on the windshield according to witnesses.

The pedestrian accident is currently being investigated.

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 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.

Residents of Mercer Island spoke to the City Council on July 12 and shared their concerns that Island Crest Way is dangerous. Residents said that the road way poorly designed.

There have been several pedestrian accidents on the road in the past few weeks. Residents are asking for a crosswalk at 47th street but City Manager said that the crosswalks are not the highest priority. The City manager Rich Conrad said that crosswalks at 42nd and 47th streets will be completed by the end of the 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 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 12-year-old boy from Washington state has died of injuries he sustained in a pedestrian accident on the Agassiz-Rosedale bridge in the Fraser Valley of British Columbia reports The Vancouver Sun. The boy was hit by a semi truck and was airlifted to a Vancouver-area hospital but he succumbed to his injuries.

The boy was vacationing with his family when the lid of their vehicle's roof-top carrier blew off and the family stopped to search for it. The boy was outside of the family's vehicle when he was hit by the truck.

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 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.

Scott Caudel of Seattle, Washington, was sentenced to 10 months of work release after he pleaded guilty to reckless driving and reckless endangerment in the pedestrian accident death of Grant Meyers, 91.

The Seattle Times reports that Caudel was distracted by his cell phone GPS when he struck Meyers, who was blind. Meyers was crossing the intersection of 5th Avenue Northeast and Northeast 97th Street on June 10 of 2009 when he was hit by Caudel's pickup truck. Meyers died two days after the pedestrian accident.

In addition to Caudel's work release sentence, he is prohibited from using a cell phone while driving for two years.

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.

The Seattle Times reports that John L. George, 37, of Wellpinit was killed in a pedestrian accident on Highway 97 about 1am on Tuesday morning.

According to the report, George was hit while he was walking on Highway 97 about four miles south of Oroville. Oroville is a small city in Okanogan County near the Canadian border.

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 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 22-year-old woman was injured in a pedestrian accident near Meadowdale Neighborhood Park in Lynnwood on Friday reports the HearldNet of Everett. The driver of the vehicle that hit the woman fled the accident scene.

According to the report, the woman was in a crosswalk when she was hit by a blue SUV. Her right ankle was broken and she suffered other injuries to her leg.

The driver of the SUV is described as white man between 23 and 35 years of age, and between 5'10" and 6' feet tall. Lynnwood police are asking anyone with information about the pedestrian accident or the driver to call officer Savell at 425-670-5600.

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.

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 City of Bellevue is hosting several public open houses on May 18th at which residents can provide input on 108th Avenue SE improvement plans. Bellevue wants to improve the road for bicyclists and pedestrians to prevent accidents and improve safety.

Bellevue has a budget of $7 million to improve the stretch of 108th Avenue Southeast through Enatai, between Bellevue Way and Interstate 90. Street map here.

The street has become increasingly important for bicycle commuters and pedestrians who walk to schools, parks, swimming polls and churches.

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 bicycle accidents and 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.

Source:
The Seattle Times
Bellevue Blog
Posted by Katherine Long
"Pedestrian, bike improvements planned for Bellevue's 108th Avenue SE"

The Seattle Times reports that a two year-old girl was killed in a tragic pedestrian accident today in Outlook, Washington, when she ran into the roadway and was hit by a car. Outlook is a small community in Yakima county located between Yakima and Richland.

The report said that the girl's mother was checking her mail on the other side of Outlook road when her daughter ran into the roadway.

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 69-year-old Puyallup woman, Merita Gayares, was killed this morning in a pedestrian accident around 9am on South Hill in Tacoma.

According to a report in The News Tribune, a pickup truck driven by a 19-year-old man, Edgardo Solorzano of Bonney Lake, working for a Puyallup car dealership, hit Gayares as he pulled out of a business complex in the 12200 block of Meridian Avenue.

Police said that speed, drugs and alcohol were not factors in the pedestrian accident. The driver of the pickup truck may be cited for failing to yield to a pedestrian.

It is not known whether driver inattention was a factor in the pedestrian accident.

This information is provided by Seattle Car Accident Lawyer blog, a service of The Farber Law Group. We represent accident victims and their families. We have more than 30 years representing families with their wrongful death cases. Washington state has a wrongful death statute which allows the family members of a person who has been killed due to the negligence of another to bring a civil action against the person or entity whose negligence caused a family member's death.

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.

Daniel Noble, 31, was acquitted of felony hit-and-run in the pedestrian accident that injured two Washington State University (WSU) students in December 2009.

Superior Court Judge David Frazier ruled that Noble was temporarily insane when he injured Neil Waldbjorn, 19, of Malaga, WA and Hogun Hahm, 23, of Pullman, WA. Both students suffered a broken leg in the accident.

Noble had faced charges of Vehicular Assault and ht and run driving in the incident.

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.

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:
The Lewiston Tribune Online
May 5, 2010, 4:34pm
"Noble acquitted"

The Seattle Times reports that a 91-year-old Seattle woman was fatally injured in a pedestrian accident while she was walking on a sidewalk in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Seattle.

According to the report, the woman was struck by a pickup truck driven by a 34-year-old man who was backing up into a parking space. The woman was taken to Harborview Medical Center where she died of her injuries.

The pedestrian accident occurred at Harvard Avenue East and East Thomas Street.

The driver of the pickup truck was arrested and may be face charges; Vehicular Homicide may be charged if a person dies of injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident and the driver was driving recklessly, driving with reckless disregard to the safety of others or driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs.

In additional to criminal charges, the family of the deceased may file a civil suit against the negligent party under Washingon State's wrongful death statute.

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

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

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.

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.

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.