Seattle Car Accident Lawyer Blog

A wrong-way driver, a female, has been jailed and is being investigated for Vehicular Homicide, Vehicular Assault, and driving under the influence after a car accident that killed two and injured two in Everett.

According to a report in The Everett Herald Net.com, the woman drove the wrong way on Broadway near Interstate 5 around 9:30pm and ran head-on into Nissan sports utility vehicle, killing the driver of the Nissan and a male passenger. Two other male passengers of the Nissan were seriously injured in the accident.

Vehicular Homicide, RCW 46.61.520, can be charged if a person dies in a car accident and the driver was under the influence of alcohol or drugs. Vehicular Assault, RCW 46.61.522, can be charged if a person is seriously injured by a drunken driver.

Every year, of the nearly 700 traffic fatalities in Washington state, approximately 45% are alcohol related.

If you or a loved one has been seriously injured in a car accident caused by a drunken driver or if a loved one has been killed, you should contact a personal injury attorney that specializes in representing drunken driving victims and their families. At The Farber Law Group, we aggressively represent victims and their families and will work to determine if a bar, restaurant or other establishment may be liable for over-serving. 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 16-year-old boy has been charged with three accounts of Vehicular Assault after a Saturday evening motor vehicle accident in which two motorcyclists were injured in Spanaway.

According to a report in The Tacoma News Tribune, the unidentified teen hit two motorcyclists while driving recklessly on Spanaway Loop Road South. The teen was speeding and crossed the center line and clipped one motorcycle and hit a second.

Two people on the second motorcycle was injured and the teen was also injured in the accident.

Vehicular Assault, RCW 46.61.522, can be charged if a person is seriously injured in a motor vehicle accident and the driver was driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs, driving recklessly or driving with careless disregard of 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 motorcycle 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.

Rodney James was sentenced to 2-1/2 years in prison followed by 18 months of community supervision after pleading guilty to Vehicular Assault after running into Wah Wong, 67, and Jason Wong, 22 with his car.

Both Wongs were seriously injured in the pedestrian accident; Jason Wong has permanent damage to one leg and may lose his left knee after undergoing multiple surgeries.

According to a report in The Seattle Times written by Sara Jean Green, James was under the influence of drugs and alcohol when he lost control of his Corvette and hit the Wong's as they stood in their driveway unloading luggage from the trunk of their car.

Vehicular Assault can be charged if a person is seriously injured in a car accident and the driver was under the influence of alcohol or drugs, driving recklessly or driving with reckless disregard 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 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 Washington State Patrol, in a media release, are looking for witnesses of two separate trucking accidents involving commercial trucks and passenger cars. Both motor vehicle accidents occurred in Snohomish County and caused serious injuries.

• February 4th Accident: This accident occurred around 9:55pm on Thursday in the northbound lanes of Interstate 5. Two semi trucks and two passenger vehicles were involved and one of the semi truck drivers was seriously injured and taken to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle.
• February 8th Accident: This accident occurred on eastbound SR 522, east of SR 9. Apparently a dump truck ran into a passenger vehicle that was stopped in the slow vehicle lane. All three people in the passenger vehicle were seriously injured and were taken to Harborview Medical Center.

Contact Detective Sergeant Jerry Cooper at (360) 805-1192; or Detective Curt Ladines (360) 805-1160 if you have information regarding either of these accidents.

This information is provided by Seattle Car Accident Lawyer blog, a service of The Farber Law Group. We represent people who are 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.

Two people suffered minor injuries and a man suffered serious injuries and was taken to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle when a hit-and-run driver ran into multiple vehicles in White Center on Monday evening around 7:45pm.

According to a report on KOMO News.com, the first accident occurred at the intersection of SW Roxbury Street and 4th Avenue SW when a driver of a Toyota Sienna hit a small vehicle and then ran into a van. The driver of the Toyota then hit a few other vehicles when fleeing the accident scene.

