Though the Seattle area is generally a safe place to live, the city has a worryingly high number of bus crashes each year. In 2019 alone, the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) recorded 498 accidents involving buses in King County, with 149 resulting in injuries and three fatal. If you suffered severe injuries and …
Bicyclists are more at risk for crash-related injuries than vehicle drivers. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), although only one percent of all trips involve bicycles, nearly 467,000 bicycle-related injuries occurred in 2015. King County alone sees 42 collisions between bicyclists and cars that cause severe injuries each year, with 2-3 …
Getting into a serious accident at work or suffering severe injuries in a car accident can significantly impact a person’s health, family relationships, and life routines. It can upend your life’s fragile balance, put you in the hospital, require medical treatments for months on end, and disrupt your work and income opportunities. According to the …
No matter how attentive you are on the road, you could still become the victim of an auto collision due to someone else’s negligence. If this happens to you, you could hold those responsible accountable. Car accidents could leave you with damage to your vehicle as well as medical bills for psychological and physical injuries …
As you try to heal from a hit and run accident, remember that you could have legal options to pursue justice. In some cases, you could recover compensation for various losses and forms of suffering, even if another party fled the scene of your accident. To see how a Salt Lake City hit and run …
Side-impact collisions occur when one vehicle strikes the side of another. These types of accidents also go by “T-bone” or “broadside” collisions. According to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS), these types of collisions are one the most fatal, accounting for approximately 23% of car crash fatalities in 2018. They are particularly dangerous because …
Touted as an eco-conscious, affordable, and convenient means of transportation, ridesharing has become increasingly popular in the last decade. Ridesharing is often attributed to decreasing rates of intoxicated driving, as well. While rideshares such as Uber and Lyft are contributing to safer roadways in some respects, rideshares are still part of fatal accidents and injuries. …
Car crashes are one of the leading causes of death in the state of Washington and the nation. Rear-end collisions are particularly common, often resulting from distracted or impatient driving or poor road conditions. The greater Seattle area and Washington’s coastal region are particularly susceptible to rear-end collisions due to narrow, congested roadways, snowy mountain …
Head-on collisions, also referred to as frontal collisions, are among the most dangerous drivers and passengers might experience. In 2015, the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) found that while head-on collisions made up only a tiny fraction of all multivehicle accidents, they accounted for the most fatal crashes (46) of any category. If you …
When you suffer an injury to your person or property that someone else caused through their negligence, you deserve to receive compensation. You should not have to suffer further for the financial burden of medical expenses, lost work, or pain and suffering caused by the injury that was not your fault. If you or a …
Police officers in the Seattle area often find themselves in a car chase with another driver. While pursuing a suspect, an officer—following established standards—can engage in roadway behavior that might put other drivers and bystanders at risk. While we expect police officers to prize the care of other drivers over the arrest of a suspect …
