Personal Injury

February 17, 2009

Clallam County Sheriff and Man Shot

The Peninsula Daily News reported in a story on January 19, 2009 that a Clallam County sheriff’s deputy along with another male where shot in a residence between Sekiu and Neah Bay on the Olympia Peninsula. Sheriff Bill Benedict confirmed that deputy Bill Cortani, an 18 year veteran, had been shot while answering to a trespassing call.

Each man had shots to the hip and arm area and were being transported to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle. Their status has not been released. The sheriff’s name involved in the shooting is Bill Cortani, 41 of Forks who was fortunate to have been wearing a bullet proof vest according to Krista Hedstrom, State Patrol Trooper. Hedstrom also said that the man came from the Silverdale region and no name was given to report for in this Washington personal injury.
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February 11, 2009

Snohomish County Reaches $300,000 Settlement With Injured Bicyclist

By Kirk Bernard

A report states that a $300,000 settlement was reached between Snohomish County and a bicyclist injured in a traffic accident that occurred three years ago. The Washington trucking accident involved a 31-year old man and a public-works employee who hit the bicyclist with his public utility truck.

The accident left the man with two broken elbows. He was subsequently unable to continue his job at a lumber yard and is looking to train for another form of employment.

At Bernard Law Group, we handle personal injury lawsuits that are the results of auto accidents in Washington State every day.

January 29, 2009

Beacon Hill car crash leaves man critically injured

By Kirk Bernard

A man was critically injured on Beacon Hill early this morning after a Seattle rollover accident and he was thrown from the vehicle.

According to Seattle police, the driver was heading south in the 4600 block of Beacon Avenue South at 1:13 a.m. when he veered into the northbound lane. As he was attempting to return to the southbound lane, he hit a landscaped median, flipping his car.

Police said that firefighters determined the man, who was thrown from the vehicle, suffered life-threatening injuries. He was taken to Harborview Medical Center. The crash is under investigation.

January 28, 2009

SUV crash in King County leaves Covington man dead

By Kirk Bernard

According to the King County Sheriff’s office, a 48-year-old man from Covington was killed last week after his vehicle went off the road and crashed into a tree.

At Bernard Law Group, we handle Washington personal injury lawsuits that are the results of auto accidents in every day. Call our attorneys at 1-800-418-8282. We are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

The accident occurred in the 17800 block of Southeast Covington-Sawyer Road on Thursday evening, at about 11:10 p.m. The man was alone in his SUV, and was taken to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle.

January 27, 2009

Truck accident on I- 5 involving tanker truck leaves driver dead

By Kirk Bernard

A tanker truck owned by Reinhard petroleum of Federal Way, Washington,and carrying 10,000 gallons of unleaded gasoline, crashed and burned on Interstate 5. The driver was killed. According to Seattle’s Komo4 News, the driver, William Neil Adams, age 56, of Scappoose, Oregon, was driving the truck from Linton, OR to Salem when the truck went off the road, hit some ice, rolled and then caught fire.

According to reports, Adams had a long career in trucking, they he had only been with the company for about a year. He was the father of two teenage children. The family recently lost their home in a fire and was reportedly living with relatives.
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January 26, 2009

Seattle car accident injures 3; driver arrested for vehicular assault

By Kirk Bernard

According to the Seattle Times, three people were seriously injured in a Seattle car accident when a speeding BMW slammed into a Subaru that was stopped at a stoplight on Lake City Way Northeast at Northeast 95th Street. The driver and passengers in both cars were taken to area hospitals with life threatening injuries.

At Bernard Law Group, we handle personal injury lawsuits that are the results of auto accidents in Washington State every day. Call our attorneys at 1-800-418-8282. We are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

The driver of the BMW was jailed on suspicion of Vehicular Assault. Vehicular Assault can be charged if a person is seriously injured when a motorist is driving recklessly, under the influence of alcohol or drugs, and/or driving without regard for the safety of other people.

January 21, 2009

Sunnyside Car Wreck Leaves Two Teens Hospitalized

By Kirk Bernard

A 14-year-old driver crashed his car in Sunnyside on Tuesday morning, according to State Troopers. Both he and his 16-year-old passenger were taken to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle.

At Bernard Law Group, we handle personal injury lawsuits that are the results of car crashes in Washington State every day. Call our attorneys at 1-800-418-8282. We are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Both boys are from Sunnyside, but their names were not released. According to the news release from the Washington State Patrol, the 14-year-old was headed on East Edison Avenue about 8:45 a.m. in a 1992 BMW when he failed to yield for a stop sign. The car crossed State Route 241 and landed on its wheels in a canal on the north side of the road.

January 14, 2009

Three-Car Car Accident in Kent

By Kirk Bernard

A three-vehicle car crash in Kent on Monday night on Pacific Highway left a 29-year-old Kent man injured. One man involved was chased on foot and subsequently arrested.

At Bernard Law Group, we handle personal injury lawsuits that are the results of car accidents in Washington State every day. Call our attorneys at 1-800-418-8282. We are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Kent Police spokesman Paul Peterson said that the injured man remained in critical condition with undisclosed injuries, as of noon Tuesday, at Harborview.

Police arrested one of the drivers involved in the King County auto accident, a 24-year-old man, for investigation of vehicular assault. Peterson said that there is an indication that the 24-year-old man had been drinking alcohol.
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January 12, 2009

Speed Traps Catch 471 Pierce County Motorists

By Kirk Bernard

Tacoma Pierce County DUI Task Force is trying to make the roads safer for drivers. On January 3rd, they conducted an X-52 speeding patrol 3 focused on enforcing the speed limit on State Routes 512 and 7 and on Meridian and 176th Streets where there are a significant number of speed-related crashes.

At Bernard Law Group, we handle Washington personal injury lawsuits that are the results of auto accidents in Seattle and communities throughout Washington State every day. Call our attorneys at 1-800-418-8282. We are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

According to the Tacoma Daily Index, 36 officers, deputies and troopers stopped 558 motorists and issued 288 speeding tickets. An additional 183 citations for unsafe driving were issued including driving aggressively or while suspended or, in the case of teenagers, in violation of intermediate driver’s license restrictions.
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December 16, 2008

Seattle Car Accident Involving Drunk Driver and Washington State Trooper

By Kirk Bernard

Drunk driver hits trooper, cadet on I-5

A drunk driver crashed into the patrol car of a state trooper and cadet, who were both injured in the collision. The crash happened Sunday, along Interstate 5, just south of downtown Seattle, the Washington State Patrol reported.

At Bernard Law Group, we handle personal injury lawsuits that are the results of auto accidents in Seattle every day. Call our attorneys at 1-800-418-8282. We are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.