Articles Posted in Automobile Accidents

A report from seattletimes.com stated on February 13, 2009 that Getnet Endeshaw’s, 28, was struck by several cars and killed. According to police reports Endeshaw’s cab spun out of control on the icy roads and ended up facing south in the northbound lanes. Attempting to get out of harms way, he jumped out of his car and was struck by three vehicles in this tragic car accident in Washington.

Friends have been gathering at the St. Gebriel Church of Ethiopians to console each other. He is described as “the best”, not only a good husband, but a great father and son.

Wassie Kebde Hermel, friend, said, “He was so happy to be a father. He brought his daughter to church.”

The seattletimes.com website reported in an account on February 6, 2009 that Kevin Black, 39, was struck by a vehicle while riding his bike and died from his injuries. Black was a University of Washington molecular neurobiologist. Black’s research looked at molecules that create electrical signals in the brain. According to police reports, Black was on 24th Avenue Northwest near Northwest 64th street in north Ballard when the bicycle accident in Washington occurred. Black then attempted to pass a van on its left side when the van turned striking Black. He was taken to Harborview Medical Center where he later died.

Bryan Black, brother, said, “He was the most incredible human being you’d ever want to know.”

Words of kindness and admiration were shared between friends and family at a vigil at the site of the accident. Black was a father of two daughters ages 13 and 10.

The seattletimes.com reported in an article on February 22, 2009 that an unidentified 44 year old pedestrian was hit by a Sound Transit bus. The pedestrian accident in Washington happened at the intersection of Pacific and Wetmore Avenue just before 5 p.m. It was not known if the man was in the crosswalk when he was struck. Police investigators will be looking at an on board bus camera to try to determine what happened. The injured pedestrian was taken to Providence Hospital and later airlifted to Harborview.

Whether you are a child or an adult, ride a school bus or metro bus, you may be at risk for serious bus accident related injuries. If you have been involved in a car accident in Washington involving a bus, you may experience a variety of injuries, such as cuts and bruises, bone fractures, head injuries, and other serious injuries. The bus company may be held liable for your injuries and may compensate you for your pain and suffering, medical expenses, and other accident-related costs.
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Valley Regional Fire Authority reported that two people were critically injured when a vehicle struck a power pole and landed in a ditch in this Algona car accident.

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Firefighters were dispatched to the scene at Algona Boulevard and Boundary Boulevard.

When crews arrived, they found the car in a ditch. Both people inside the car were trapped and had to be cut out. One was unconscious, the Authority reported.
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The washingtontimes.com website reported on February 16, 2009 in an article released by the Insurance Research Council that estimates that by next year, one out of six drivers may be driving without insurance. This would mean bad news for an uninsured driver or those involved in a car accident in Washington with an uninsured driver. As the nation’s economy worsens and more people are laid off, families are being forced to cut expenses including their insurance coverage. This translates into more than 3 million drivers behind the wheel without insurance than just five years ago.

David Corum, Vice President of IRC said, “We can’t explain why people drive uninsured. We just know that a certain percentage of people do, and it does change with economic conditions like unemployment.”

According to Corum, the percentage of drivers without insurance goes up ¾ of a percentage point for every 1% percent increase in unemployment nationwide.
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A pedestrian, 44 years old, was seriously injured by a Sound Transit bus Friday night in Everett. He is now recovering at Harborview Hospital from the Everett pedestrian accident.

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The accident occurred just before 5 p.m. at the intersection of Pacific and Wetmore avenues. It is being investigated by Everett police.

A Kirkland carjacking, followed by a police chase, ended in a serious Seattle auto accident on Interstate 5 on Saturday. It added to traffic already jammed from construction on the freeway’s southbound lanes.

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The carjacking happened just after noon in the 13000 block of 116th Way Northeast. The driver of a parked Jaguar XJ6 was threatened by a man with a knife. The man appeared to be in his 20’s. He demanded the Kirkland man’s vehicle, according to police.

Medina police officer saw the stolen Jaguar heading west on Highway 520 and chased it, while Kirkland police were at the scene gathering information. The chase continued across Lake Washington and onto I-5 southbound. It ended when the stolen car collided with two other cars and came to a stop on the freeway at Pine Street.
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Four people, including one child, were taken to a hospital Sunday evening after a three-car crash on Highway 99 north of Seattle.

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Edmonds Fire Battalion Chief Don White said that medics responded to the 21700 block of Highway 99 about 6:30 p.m. They then drove a 9-year-old boy and two adults to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle. Another woman was taken to Stevens Memorial Hospital. White said that their injuries were not considered to be life-threatening.

According to Seattletimes.com, a Pierce Transit shuttle van for the disabled was involved in a car accident on Highway 512 in Lakewood.

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Lars Erickson, a Pierce Transit spokesman, said that the driver and all five passengers were taken to St. Clare Hospital in Lakewood.
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A woman from Redmond died Saturday when a Honda Civic hydroplaned on state Route 202, entered oncoming traffic and hit a mini-van. Several other people were injured in the Washington car accident, the State Patrol reported.

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Troopers said that around 4:25 p.m., a 33-year-old Redmond man was driving east in the Civic on the state highway near the intersection with Ames Lake Road. He then lost control of the car, entered westbound traffic and hit a 2005 Kia Sedona. A 32-year-old woman inside the 2000 model car was dead at the scene of the accident.

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