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• Two Planes Collide Over Washington

  Jenny Albano | November 20, 2007 9:36 PM | 0 CommentsTacoma, WA

  On Tuesday, November 20, two planes collided in mid-air over Washington. One of the planes landed safely at an airstrip nearby and the other plane crashed into Commencement Bay.An officer from the Coast guard claimed that two people who crashed in the water were recovered by boaters, but their condition was not immediately known.The other plane did not crash, but landed at the Thun Field in...

• Freight Train Derails and Falls into River

  Jenny Albano | November 10, 2007 3:32 PM | 0 CommentsTacoma, WA

  A CSX freight train derailed on a bridge above the Anacostia River on Friday, November 9 and 10 of the 90 rail cars fell into the water. There were no injuries due to the accident.The train was parked with no passengers or crew aboard when another freight train ran into it. The Fire Department stated that the cause was unknown and that the National Transportation Safety Board would be...

• Passenger Killed in High-Speed Crash in Tacoma

  Ryan Nute | November 02, 2007 10:20 AM | 0 CommentsTacoma, WA

  Two men were killed early Sunday morning in a car crash on Tacoma's East Side. The driver, Godwin Adeniyi, 23, lost control of the car after going through the intersection of East 96th and A streets, crashing the car into a tree.Adeniyi was transported to a hospital, where he died shortly after arriving. The passenger, Juan Arce Jr., 21, died at the scene of the accident. Arce was a private...

• Statute of Limitations May Run Soon for Windstorm Property Damage Claims

  Ryan Nute | November 01, 2007 9:57 AM | 0 CommentsTacoma, WA

  Many of you experienced damage to your houses during the wind storms last year. The majority of the losses occurred on December 14 or 15, 2006. Generally homeowners' insurance policies in Washington have a one year statute of limitations: that is, any claims against the homeowner's carrier must be brought within one year of the incident. Failure to bring a claim in time means it might be...

• Man charged with Hit-And-Run In Moped Incident

  Chelsea Gilbert | October 29, 2007 2:20 PM | 0 CommentsTacoma, WA

  An Olalla man who allegedly ran over a boy's arm with his pickup truck is being charged with a hit-and-run. In July, Brian Hayes, 33, was driving up the hill exiting a trailer park as two boys on a moped were also driving up the hill. When the road narrowed the moped driver, 17, applied the brakes, causing both of the moped riders to be thrown off. Hayes allegedly ran over one of the boy's...

• Metro bus driver involved in fatal accident fired, may be prosecuted for negligent driving

  Ryan Nute | October 26, 2007 11:09 AM | 0 CommentsTacoma, WA

  Sandie Olosky, 35, the Metro bus driver involved in the head-on collision in April that killed a man, will be fired by Metro.The accident occurred on Highway 164 when Olosky failed to slow with traffic and then swerved into oncoming traffic to avoid hitting the vehicle in front of her. The bus hit the bumper of the vehicle in front of her and then collided with a truck driven by Michael...

• Putting Profits Ahead of Safety--Cruise Company Fails to Provide Reasonable Medical Assistance for Passenger

  Michael Myers | October 18, 2007 3:17 PM | 0 CommentsTacoma, WA

  A recent cruise ship case involves a man who had a severe asthma attack at a wedding. There was oxygen aboard but the crew would not allow passengers with medical training to assist.By the time the vessel got back to the dock, the passenger was in a very bad way and later died. A magistrate denied limitation of liability because the captain could have diverted to a closer dock. The court noted...

• Fatal I-5 Crash a Reminder of the Importance of UIM Insurance

  Chelsea Gilbert | October 12, 2007 8:00 AM | 0 CommentsTacoma, WA

  In the early hours of the morning on September 9th a drunk driver headed the wrong way on I-5 caused a collision that resulted in the death of one young woman. According to police, Cerrissa R. Christensen, 27, had a history of drunk driving and DUI arrests. Christensen was being pursued by police when she crashed into a northbound 1988 Chevrolet pickup. A passenger in the pickup, 18-year-old...

• Cascade Plane Crash Kills 10--Highlights Need for Vicitims' Families to Retain Separate Counsel

  Michael Myers | October 11, 2007 12:07 PM | 0 CommentsTacoma, WA

  All 10 bodies of the passengers aboard the plane that crashed Sunday night in the Cascades have been found. The place was traveling from Star, Idaho to Shelton, Washington and crashed en route, about 25 miles southeast of Mount Rainer. Rescue teams were able to locate the crash site through the reports of a hunter who had seen the plane fly low over him and then heard the crash, and by following...

• Foundry Explosion Highlights Importance of Seeking Workers

  Michael Myers | October 09, 2007 8:18 AM | 0 CommentsTacoma, WA

  Last Saturday afternoon an explosion at a Tacoma foundry caused a massive fire, closed a major highway and sent four people to the hospital. The fire at Atlas Castings & Technology was started when a delivery truck carrying 8,000 gallons of propane exploded at the foundry and caused a fire in a nearby propane tank. The explosion was described by witnesses and police as like a bomb going up. ...