Police believe they found the Toyota in Burien and are searching for the hit-and-run 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 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 13-year-old Lynnwood boy was injured in a pedestrian accident on Friday night around 5:30pm as he and several other people attempted to jaywalk across Highway 99 near 148th Street SW. The teen was taken to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle for treatment.

According to a report in the Everett Herald Net.com, the boy was waved across the road by several vehicles that had stopped for the teen and several other pedestrians when he was hit by a car driven by a 48-year-old Edmonds man.

Every year, thousands of pedestrians are seriously injured or killed while crossing streets. Jaywalking -- crossing the street other than a regular crossing or against a traffic light -- significantly increases a person's chance of being seriously injured.

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 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 two semi-truck accident occurred on the northbound Interstate 5 north of Marysville on Thursday night.

One of the truck drivers was airlifted to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle for treatment of undisclosed injuries.

According to The Everett HeraldNet.com, the first semi-truck slowed down in heavy traffic when the second semi rear-ended the first truck.

Washington state vehicle code, RCW 46.61.145 Following Too Closely, states that the driver of the following vehicle shall not follow another vehicle more closely than is reasonable and prudent, with regard to the speed of the preceding vehicle and the traffic conditions of the highway.

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 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 30-year-old woman was seriously injured when her car hit a tree around 9:25pm Saturday night. The single-car accident occurred on Highway 165 near Buckley.

According to the report in The Olympian, the woman was driving a 2001 Mazda 626 when she went off the road near 133rd.

The woman was taken to Madigan Army Medical Center in Tacoma for treatment.

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.

The Tacoma News Tribune reports that a hit-and-run car accident critically injured a 3-month-old baby boy in Fife around 10pm on Sunday night.

According to the report, a car driven by a 26-year-old man with a suspended driver's license ran a red light and hit the car that the baby was riding in. The 26-year-old man then fled the accident scene and was arrested a few hours later. He was booked on suspicion of vehicular assault.

The car accident occurred on 20th Street East and 70th Avenue East.

The injured baby was taken to Mary Bridge Children's Hospital in Tacoma where his injuries are considered life-threatening. His father, who was driving the car, was treated for minor injuries.

A person can be charged with vehicular assault of a person is injured in a car accident and the driver was driving with reckless disregard to the safety of others or driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs..

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 obtain 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 Times reports that Antonio Cellestine of Vancouver has been sentenced to 60 months in prison for Vehicular Homicide after he hit a bicyclist who was riding home from work.

Cellestine was text messaging his girlfriend when his car veered into the bicycle lane and he hit and killed Gordon Patterson a 50-year-old high school teacher in September of 2009. Records from Cellestine's cell phone proved that he was text messaging using his cell phone prior to and during the car accident.

A person can be convicted for Vehicular Homicide if a person was killed and the driver was driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs or driving with reckless disregard to the safety of others.

Cellestine's conviction is thought to be the first Vehicular Homicide conviction due to text messaging in Washington. This conviction comes at a time when the state legislature is considering making texting and using a hand-held cell phone in the state a primary offense.

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 a car or bicycle accident and the family of those killed. If you believe your car accident was a result of someones negligent use of a cell phone, read "What if my accident was caused by someone using a cell phone?"

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 2-year-old Lakewood girl is recovering from her injuries after being shot in what police are calling an incident of 'road rage' in Tacoma on Sunday afternoon. The shooting occurred on the girl's second birthday.

According to a report in Tacoma's The News Tribune, a traffic incident occurred around 82nd Street and McKinley Avenue East around 2pm. The girl's father apparently thought a vehicle had "cut him off" so he cut the other vehicle off. That is when the driver of the second vehicle shot at the sedan the girl was riding in and she was hit.

Road rage is when a driver or passenger attempts to intimidate, injure or kill a driver or passenger in another vehicle on the road. Most road rage cases occur because of drivers cutting each other off, because of lane changes, parking spot disputes or gestures. Males are the perpetrators in most cases of road rage. In this case, police are looking for a Pacific Islander male, possibly Samoan, driving a black Ford Explorer.

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 families 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.