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By Kirk Bernard, Esq.

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Last Entry: October 01, 2010 at 18:15:34

Two Injured and Hospitalized after Sound Transit Collision

Posted on September 28, 2009
Saturday afternoon, two people went to Harborview Medical Center after their car hit a Sound Transit train. The collision happened at Martin Luther King Junior Way South and South Kenyon Street. Seattle Fire Department spokeswoman Dana Vander Houwen said that their injuries were not life-threatening...

Yakima County Car Wreck Injures 7, Kills 3

Posted on September 23, 2009
On the afternoon of Sunday, August 2, 2009, a serious car accident took place in Washington, killing three men, all identified as brothers from Yakima. According to a kings5.com report, the three brothers were riding in a Jeep Wrangler, which swung into oncoming traffic and ran into a Ford Expedition that had a boat in tow...

Alleged Hit and Run Driver Hits Bus, 5 Injured

Posted on September 16, 2009
An alleged hit and run driver, fleeing the scene of one accident, slammed head-on into a Clallam County transit bus. The bus then hit another car. Five people are recovering from injuries suffered when the collision occurred. The accident took place just before 6 p...

Making Seattle's Roads Safer: Neighborhood Traffic Calming Program

Posted on September 16, 2009
On August 12, 2009, Seattle?s Department of Transportation announced its intent to increase safety in the Ballard Community by implementing a two-phase plan to impede speeding. In order to steer drivers in the right direction towards increasing safety, the program will focus on making motorists driving through neighborhoods aware of how fast they are driving...

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Mount Vernon Multi-Vehicle Accident Kills 1, Injures 4

Posted on September 15, 2009
Friday night on State Route 9 in Mount Vernon, a 60-year-old Mount Vernon motorcyclist was killed and four other people were injured in a multi-vehicle accident. Seattle's KOMO news.com reported that the motorcyclist was heading north on SR 9 when he crossed the center line and collided head on with a Honda CRS that was heading south...

Crash in Allyn, Washington Leaves 2 Seriously Injured

Posted on September 14, 2009
A suspected drunk driving crash Thursday night in Allyn, Washington left two people seriously injured, according to the Mason County Sheriff?s Office. A 19-year-old Allyn man was driving west on the 700 block of East Lake Shore Drive in Lakeland Village around 10:15 p...

Truck's Brakes Give Out on Seattle Street

Posted on September 09, 2009
A runaway dump truck hauling shards of broken concrete took motorists traveling down Madison Street, including the truck?s driver, by surprise when it crashed into a strip mall. However, the incident could have resulted in serious injury to a large number of people had the truck driver not intentionally crashed into a nearby building, thus bringing his vehicle to a halt and avoiding further reckless travel down the street...

Seattle Traffic Law Denied Relating to Bicyclists' Death

Posted on September 03, 2009
A recent article from seattletimes.nwsource.com discusses the recent conclusion that a Seattle ordinance created in 2005 that criminalizes certain traffic violations resulting in injury or death of an individual is in fact invalid due to its conflict with state law...

Accident on Washington State Highway 2 Leaves Woman Injured

Posted on September 02, 2009
Early Thursday morning, a Ferndale woman was left in critical condition after a pickup truck struck her on Highway 2 near Gold Bar. The woman was taken to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle. The 49-year-old woman was taken to Harborview by ambulance after suffering leg and chest injuries in the accident, said Trooper Keith Leary of the Washington State Patrol...

Seattle Hit-and-Run Pedestrian Accident Kills Man

Posted on September 01, 2009
On June 24, 2009, a Seattle man was killed in a pedestrian accident suspected to have been caused by a light-shaded bus that left the scene of the incident without offering assistance. Police are in search of any information from the public regarding the details of the tragic hit-and-run crash in hopes of finding those responsible for the innocent man?s death...

Crash in Allyn, Washington Leaves 2 Seriously Injured

Posted on August 31, 2009
A suspected drunk driving car crash in Washington Thursday night in Allyn left two people seriously injured, according to the Mason County Sheriff?s Office. A 19-year-old Allyn man was driving west on the 700 block of East Lake Shore Drive in Lakeland Village around 10:15 p...

Washington Motorcycle Collision Caused by Bear in the Road

Posted on August 27, 2009
An article from yakima-herald.com reported that a motorcycle accident in Washington occurred after a 46-year-old Yakima-area man lost control of his bike. On Sunday morning, August 2, 2009, around 10:30 a.m., the motorcyclist was riding on the North Fork Road outside Tampico when it came to his attention that a bear was in his lane up ahead after he rounded a curve...

Lowe's Pays $1.7M to Settle Discrimination Case

Posted on August 26, 2009
A $1.7 million settlement in a sexual harassment case against Lowe's Home Improvement Warehouse Inc. has been announced by the Equal Opportunity Employment Commission. On Thursday, the deal was signed by U.S. District Judge John C. Coughenour, and resolves a lawsuit on behalf of three workers at a Lowe's outlet in Longview, Washington...

Everett Fiery Auto Accident Injures 2 after Car Split in Half

Posted on August 25, 2009
Two women in Washington have suffered serious injuries in a car accident and have been taken to a Seattle-area hospital. The fiery crash occurred the night of June 23, 2009 on Evergreen Way when the vehicle with the two women was hit, while making a left-hand turn into a parking lot, by a car heading southbound...

Sumner Single Car Accident Injures Two

Posted on August 19, 2009
According to the Tacoma News Tribune, a 41-year-old Sumner man was critically injured and a 41-year-old Puyallup woman was seriously injured in a single-car accident on Highway 162 near Sumner. It was reported that the man lost control of the car he was driving as he was attempting to pass another car around 11:15pm on Sunday...

