Automobile Accidents

• Restricting Teen Drivers Saves Lives

  Michael Myers | July 07, 2006 10:57 AM | 0 CommentsTacoma, WA

  According to the Tacoma News Tribune, a recent study indicated that placing restrictions on teen drivers leads to decreased deaths among sixteen year old drivers. WASHINGTON - Laws that set numerous strict conditions before teenagers can get a license can reduce fatal crashes involving 16-year-old drivers by up to 21 percent, public health researchers say. The number of restrictions placed on...

• Family Members may be Liable

  Michael Myers | July 07, 2006 10:26 AM | 0 CommentsTacoma, WA

  A recent accident involved an adult driving a motorcycle with an eleven year old girl on board. According to the Tacoma New Tribune, An Olympia woman was killed and a child injured when their motorcycle crashed into a pickup truck Wednesday afternoon in Thurston County, the Washington State Patrol reported.The truck was westbound on 62nd Avenue Southwest and was making a left onto Nels Street...

• Teen Partying Leads to Deadly Crashes

  Michael Myers | May 01, 2006 10:49 AM | 1 CommentTacoma, WA

  The Tacoma News Tribune reported today that two separate accidents involving a death and four serious injuries occurred after a teen party in Enumclaw.Apparently, the teens and young adults were drinking and partying outdoors on Mud Mountain, in front of a large bonfire. The police received the first call around 11:00 pm, and the second call around 2:30 am. It is believed that both groups of...

• Seeing is Believing - Medical Photography

  Michael Myers | April 27, 2006 2:48 PM | 0 CommentsTacoma, WA

  If you have been injured, don't underestimate the power of a good photograph. I recently spoke with Swedish Medical Center about their Medical Photography center. Swedish Hospital employs a photographer trained in clinical photography. They also have a studio with professional lighting. The photography is done with a digital camera, and the photographs produced are high resolution images. ...

• Driver Inattention Causes Majority of Crashes

  Michael Myers | April 21, 2006 9:56 AM | 0 CommentsTacoma, WA

  The Tacoma News Tribune reported today that driver inattention is the number one cause of car crashes in the United States. Did you know that over 43,000 people died in car crashes in the U.S. last year?The study used cameras and sensors installed in 100 cars to track 241 drivers' behavior over roughly a year of driving, compiling 2 million miles of travel. Drivers ranged in age from 18 to 73...

• Maria's Law

  Michael Myers | April 14, 2006 1:44 PM | 0 CommentsTacoma, WA

  The Seattle Times reported today on the new laws brought about by the tragic accident involving Maria Federici. Ms. Federici was blinded and disfigured when a piece of an entertainment center flew off the truck in front of her and smashed through her windshield.The Seattle Times reported,Last May, Gov. Christine Gregoire signed into law House Bill 1478 -- also known as "Maria's Law" -- which...

• Danger on the Side of the Road

  Michael Myers | April 13, 2006 11:55 AM | 0 CommentsTacoma, WA

  The Tacoma News Tribune reported an accident involving a box truck, a trooper, and the person the trooper had pulled over.The accident happened this morning on State Route 512. Apparently the truck lost control and swerved to the right shoulder of the highway. Unfortunately, there happened to be a trooper issuing a ticket to a woman in a minivan there.According to the News Tribune,The trooper...

• Unsecured Tarp Causes Death

  Michael Myers | April 05, 2006 9:37 AM | 0 CommentsTacoma, WA

  Komo 1000 News reported today that the family of a man who was killed in Tacoma will be suing a California Trucking Company. The family believes that it was an unsecured tarp that caused a chain reaction of accidents, ultimately killing their son. "I think it's kind of an unfortunate chain of events sparked by a truck driver who improperly secured his load, or didn't take time to put the tarp...

• Pedestrian Killed by Greyhound Bus

  Michael Myers | April 03, 2006 11:03 AM | 0 CommentsTacoma, WA

  The Tacoma News Tribune reported today that a Greyhound Bus killed a pedestrian while traveling westbound on I-90. For the full story, click here."We were all dozing off and it was completely quiet, and all of a sudden out of nowhere you hear this screeching sound and the shatter of glass and simultaneously I heard a scream from the bus driver, 'Oh my God!'" said passenger Jeremy Simons.State...

• Car Racing Dangerous even for Professionals

  Michael Myers | March 31, 2006 9:56 AM | 0 CommentsTacoma, WA

  Services were held for thirty-two year old Paul Dana, the race car driver who died in a car accident during warm ups for a season-opening race at Homestead-Miami Speedway on Sunday. The Tacoma News Tribune reported that,Most of his fellow IndyCar drivers turned out for the service next to the track where Sunday's Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg will be run, including Ed Carpenter, who came...