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• Teen Pedestrian Struck by Car Hospitalized

  Ryan Nute | January 04, 2007 9:20 AM | 0 CommentsTacoma, WA

  A senior at Puyallup High School was struck by a car yesterday morning whle trying to cross the street.She was hospitalized at St. Joseph Medical Center and is reported in stable condition. The authorities are investigating the accident. Apparently the pedestrian was not in a crosswalk. The driver of the car that struck her is also a Puyallup High School student. It is not clear who is at...

• Tacoma Power Utility Worker Fatally Injured by Downed Pole

  Ryan Nute | January 04, 2007 9:02 AM | 0 CommentsTacoma, WA

  Barry Kensrud was severely injured in an accident that happened while he was attempting to cut through a downed power pole in order to get to a tree felled in the recent storms. Sadly, he died of his injuries Tuesday.It is not entirely clear how the accident happened. The Department of Labor & Industries is investigating. Apparently Mr. Kensrud was cutting through the pole to access the tree...

• Driver With Suspended License Crashes; Boy Injured

  Ryan Nute | January 02, 2007 6:12 PM | 0 CommentsTacoma, WA

  A woman driving with a suspended license lost control of her car on I-90 Tuesday. An 8 year old passenger was hurt.Reportedly the driver had been arrested three times before this accident for driving with a suspended license. The accident occurred in Issaquah when the vehicle "hydroplaned" on the wet highway. The car spun and hit a concrete barrier. Her passenger's son was injured by his...

• "What's My Case Worth?"

  Ryan Nute | January 01, 2007 6:53 PM | 0 CommentsTacoma, WA

  One of the first questions I am often asked by prospective clients is, "how much is my case worth"? The classic lawyer answer is, "well, it depends." That answer is as true as it is trite. But there are some common indicators that attorneys and insurance claims adjusters use in determining the average value of a personal injury case.No one can predict the value of a personal injury case...

• News of the Weird: Driver Leaps Into Lake After Collision

  Ryan Nute | January 01, 2007 5:20 PM | 0 CommentsTacoma, WA

  A driver who rear ended another car on New Year's Day leaped into Lake Washington after the collision on I-90.Reportedly the police were questioning one of the drivers when the man ran away and jumped from the bridge. After he swam back he was arrested.Read more: KIRO 7

• $3 Million Settlement Agreement Reached for Brain Injured Nurse

  Ryan Nute | January 01, 2007 5:12 PM | 0 CommentsTacoma, WA

  A transplant nurse was severely brain-damaged in a 2002 collision which occurred when another driver's view was blocked by a King County dump truck and loader.The other driver (and/or his carrier) has agreed to pay $2 million. Reportedly the King County DOT was notified of the danger posed by the equipment before the accident happened. Read more: Tracy Johnson, Seattle P-I

• Man Seriously Injured in Hit and Run During Windstorm

  Ryan Nute | January 01, 2007 2:35 PM | 0 CommentsTacoma, WA

  A man was struck be a vehicle on the morning of December 15 while walking home. He was alone, seriously injured and left for dead.The man was eventually found and taken to the hospital. Reportedly the police received a call from someone the day after the accident who claimed to have hit something the night before. The victim was uninsured. Hopefully the driver who struck him can be found and...

• Truck Forces Vancouver Man Over Guardrail

  Ryan Nute | January 01, 2007 2:20 PM | 1 CommentTacoma, WA

  A Vancouver man was killed in Corbett, Oregon when he stopped on I-84 to help a crash victim and was forced to leap over a guardrail to avoid a passing truck.The driver of the crashed vehicle was cited for, amoung other things, driving under the influence. The identity of the truck driver has not been reported. The deceased was Brian Allen Bernier, a Postal Service employee in Vancouver.Read...

• New Year's Fireworks Accident Injures Five

  Ryan Nute | January 01, 2007 2:14 PM | 0 CommentsTacoma, WA

  A fireworks explosion at a home in Auburn, Washington caused five people to suffer first and second degree burns. Two were arrested.Apparently the explosion started when a device was ignited in an occupied room.Some of the injured persons may have claims against the person(s) who iginited the fireworks.Read more: King-5

• Teen Struck, Killed by Truck While Snowmobiling in Duvall

  Ryan Nute | January 01, 2007 1:41 PM | 2 CommentsTacoma, WA

  Eighteen-year hold Kyle Hamilton was killed when a pickup driven by a classmate struck the snowmobile he was riding. The driver of the pickup was arrested. A passenger on the snowmobile was also injured.Reportedly the crash occurred when Hamlton and a passenger were being followed by the pickup when its lights went out and the driver could not see it. Read more: Seatte P-I