Year: 2013

A single-vehicle crash resulted in injuries to seven teenagers on Interstate 5 near DuPont, Washington, recently. According to a news report, the teens were in a Volkswagen Jetta when the vehicle’s 16-year-old driver slammed on the brakes, causing the car to veer into the grass median. The vehicle then slid…

It’s that time of year when little ghosts, goblins, and fairy tale princesses walk the streets of Yakima in search Halloween candy. While we have learned to be careful about what candy we let our children eat, people often overlook a bigger risk to little trick-or-treaters on Halloween night: the…

A 59-year-old Yakima man was killed recently in a two-vehicle collision on Interstate 82. The Yakima Herald-Republic reported that the man was driving a pickup that flipped over multiple times after it collided with a car driven by a 20-year-old Yakima woman. The woman and her three passengers, including a…

The life expectancy of the average American has almost doubled since the turn of the 20th century. In just the last 10 years the number of adults age 65 and older has increased by 20 percent in the U.S. Not surprisingly, the number of licensed drivers age 65 or older…

The drunk driver responsible for ending the lives of two new grandparents and causing life-threatening injuries to a new mother and her infant has pleaded guilty in Seattle. The tragic collision made national headlines in March when a 51-year-old electrician with five prior drunk-driving arrests plowed into the family of…

A Washington State ferry crashed into a sailboat in the San Juan Islands recently, causing the sailboat to sink. According to news reports, the collision occurred between Orcas and Shaw Islands. A passenger on the ferry said neither vessel sounded a horn as they approached. The ferry tried and failed…

We depend on tractor-trailers to transport everything from toilet paper to homes, but these behemoths of the highways also make us wary. And for good reason. Recently, a logging truck rolled over as it was entering Interstate 405 in Kirkland, Washington, spilling part of its load. News reports, citing the…

If you have been injured in a motor vehicle accident, you are unlikely to ever forget the crash. For some victims, the emotional impact is as devastating as the physical injuries. Moreover, many victims suffer financial hardship on top of the physical and emotional injuries. If another party was at…

A driver who walked away from an initial collision in Spokane, Washington, was then struck and killed by a passing vehicle, according to a recent report by KXLY.com. According to the report, the driver was in a Toyota pickup that collided with a small delivery truck making an illegal right…

A couple from the Helena area were fatally injured Aug. 2 in a collision at the intersection of Lincoln Road and Glass Drive in Seattle. According to the Independent Record, the two were passengers in a Chevy Caprice that failed to stop at the intersection and was struck by a…