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• Bizarre Attack by Motor Vehicle in Lakewood Injures Crowd

  Ryan Nute | May 16, 2007 8:20 AM | 0 CommentsTacoma, WA

  John Derrek Clark is in the Pierce County Jail after driving his girlfriend's car into a crowd of people at a Lakewood, Washington apartment complex, injuring several.Apparently this bizarre incident happened after Mr. Clark got into an argument with his girlfriend and was told to slow down while speeding through the apartment complex's parking lot. A fistfight ensued, Mr. Clark got back into...

• Burien Collision Kills Elderly Woman in Crosswalk

  Ryan Nute | May 16, 2007 8:16 AM | 0 CommentsTacoma, WA

  Police are looking for the driver who struck an elderly woman on Tuesday in Burien, Washington and left the scene of the motor vehicle accident. The woman has been identifed as 81-year old Valerie Glass.The collision happened yesterday afternoon at Southwest 134th Street and Ambaum Boulevard Southwest. The woman was in a marked crosswalk. One car stopped, but another car in the next lane did...

• University of Washington Student Victim of Hit and Run

  Ryan Nute | May 09, 2007 4:24 PM | 0 CommentsTacoma, WA

  UW senior Joshua Nelson was injured last Friday when his motorcyle was struck by a dark sedan in the University District in Seattle, Washington. The driver's identity is unknown and Mr. Nelson is asking for any witnesses to come forward.Apparently the collision occurred when the sedan took a right turn as Mr. Nelson was also turning, swiping him on its passenger side. Mr. Nelson was taken to...

• Suit Filed Against McKenna Nursing Home

  Ryan Nute | May 09, 2007 9:14 AM | 0 CommentsTacoma, WA

  The Nisqually Valley Care Center in McKenna, Washington is being sued by the daughter of a resident (Florence Pierpoint, 79) who reportedly died after being given a morphine overdose when staff did not follow her doctor's instructions about pain medication.While prosecutors declined to file criminal charges, the nursing home received a citation in connection with her death because the staff...

• Pit Bull Attacks Woman and Greyhounds

  Ryan Nute | April 13, 2007 5:13 PM | 0 CommentsTacoma, WA

  Cynthia Greear and her two dogs were attacked by a neighbor's pit bull in Lakewood, Washington. One of the dogs was killed and the other was badly injured.The attack continued even after neighbors intervened. The owner of the pit bull is reportedly taking full responsibility for the attack and offered to pay Ms. Greear's veterinary bill.As the recent pet food litigation suggests, compensation...

• Njie Fa-Bakary Identified as Kenmore Crash Victim

  Ryan Nute | April 13, 2007 4:59 PM | 0 CommentsTacoma, WA

  Mr. Fa-Bakary was killed Monday in a collision involving a dump truck in Kenmore, Washington.The accident occurred at Northeast Bothell Way and 83rd Place Northeast. The accident is still under investigation by the King County Sheriff's Office.Little more has apparently been reported at this time.Read more: Brad Wong, Seattle P-I

• Suicide in Thurson County Jail

  Ryan Nute | April 13, 2007 4:33 PM | 0 CommentsTacoma, WA

  A 48-year old man charged with attempted first-degree murder and several other crimes apparently committed suicide in the Pierce County Jail Wednesday. Reportedly he was facing life in prison under Washington's "Three Strikes" law.According to the Sheriff's office the man was not on a suicide watch and had not been a concern.Unfortunately, people in jail or in prison can easily be suicide...

• Intoxicated Driver Charged With Vehicular Homicide

  Ryan Nute | April 13, 2007 4:06 PM | 0 CommentsTacoma, WA

  26-year old Jeremy Cole was killed in a September 23, 2006 crash which occurred when the driver drove off an overpass and struck a guardrail in Olympia, Washington. The driver was arrested Tuesday on vehicular homicide charges. Reportedly a witness saw her drinking at a Lacey bar shortly after getting in the car.Witnesses indicate that the driver, Kaylin Burgett, may have been intoxicated if...

• Pool Safety Questioned in Woman's Drowning

  Ryan Nute | April 04, 2007 12:26 PM | 0 CommentsTacoma, WA

  Candice Green was learning how to swim at the Tukwila Pool when--for reasons which are not entirely clear--she drowned in the deep end. Ms. Green's family says she was a beginning swimmer who wanted to learn how to swim for her upcoming honeymoon in Mexico.The article indicates she was swimming alone with some type of a weight. The City notes that at least three lifeguards were on duty and...

• Collision Injures Metro Bus Passenger

  Ryan Nute | March 30, 2007 4:46 PM | 0 CommentsTacoma, WA

  A Seattle woman was injured and taken to Highline Community Hospital after the bus she was in was struck by a Mercedes which crossed the center line of Highway 202 on Thursday.The collision occurred at SE 47th Street near Fall City, Washington. Fortunately, the other occupants of the bus were uninjured. The driver was arrested for vehicular assault.Read more: Seattle Times