Automobile Accidents

• Passenger Injured Near Spanaway, Driver Dies--Accident Illustrates Important Intersection between Probate and Personal Injury Law

  Ryan Nute | January 31, 2008 11:38 AM | 0 CommentsOlympia, WA

  Sometimes people who cause accidents walk away unscathed. But other times they don't. This happened on Tuesday on State Route 507.On Tuesday night a man from Roy, Washington, was killed in a car accident on State Route 507 near Spanaway. At approximately 9:30 p.m. the driver, 39, was driving southbound on State Route 507 when he lost control of his vehicle, veered off the road and into a power...

• Nine Injured in Roy Car Accident

  Ryan Nute | January 03, 2008 11:28 AM | 0 CommentsOlympia, WA

  Around 1 a.m. on December 30, 2007 an SUV was traveling down Highway 507 in Roy, Washington, when it crossed into oncoming traffic, causing a three car collision. The driver of the SUV and its four passengers were transported to the hospital from the scene of the accident. Two people in each of the other involved cars were also taken to the hospital. Police believe that alcohol or drugs may...

• Kitsap County Crashes Spike Due to Winter Weather

  Chelsea Gilbert | December 28, 2007 1:40 PM | 0 CommentsOlympia, WA

  We have blogged about several tragic Christmas Eve car crashes. Some of the crashes on Christmas Eve were the result of alcohol, but many of the crashes were a result of the treacherous winter weather. In many areas the slushy, wet roads turned to ice when the temperature dropped to below freezing in the evening. In Kitsap County emergency dispatchers were flooded with calls. On Christmas Eve...

• Bremerton Man Killed in Pedestrian Accident

  Ryan Nute | December 13, 2007 8:07 AM | 0 CommentsOlympia, WA

  It's really unfortunate to see another story involving a car v. pedestrian accident. On December 9th a 52-year old man was hit while crossing the street. He was struck by a car driven by a 32-year old Port Orchard man. The accident is currently under investigation. There are various ways that insurance companies try to shift blame from drivers to pedestrians. In addition to alleging that...

• Bremerton Man Killed in Pedestrian Accident(2)

  Ryan Nute | December 13, 2007 8:07 AM | 0 CommentsOlympia, WA

  It's really unfortunate to see another story involving a car v. pedestrian accident. On December 9th a 52-year old man was hit while crossing the street. He was struck by a car driven by a 32-year old Port Orchard man. The accident is currently under investigation. There are various ways that insurance companies try to shift blame from drivers to pedestrians. In addition to alleging that...

• Failure to Yield Cited in Kitsap County Crash

  Ryan Nute | December 12, 2007 12:03 PM | 0 CommentsOlympia, WA

  Early Saturday a Suqamish woman was ejected from her car after reportedly failing to yield, and crashing into another vehicle. The woman, 34, attempted to cross Highway 305 and was struck by a 53 -year-old man Bremerton man driving a Chevrolet Cavalier. The woman was ejected from her car; her injuries are unknown. The passenger in her car, a 32-year-old man, was injured and transported to...

• Insurance Companies Can Compensate Students Injured in Lacy Crash

  Michael Myers | November 05, 2007 8:19 AM | 0 CommentsOlympia, WA

  Two of the Olympia High School students injured in the two vehicle crash in Lacy we previously blogged about here remain in serious condition at Harborview Medical Center. Another injured student remains in satisfactory condition at Harborview. Two other students sustained less serious injuries in the crash. One was released from a hospital on October 30th, another student remained in stable...

• Olympia High School Students Seriously Injured in Lacy Collision

  Chelsea Gilbert | November 04, 2007 6:43 PM | 0 CommentsOlympia, WA

  On Tuesday, six teenagers from the Olympia-area were involved in a car accident that sent three of these teenagers to Harborview Medical Center with life- threatening injuries. The Honda carrying the six teenagers, five females and one male, collided with a Sports Utility Vehicle heading in the opposite direction on Ruddle Road at about 3:45 p.m. Three of the teens were ejected from the car...

• Failure to Wear Seat Belts Does Not Prohibit Recovery in Car Accident Cases

  Michael Myers | October 08, 2007 9:17 AM | 0 CommentsOlympia, WA

  A lot of people think that they can't recover if they're not wearing their seat belt in a motor vehicle accident. Fortunately, that common belief is incorrect. A recent story in The Olympian details an accident where a driver failed to negotiate a turn, causing his car to leave the highway, go through a chain-link fence and hit a tree. According to the State Patrol, neither the driver nor...

• Bars Accused of Over-Serving Patrons in Bellingham

  Chelsea Gilbert | September 09, 2007 7:05 PM | 0 CommentsOlympia, WA

  Two Bellingham bars are allegedly partly to blame for the death of Steven Rhone, Jr., 19, in a June 1 hit and run accident. Rhone was hit by a drunk driver, Damien Mackay (his girlfriend, Amanda Littrell was also in the car) and left to die in the street, according to police. Mackay and Littrell were later arrested.Mackay and Littrell were reportedly over-served at two Bellingham bars, the...