Automobile Accidents | InjuryBoard Tacoma

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,...

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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...

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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...

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A 52 year old Tacoma man was killed in a head on collision near Fort Lewis recently.Accident reconstructionist are experts who are able to preserve evidence of a car accident, and "reconstruct" the accident for the judge and jury. It is important to hire an accident reconstructionist very soon after an accident. As time wears on, the evidence fades and proving your case becomes much more...

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A drunk driver caused a crash along I-5 in Federal Way, causing personal injuries to 6 victims. Six people were injured in an apparent drunk driving accident that blocked part of I-5 for several hours Sunday night.Police say a northbound van with four people inside crashed into a guardrail and flew down an embankment on the freeway near 300th Street in Federal Way just before 8 o'clock.The...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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

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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...

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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

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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...

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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...

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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...

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