InjuryBoard Tacoma Archives

• Pool Company Found Negligent in Wrongful Death Lawsuit

  Michael Myers | September 28, 2007 11:00 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Property Owner's Liability (Slip & Fall)

  On September 25th the parents of a 5-year-old boy who drowned last year at Crofton County Club in Anne Arundel County were awarded more than $4 million in damages. The judge ordered DRD Pool Service Inc., the county club's management company, to pay Thomas Free and Debra Neagle Webber $2,000,076 each. The $76 serves as a symbol of Connor Freed's July 6th birthday. DRD was found negligent for...

• Are Fixed-Gear Bikes Dangerous?

  Ryan Nute | September 27, 2007 4:37 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Automobile Accidents

  Read more: Erica Barnett, The StrangerThe recent death of a bicyclist in Seattle is raising questions about the safety of "fixed-gear" bikes (that is, bikes where the cog on the rear wheel is attached directly to the hub rather than spinning freely).http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Content?oid=322254The problem with these bikes is described in a recent article in The Stranger. Some cyclists...

• Distracted drivers contributing to Motor Vehicle Accidents

  Michael Myers | September 27, 2007 4:20 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Automobile Accidents

  Distraction - in its various forms - is an increasing problem in the United States.On July 1, 2007, Washington became one of several states to ban the use of cell phones while driving, unless the driver is using a hands-free devise. Clearly, the influence of distracted drivers on road safety has become an increasing concern of Washington police (and residents). "Anything you can do at home,...

• Woman Backing Out of Driveway Broadsided, Seriously Injured

  Chelsea Gilbert | September 21, 2007 8:02 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Automobile Accidents

  A woman backing out of her driveway was broadsided on the driver's side of her car by another vehicle heading south on 131st Avenue SE in east Snohomish. The woman suffered severe injuries and was transported to Harborview Medical Center.The southbound car was being driven by a 17-year-old girl. There were two passengers inside the car. All three persons may have suffered minor injuries,...

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

  Michael Myers | September 19, 2007 7:32 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Property Owner's Liability (Slip & Fall)

  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 Comments
  Category: Motorcycle Accidents

  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 Comments
  Category: Miscellaneous

  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 Comments
  Category: Automobile Accidents

  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...