Automobile Accidents

• Bizarre Attack by Motor Vehicle in Lakewood Injures Crowd

  Ryan Nute | May 16, 2007 8:20 AM | 0 CommentsTacoma, WA

  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 CommentsTacoma, WA

  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...

• Njie Fa-Bakary Identified as Kenmore Crash Victim

  Ryan Nute | April 13, 2007 4:59 PM | 0 CommentsTacoma, WA

  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

• Intoxicated Driver Charged With Vehicular Homicide

  Ryan Nute | April 13, 2007 4:06 PM | 0 CommentsTacoma, WA

  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...

• Collision Injures Metro Bus Passenger

  Ryan Nute | March 30, 2007 4:46 PM | 0 CommentsTacoma, WA

  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

• 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...

• 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...

• 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...