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…
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Lowe’s Pays $1.7M to Settle Discrimination Case
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…
Everett Fiery Auto Accident Injures 2 after Car Split in Half
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…
Sumner Single Car Accident Injures Two
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…
Bellingham Motorcycle Accident Injures Two
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. He then went off the road and hit a tree. The…
Oregon Crash Leaves 4 Washington Teens Dead
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,…
A Car and Bicyclist Collide On Street in Ballard
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…
Pickup Crash Near Monroe Leaves 2 Dead
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…
Fatal Crash Fault of 15-Year-Old Driver
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…
Washington Rush Hour Crash on I-90 Bridge Caused by Unsecured Load
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. The collision…