InjuryBoard Tacoma Archives

• Bike to Work Day

  Ryan Nute | May 18, 2007 8:52 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Automobile Accidents

  Today is Bike to Work Day across the nation! Last year an estimated 10,000 bicyclists participated in Bike-to-Work Day in the Puget Sound region. I don't live too far away from my office, so I ride to work every day. While I enjoy the commute, riding in the city can be pretty dangerous if you're not paying attention (even if you are). As an article from King-5 notes, the busy construction...

• Toddler Accidentally Run Over by Family Member

  Ryan Nute | May 16, 2007 8:33 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Automobile Accidents

  18-month old Mariana Lopez was struck and killed, apparently after a family member accidentally backed over her.The accident occurred the 26200 block of 195th Place Southeast in the Covington area of southeast King County. The girl was admitted to Harborview Medical Center but died from her injuries. Police are still investigating the accident.This very sad case is made even more complicated...

• Bizarre Attack by Motor Vehicle in Lakewood Injures Crowd

  Ryan Nute | May 16, 2007 8:20 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Automobile Accidents

  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 Comments
  Category: Automobile Accidents

  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 Comments
  Category: Motorcycle Accidents

  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 Comments
  Category: Nursing Home & Elder Abuse

  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...