Posts tagged Car Accidents

• "What's My Case Worth?"

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

  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 Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  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

• $3 Million Settlement Agreement Reached for Brain Injured Nurse

  Ryan Nute | January 01, 2007 5:12 PM | 0 CommentsTacoma, WA Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  A transplant nurse was severely brain-damaged in a 2002 collision which occurred when another driver's view was blocked by a King County dump truck and loader.The other driver (and/or his carrier) has agreed to pay $2 million. Reportedly the King County DOT was notified of the danger posed by the equipment before the accident happened. Read more: Tracy Johnson, Seattle P-I

• Man Seriously Injured in Hit and Run During Windstorm

  Ryan Nute | January 01, 2007 2:35 PM | 0 CommentsTacoma, WA Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  A man was struck be a vehicle on the morning of December 15 while walking home. He was alone, seriously injured and left for dead.The man was eventually found and taken to the hospital. Reportedly the police received a call from someone the day after the accident who claimed to have hit something the night before. The victim was uninsured. Hopefully the driver who struck him can be found and...

• Truck Forces Vancouver Man Over Guardrail

  Ryan Nute | January 01, 2007 2:20 PM | 1 CommentTacoma, WA Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  A Vancouver man was killed in Corbett, Oregon when he stopped on I-84 to help a crash victim and was forced to leap over a guardrail to avoid a passing truck.The driver of the crashed vehicle was cited for, amoung other things, driving under the influence. The identity of the truck driver has not been reported. The deceased was Brian Allen Bernier, a Postal Service employee in Vancouver.Read...

• Teen Struck, Killed by Truck While Snowmobiling in Duvall

  Ryan Nute | January 01, 2007 1:41 PM | 2 CommentsTacoma, WA Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Eighteen-year hold Kyle Hamilton was killed when a pickup driven by a classmate struck the snowmobile he was riding. The driver of the pickup was arrested. A passenger on the snowmobile was also injured.Reportedly the crash occurred when Hamlton and a passenger were being followed by the pickup when its lights went out and the driver could not see it. Read more: Seatte P-I

• Tacoma Accident Victim Identified as Michael Griffith

  Ryan Nute | December 23, 2006 5:17 PM | 1 CommentTacoma, WA Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Michael Griffith of Parkland, Washington was killed while changing a tire on the shoulder of I-5 when a truck drifted from its lane and struck him.Read more: Injuryboard.com; Paul Sand, The News Tribune

• Pileup in Tacoma on I-5

  Ryan Nute | December 22, 2006 9:40 AM | 0 CommentsTacoma, WA Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Eight cars were involved in a mass crash on northbound I-5 in Tacoma, Washington on Thursday evening.At this juncture the media have not been advised as to the suspected cause of the accident or whether any of the occupants of the vehicles sustained injuries. It can be difficult in multi-vehicle crashes to determine who was at fault for the collision(s). Did you know that plaintiffs risk not...

• Three Injured in Crash on Aurora Avenue

  Ryan Nute | December 21, 2006 11:48 AM | 0 CommentsTacoma, WA Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Three men were injured, two seriously, in a one-car collision that occurred on Aurora Avenue near Green Lake today. The driver of the Toyota Corolla is believed to have been traveling too fast for the conditions and may have hit a tree due to a sudden rain squall. The two seriously injured occupants are being treated at Harborview Medical Center.The injured passengers likely have claims...

• Pedestrian Killed at Unlit Intersection

  Ryan Nute | December 21, 2006 10:12 AM | 0 CommentsTacoma, WA Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  A woman was struck and killed at a darkened intersection in Renton on Wednesday evening.The woman was struck while crossing the street. Reportedly the intersection was very dark due to power outages caused by the recent storm. The driver unsuccessfully swerved to avoid the pedestrian.Read more: King 5 News