Category: Traumatic Injuries

The National Highway Safety Administration announced recently that Toyota Motor Corporation has agreed to pay $17.35 million in civil fines as a result of the auto giant’s failure to report a safety defect to the government in a timely manner. The fine is not only the maximum amount allowable under…

The issue of drowsy, or fatigued, driving is in the news again after the release of a survey by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention. The largest survey completed to date includes responses from 147,076 drivers to questions about insufficient sleep. The results are alarming. According to the survey,…

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration wants all passenger vehicles to come equipped with “black boxes” in the future. Black boxes, also known as event recorders, have been used in other areas of the transportation industry for years, but the NHTSA would like to see them installed in passenger vehicles…

The Washington State Department of Transportation has made significant efforts to understand why some drivers travel the wrong way on interstates and to determine what can be done to prevent these potentially fatal mistakes. On the heels of a recent fatal wrong-way crash in Ritzville, Wash., another wrong-way accident in…

If you or a loved one suffered a traumatic injury as the result of medical negligence, you may have a legal right to compensation for your injury or loss. In the State of Washington, the laws relating to medical negligence are complicated, so it is imperative that you consult an…

A newly released federal report gives residents of Washington State something to celebrate. According to the report, Washington State ranked No. 1 in seatbelt usage across the nation in 2011, with a seatbelt use rate of 97.5 percent. This marks the seventh consecutive year that residents of Washington State have…

More than 10,000 people across the country are killed each year in rollover accidents, according to the National Safety Council. A recent Bellingham, Wash., car accident that injured a woman illustrates the dangers. The woman was in a Chevy Cavalier that was tailing a Ford Mustang when the Mustang slowed…

The body of a 14-year-old Westport teenager was found recently on Ocean Shores Beach, two weeks after he disappeared while swimming with a friend. The teenager’s friend, age 12, said the two were swimming in waist-deep water when a rip tide overcame them. The younger boy was thrown to shore,…