Year: 2013

Experts warn that you should proceed with extreme care if you must pull over on a highway. Two teens were injured recently in the median of Interstate 82, about three miles west of Benton City, Wash., when they were struck by a passing SUV, according to a report by the…

As anyone who lives in the Yakima Valley area knows, the roads can become treacherous quickly during the winter. Rain can turn to sleet and ice as daytime temperatures drop, causing the roads to become a virtual sheet of ice. Mountain passes can become nearly impossible to navigate as snow…

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…