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• Shane Wyrsch Killed by Drunk and Unlicensed Driver

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

  I don't know why I am surprised when I read stories like this, but I am. A convicted felon is accused of driving drunk without a valid license in connection with a head-on collision on Highway 410 near Buckley, Washington. Mr. Wyrsch, a Forest Service law enforcement officer, was killed.Kenneth Clark, the defendant, apparently crossed the center line and struck Mr. Wyrsch's vehicle. The...

• Husband Arrested, Wife Injured in SUV-Ambulance Crash

  Ryan Nute | March 12, 2007 7:18 PM | 0 CommentsTacoma, WA

  An SUV vs. ambulance accident last Sunday which seriously injured a woman riding in the SUV as a passenger. The driver, her husband, was arrested but has not been charged. The State Patrol reports alcohol was a factor.The accident occurred whent the SUV went through a stop sign and struck a Medic One ambulance. Some of the occupants of the ambulance were injured as well. The SUV driver's...

• Eight-Car Pileup in Bellevue; Curious Driver Rear-Ended

  Ryan Nute | March 09, 2007 10:45 AM | 0 CommentsTacoma, WA

  Traffic on SR 520 became a parking lot this morning after a driver reportedly slowed to look at a two-car crash on the side of the road to which the state patrol had responded. Apparently the following drivers did not slow and the chain reaction crash resulted.One of the vehicles was driven by someone with a suspended license.It's interesting that the authorities seem to think the curious...

• Shorecrest High School Students Seriously Injured in Collision

  Ryan Nute | March 08, 2007 9:41 AM | 0 CommentsTacoma, WA

  Four teens were injured yesterday in Seatle when their 1989 Ford Probe was struck by a pickup making a lane change. Their car struck a power pole. The teens were seriously injured and taken to Harborview Medical Center.The accident is being investigated along with the possibiilty that the pickup's driver, Gregory L. Kindall, made and unsafe lane change.The teens were identified as Craig E....

• Wapato Lake Park Collision Injures Two

  Ryan Nute | March 08, 2007 9:26 AM | 0 CommentsTacoma, WA

  A two-car accident occurred last Thursday when a driver ran a red light at South 72nd Street and Sheridan Avenue. The driver has since died of his injuries. The other driver was also hurt in the collision.The collision happened after the first driver entered the intersection and his vehicle was "T-boned" by the second driver in an SUV.As you might expect, the driver who has a light in his...

• Falling Wall Injures Construction Workers in Bremerton

  Ryan Nute | March 07, 2007 9:58 AM | 0 CommentsTacoma, WA

  An 8-foot wall at a residential construction site fell last Monday, injuring two workers. The second-story wall apparently fell when the supporting jacks slipped.The accident occurred in the 10200 block of Central Valley Road NW at about 10 a.m. Two workers crawled out from under the wall and a third was pulled out by fire crews. The injured workers were transported to Harrison Medical Center...

• Eastlake High School Students Struck by Car

  Ryan Nute | March 07, 2007 9:50 AM | 0 CommentsTacoma, WA

  Two students at Eastlake High School in Sammamish, Washington were struck by a car yesterday morning. They were transported to Overlake Hospital for observation. Fortunately, it appears the injuries are not serious.The accident occurred in the campus parking lot early in the morning. The identity of the driver--and whether he or she was a fellow student or school employee--has not been...

• Speeding + Collisions = Arrested

  Ryan Nute | March 06, 2007 3:17 PM | 0 CommentsTacoma, WA

  A Des Moines man speeding and driving erratically was arrested after a high-speed chase last Friday during which he collided with two other vehicles.The driver was initially pursued after exiting I-5 and heading east toward Auburn. Just as the pursuit was called off the driver ran a red light, struck a van and then a second vehicle before rolling his Jeep in a parking lot. Two bystanders...

• Driver Admits to Being High on Painkillers

  Ryan Nute | March 06, 2007 3:08 PM | 0 CommentsTacoma, WA

  A four-car crash that happened on Highway 167 Monday afternoon in Pierce County was apparently caused by a driver who admitted he was high on OxyContin.The driver rear-ended the preceding driver, who was taken to Tacoma General Hospital with a broken pelvis. The other drivers were reportedly uninjured.A driver who is foolish enough to drive while under the influence is unlikely to have...

• US Airways Sued By Union Over Wages

  Shannon Weidemann | February 27, 2007 12:44 PM | 0 CommentsTacoma, WA

  The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers has filed a lawsuit against the US Airways Group Inc. over wages. According to the union some of their workers are not getting the higher wages that they should have received when US Airways and America West merged. They said they had an agreement with the airline in the case that it was bought.The company, which was in...