Automobile Accidents

• Speeding + Collisions = Arrested

  Ryan Nute | March 06, 2007 3:17 PM | 0 CommentsTacoma, WA

  A Des Moines man speeding and driving erratically was arrested after a high-speed chase last Friday during which he collided with two other vehicles.The driver was initially pursued after exiting I-5 and heading east toward Auburn. Just as the pursuit was called off the driver ran a red light, struck a van and then a second vehicle before rolling his Jeep in a parking lot. Two bystanders...

• Driver Admits to Being High on Painkillers

  Ryan Nute | March 06, 2007 3:08 PM | 0 CommentsTacoma, WA

  A four-car crash that happened on Highway 167 Monday afternoon in Pierce County was apparently caused by a driver who admitted he was high on OxyContin.The driver rear-ended the preceding driver, who was taken to Tacoma General Hospital with a broken pelvis. The other drivers were reportedly uninjured.A driver who is foolish enough to drive while under the influence is unlikely to have...

• Dramatic Collision Injures Bicylist and Police Officer

  Ryan Nute | January 31, 2007 8:51 AM | 0 CommentsTacoma, WA

  A Seattle police officer's patrol car collided with a bicyclist Wednesday morning and then rammed into a building. Both the bicyclist and the officer were injured.The bicylist sustained a head laceration. The police car ended up half-way into a sandwich shop in the 5300 block of 1st Avenue South near S. Bennett Street. It took half an hour to remove the offier. His injuries are reportedly...

• Forks Collision Hospitalizes Three

  Ryan Nute | January 10, 2007 9:18 AM | 0 CommentsTacoma, WA

  A head-on collision near Forks, Washington Tuesday morning caused three occupants of one vehicle to be airlifted to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle. The injured include Jacob P. Smith (9 months), Shanta R. Isham (24) and Dakotah J. Smith (26). The driver of the other vehicle, Percey O. Midtbo (76) was reportedly uninjured.The State Patrol reports that the collision occurred when both...

• Passenger and Driver Hurt in Lakewood Crash

  Ryan Nute | January 08, 2007 12:13 PM | 0 CommentsTacoma, WA

  A driver and her passenger were injured on Monday after their vehicle struck a utility pole. The impact temporarily knocked out the power in the surrounding area. The accident occurred in Lakewood, Washington.Both the driver and the passenger were seriously injured and taken to Madigan Army Medical Center. Reportedly the impact caused most damage to the passenger side after hitting the pole...

• Car Hits Light Pole in Renton; Two Injured

  Ryan Nute | January 08, 2007 9:42 AM | 0 CommentsTacoma, WA

  A driver and passenger were injured this morning in Renton, Washington after the driver lost control of his Nissan Maxima on Maple Valley Highway.The passenger was seriously hurt and sustained life-threatending injuries. Officials believe high speed and alcohol contributed to the collision.There is a special statute in Washington in personal injury cases involving intoxication. RCW 5.40.060...

• Teen Pedestrian Struck by Car Hospitalized

  Ryan Nute | January 04, 2007 9:20 AM | 0 CommentsTacoma, WA

  A senior at Puyallup High School was struck by a car yesterday morning whle trying to cross the street.She was hospitalized at St. Joseph Medical Center and is reported in stable condition. The authorities are investigating the accident. Apparently the pedestrian was not in a crosswalk. The driver of the car that struck her is also a Puyallup High School student. It is not clear who is at...

• Driver With Suspended License Crashes; Boy Injured

  Ryan Nute | January 02, 2007 6:12 PM | 0 CommentsTacoma, WA

  A woman driving with a suspended license lost control of her car on I-90 Tuesday. An 8 year old passenger was hurt.Reportedly the driver had been arrested three times before this accident for driving with a suspended license. The accident occurred in Issaquah when the vehicle "hydroplaned" on the wet highway. The car spun and hit a concrete barrier. Her passenger's son was injured by his...

• "What's My Case Worth?"

  Ryan Nute | January 01, 2007 6:53 PM | 0 CommentsTacoma, WA

  One of the first questions I am often asked by prospective clients is, "how much is my case worth"? The classic lawyer answer is, "well, it depends." That answer is as true as it is trite. But there are some common indicators that attorneys and insurance claims adjusters use in determining the average value of a personal injury case.No one can predict the value of a personal injury case...

• News of the Weird: Driver Leaps Into Lake After Collision

  Ryan Nute | January 01, 2007 5:20 PM | 0 CommentsTacoma, WA

  A driver who rear ended another car on New Year's Day leaped into Lake Washington after the collision on I-90.Reportedly the police were questioning one of the drivers when the man ran away and jumped from the bridge. After he swam back he was arrested.Read more: KIRO 7