Posts tagged Motor Vehicle Accidents

• Nine Injured in Roy Car Accident

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

  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...

• 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 Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  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...

• Kitsap County Crashes Spike Due to Winter Weather

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

  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(2)

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

  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

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

  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 Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  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...

• Rollover accident kills Tumwater man

  Mark McLean | June 26, 2007 9:26 AM | 0 CommentsOlympia, WA Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  A Tumwater man was killed when a car he was a passenger in rolled over. A mail box post came through the windshield, striking the passenger and causing the vehicle to lose control. The man died at the scene of the accident. He was only 22 years old.Investigators said Smith was driving northbound on Shincke Road N.E. around 1 a.m. when he passed another vehicle -- also headed northbound --...

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

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

  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 Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  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...

• Car Accident in Chehalis: Two Injured; Second Driver Sought

  Ryan Nute | May 15, 2007 8:28 AM | 0 CommentsOlympia, WA Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Two cars were involved in an accident in Chehalis Monday night, causing one vehicle to roll down an embankment and strike a tree. Police are asking for help in identifying a second driver who apparently caused the incident.A light blue car heading eastbound on Chilvers Road reportedly crossed the center line, causing the other driver to swerve and leave the roadway. Fortunately the passengers...