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• Infant Falls 20 Feet from Bleachers, Listed In Critical Condition

  Michael Myers | September 19, 2007 7:32 AM | 0 CommentsTacoma, WA

  During a high school soccer game at Toppenish Middle School a 5-month old baby girl fell 15 to 20 feet from the bleachers to the ground below. The baby suffered a head injury and was taken by ambulance to Yakima Valley Memorial Hospital then airlifted to Harborview Medical Center where she was listed to be in critical condition.Police said a relative was baby-sitting the child during a high...

• Two Teenagers Hit By Out-of-Control ATV

  Michael Myers | September 17, 2007 12:32 PM | 0 CommentsTacoma, WA

  On Saturday night the driver of an all-terrain vehicle (ATV), K.C. Sanchez, 32, lost control and hit two teenage boys on skateboards.The driver of the ATV was airlifted to Harborview Medical Center with a serious head injury; the passenger on the ATV was also injured and was transported to Capital Medical Center. The skateboarders hit by the ATV were transported to Providence St. Peter Hospital...

• Hit and Run Collision Injures Teenage Bicyclist in Skyway

  Chelsea Gilbert | September 11, 2007 8:27 AM | 0 CommentsTacoma, WA

  A 17-year old bicyclist was struck by a car late last Wednesday in Skyway, Washington. The car involved in the collision, described as yellow and possibly a Chevrolet El Camino, struck the bicyclist from behind and drove away without stopping. The man driving the vehicle was in his late teens or early twenties. The bicyclist was taken to Harborview Medical Center for non-life threatening...

• Driver Unable to Stop Runaway Bus in Tacoma

  Chelsea Gilbert | September 09, 2007 6:53 PM | 0 CommentsTacoma, WA

  A Pierce Transit bus was leaving a transit center near the Tacoma Mall last Tuesday when its engine revved and the vehicle took off, seemingly of its own volition. A number of passengers reported injuries.The bus driver, employed with Pierce Transit for four years, said that he was fully applying the brakes as the bus careened out of control, clipping three trees, jumping a curb, hitting...

• Mother Crashes Car, Son Dies--Son's Estate has Claim Against Mother

  Michael Myers | August 31, 2007 8:36 AM | 0 CommentsTacoma, WA

  A recent story in the news caught my attention. It detailed the facts surrounding Debra Whalawitsa's sentence of 90 days home detention for leaving the scene of the car crash that killed her son. Ms. Whalawitsa explained that she suffered a concussion in the accident and wasn't thinking clearly. Concusions and other closed head injuries are frequently overlooked even by trained ER doctors and...

• More Toys Recalled Due to Excess Levels of Lead

  Jenny Albano | August 22, 2007 6:08 PM | 0 CommentsTacoma, WA

  Today, August 22, four more toys have been recalled due to a risk of lead exposure. Exposure to lead has been shown to cause brain and kidney damage, especially in children. Lead poisoning symptoms include, among others, nausea, headaches, constipation, seizures, and coma.The CPSC announced that SpongeBob SquarePants Address Books and Journals, Thomas and Friends and Curious George Spinning...

• Avandia and Other Diabetes Drugs Get "Black Box" Warning

  Jenny Albano | August 14, 2007 8:18 PM | 0 CommentsTacoma, WA

  The FDA has announced that some Type 2 diabetes drugs will be given a "black box" warning, which is the agency's strongest warning, about the risk of heart failure. The upgraded warning states that the drugs may cause or worsen heart failure in certain diabetic patients.After a review the FDA decided that the entire thiazolidinedione class of antidiabetic drugs needed the warning added to their...

• Helicopter Crash Causes Forest Fire

  Jenny Albano | August 03, 2007 7:08 AM | 0 CommentsTacoma, WA

  A helicopter with four passengers crashed Thursday, August 2, which ignited a forest fire that prevented rescue workers from trying to find possible survivors.Authorities believe that all four passengers have died, but are unable to confirm this because the fire is preventing them from approaching the helicopter and investigating the crash and its cause.Clayton Myers, the Kittitas County...

• Boating Accident Causes Wrongful Death

  Mark McLean | July 18, 2007 11:33 AM | 0 CommentsTacoma, WA

  A boating accident in Puget Sound north of Bremerton killed a woman and seriously injured her husband last weekend. The man was flown to Harborview Medical Center.Accidents which occur on "navigable waters" are subject to a somewhat unique set of laws called "admiralty and maritime" law. These cases apply federal law and often are brought in federal courts. An experienced attorney can guide...

• Loose Truck Wheels Cause String of Accidents

  Mark McLean | July 11, 2007 4:53 PM | 0 CommentsTacoma, WA

  A string of automobile accidents caused by loose truck wheels have caused a number of personal injuries and even wrongful deaths. Now, the unusually high number of accidents has led to investigations by both the American and Canadian governments. Officials with the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance -- the association of state and federal officials from Canada, Mexico and the United States...