Posts tagged Car Accidents

• Metro bus driver involved in fatal accident fired, may be prosecuted for negligent driving

  Ryan Nute | October 26, 2007 11:09 AM | 0 CommentsTacoma, WA Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Sandie Olosky, 35, the Metro bus driver involved in the head-on collision in April that killed a man, will be fired by Metro.The accident occurred on Highway 164 when Olosky failed to slow with traffic and then swerved into oncoming traffic to avoid hitting the vehicle in front of her. The bus hit the bumper of the vehicle in front of her and then collided with a truck driven by Michael...

• Fatal I-5 Crash a Reminder of the Importance of UIM Insurance

  Chelsea Gilbert | October 12, 2007 8:00 AM | 0 CommentsTacoma, WA Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  In the early hours of the morning on September 9th a drunk driver headed the wrong way on I-5 caused a collision that resulted in the death of one young woman. According to police, Cerrissa R. Christensen, 27, had a history of drunk driving and DUI arrests. Christensen was being pursued by police when she crashed into a northbound 1988 Chevrolet pickup. A passenger in the pickup, 18-year-old...

• Drunken Driver Crashes Car Repeatedly--Potential claims for Serving Customer Too Much Alcohol

  Michael Myers | October 02, 2007 8:29 AM | 0 CommentsTacoma, WA Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  After leaving the Muckleshoot Casino, a man, suspected to be intoxicated, caused a series of crashes in the early morning hours of September 27th. The man hit a vehicle when exiting the Muckleshoot Casino parking lot and, shortly afterwards, hit a street sign while driving down a residential street.According to a witness, the truck "flipped in the air, hit the telephone pole in the air...

• Are Fixed-Gear Bikes Dangerous?

  Ryan Nute | September 27, 2007 4:37 PM | 0 CommentsTacoma, WA 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 CommentsTacoma, WA 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 CommentsTacoma, WA 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,...

• Driver Unable to Stop Runaway Bus in Tacoma

  Chelsea Gilbert | September 09, 2007 6:53 PM | 0 CommentsTacoma, WA 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...

• Mother Crashes Car, Son Dies--Son's Estate has Claim Against Mother

  Michael Myers | August 31, 2007 8:36 AM | 0 CommentsTacoma, WA Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  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...

• Tacoma Man Killed in Head-On Collision

  Mark McLean | June 25, 2007 11:32 AM | 0 CommentsTacoma, WA Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  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...

• Drunk Driver Causes Crash and Personal Injuries

  Mark McLean | June 25, 2007 10:40 AM | 0 CommentsTacoma, WA Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  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...