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• Olympia Passenger Sustains Back Fractures

  Ryan Nute | March 06, 2007 4:07 PM | 0 CommentsOlympia, WA

  A car accident last Thursday involving two Olympia men left the driver (Louis Otenbacher) in serious condition and his passenger (Jason Naki) with multiple back fractures. The driver was reportedly speeding and will be charged with vehicular assault.The accident occurred when the driver lost control of his BMW and entered into oncoming traffic, colliding with a truck. Fortunately, none of the...

• Port Ludlow Motorcyclist Struck by Drunk Driver in Poulsbo

  Ryan Nute | December 23, 2006 5:28 PM | 0 CommentsOlympia, WA

  A 52-year old motorcyclist was sent to Harrison Medical Center and his BMW bike smashed after he was struck by a drunk driver in Poulsbo.The polic investigation indicated the driver had been drunk and on a "beer run" when he hit the motorcycle.Unfortunately collisions caused by drunk driving are all too common this time of year. Read more: Josh Farley, Kitsap Sun

• Truck Driver Injured in Shelton Crash

  Ryan Nute | December 22, 2006 11:59 AM | 0 CommentsOlympia, WA

  A semi-truck driver was injured early this morning when an oncoming vehicle in the wrong lane and no lights collided with his truck. The accident occurred on Highway 101 near Shelton, Washington.The collision killed the driver of the oncoming vehicle. The semi-truck overturned. The driver was taken to Providence St. Peter Hospital in Olympia.Read more: KGW.com

• Vancouver Boy Seriously Injured in Hit-and-Run

  Ryan Nute | December 21, 2006 10:38 AM | 0 CommentsOlympia, WA

  An SUV struck and seriously injured a 15-year old boy on Wednesday night in Vancouver, Washington near the intersection of SE 167th Avenue and SE 20th Street.His injuries included fractures to the neck and leg and a head injury. Hopefully the culprit voluntarily comes forward or is found. This young man may well have a claim under any Uninsured/Underinsured Motorist auto insurance policy held...

• Mary Ianuzzi Mourned by Edgewood

  Ryan Nute | December 18, 2006 12:03 PM | 0 CommentsOlympia, WA

  13-year old Mary Ianuzzi was killed in a motor vehicle-pedestrian collision when a Chevy Suburban apparently ran a stop sign and collided with another vehicle. The Suburban struck Mary as she waited for a school bus and pinned her to a telephone pole.The Pierce County Sheriff's Department is conducting an accident reconstruction investigation to fully determine how the accident happened. The...

• Collision Hospitalizes Bainbridge Island Woman

  Ryan Nute | December 18, 2006 11:20 AM | 0 CommentsOlympia, WA

  A 61-year old woman was hospitalized at Harborview Medical Center after a two-car head-on collision on December 6, 2006. The collision reportedly occurred when a 17-year old lost control of a Land Rover, which swerved into oncoming traffic. The woman was trapped in her car and airlifted to Harborview.Read more: Josh Farley, Kitsap Sun

• Parents File Claim Against State for Failure to Install Guardrail

  Ryan Nute | December 14, 2006 3:44 PM | 0 CommentsOlympia, WA

  Four young men were killed in March 2004 in Clallam County when their vehicle left SR 112 and plunged into a river. Their parents have filed claims against the State based on alleged negligent highway design.The claims contend that the deaths could have been avoided if the State had placed a guardrail along a curved stretch of the road. Highway design flaws, such as the failure to install a...

• Assault Injuries on the Rise

  Staff Writer | October 23, 2006 10:51 AM | 0 CommentsOlympia, WA

  The Seattle Police Department and other Washington law enforcement offices have recently reported a rise in crime and assaults. One only need to scan the headlines to discover the many disturbing reports of violence and assault that plague the news. The incident described below is a horrifying thought for anyone, much less a young mother with an infant child.On September 30 an AP newswire...