Bellingham Motorcycle Accident Injures Two

Posted on August 14, 2009
The Bellingham Herald reports that a motorcycle rider and his passenger were injured in a motorcycle accident in Washington. According to the report, the 34 year old Bellingham man was driving his motorcycle Marigold eastbound, near Lake Whatcom Boulevard...

Oregon Crash Leaves 4 Washington Teens Dead

Posted on August 12, 2009
Authorities say that four Washington teenagers tragically died and a fifth was critically injured in a car crash on State Highway 30 in northwest Oregon on Monday. The teenagers were in a sport utility vehicle that was heading westbound. The vehicle collided with an eastbound van just west of Clatskanie, Oregon State Police Lt...

A Car and Bicyclist Collide On Street in Ballard

Posted on August 05, 2009
A bicyclist and a small passenger car collided at about 7 p.m. on Tuesday at the intersection of 14th Avenue Northwest and Northwest 58th Street in Ballard. The cyclist sustained minor injuries in the bike accident in Washington. According to a local news source, the 14th Avenue Northwest Visioning Project has been working on improvements to the street for the past several years...

Pickup Crash Near Monroe Leaves 2 Dead

Posted on August 04, 2009
A crash early Saturday morning outside Monroe, Washington has left two people dead. State troopers believe alcohol or other drugs may be involved. According to troopers, shortly after 2 a.m. Saturday, a 2008 Hyundai Tiburon that was driving eastbound went off State Route 522 to the right, then veered across the center line and hit a 2001 Ford F-250 pickup truck...

Fatal Crash Fault of 15-Year-Old Driver

Posted on July 29, 2009
According to the San Juan County sheriff's office, a 15-year-old was driving a speeding car that hit a group of bicycle riders and a jogger. The jogger was killed, and a 7-year-old girl was badly injured. Sheriff Bill Cumming said that the driver and a 17-year-old passenger had been doing some work on a 1974 Chevrolet Nova...

Washington Rush Hour Crash on I-90 Bridge Caused by Unsecured Load

Posted on July 21, 2009
According to the Washington State Patrol, an unsecured load caused a chain reaction crash on the Interstate 90 floating bridge across Lake Washington. The crash delayed Monday evening commuter traffic for hours. Two westbound lanes were blocked for nearly 2 1/2 hours by the auto accident in Washington...

Washington State Restores $14 Million DUI Award

Posted on July 20, 2009
On Thursday, the Supreme Court in Washington State unanimously voted to reinstate a $14 million award to a family who sued a tavern and a bartender after one of the bar's customers drove away from the establishment and crashed into their vehicle. Their 7-year-old-son is now a paraplegic due to the tragic collision...

Judge Rules in Favor of Dole - Several Related Cases May Be at Risk

Posted on July 13, 2009
A Los Angeles judge has dismissed two lawsuits that were filed against US Food Giant Dole by Nicaraguan banana plantation workers, according to a recent report on abcnews online. The lawsuits alleged that Dole was guilty of exposing plantation workers to harmful pesticides...

Fatal Washington Crash on Hwy 2 Leaves Snohomish Deputy, Prisoner Injured

Posted on July 10, 2009
A full recovery is expected for a Snohomish County sheriff's deputy and his prisoner who suffered injuries in a Washington car collision that killed the other driver on Highway 2 near Snohomish. According to a Washington State Patrol Trooper, the 35-year-old deputy is in stable condition at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle...

Unsafe Driving Around Commercial Trucks Targeted by Washington State Patrol

Posted on July 08, 2009
The Washington State Patrol reports that between 2005 and 2007, there were almost 5000 commercial truck accidents in Washington alone. These accidents involved drivers of cars who drive unsafely around large commercial trucks. In two-thirds of the accidents, statistics show that the driver of the car was at-fault...

Seattle Fatal Bike Accident on Highway 99

Posted on July 06, 2009
According to KOMOnews.com, a 35-year-old Seattle man was killed Wednesday night in a bicycle accident in Seattle on Highway 99. Apparently, the bicyclist collided with a car a little after 10pm in the southbound lanes of Highway 99 near the Dexter Avenue exit...

Kirk Bernard Introduces New Spinal Cord Injury Website

Posted on July 01, 2009
The Bernard Law Group has launched a new website focusing on spinal cord injuries and the legal grounds involved when such tragedy strikes. Personal injury attorney, Kirk Bernard, is happy to announce the website, http://www.washingtonspinalcordinjuryattorneys...

Small Plane Crash in Washington Leaves 2 Dead, 1 Injured

Posted on June 29, 2009
According to authorities, a father and his young son were killed in a single-engine aviation accident in Washington State. The man?s 5-year-old daughter was critically injured. The Yakima County Coroner?s Office says that the 37-year-old man, from Yakima, Washington, and his 13-year-old son were killed in the crash that occurred Sunday afternoon...

Thurston County Hit and Run Accident Leaves Boy Seriously Injured

Posted on June 26, 2009
Tuesday night in Thurston County, a 5-year-old boy was badly hurt in a hit-and-run accident. The boy sustained serious facial injuries and was airlifted to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle. According to troopers, the boy was in a car that rolled across Yelm Highway...

Kirk Bernard Launches New Auto Product Liability Website

Posted on June 19, 2009
Kirk Bernard of the Bernard Law Group is pleased to announce the launch of a new website focusing on the legal arena of auto product liability law. The website, http://www.washingtonautoproductliabilityattorneys.com focuses on detailing the latest in auto product recall news, offering consumers information and advice on automobiles and automotive parts that have been deemed dangerous...

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