Drivers of electric vehicles reap a ton of benefits. They don’t have to pay taxes at the gas pump, they receive a federal tax credit worth thousands of dollars and cars such as the Nissan LEAF get the equivalent of 129 city MPG. Since electric vehicles don’t run on gas, their drivers are not contributing […]
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Connecticut Expected to Crack Down on Drivers Using Cell Phones | Seattle Auto Accident Attorney
| Blog, Car Accidents, In The NewsCurrently, 39 states, in addition to the District of Columbia, have banned text messaging while driving. And yet, it still is a prevalent problem that is costing people a lot of money, and in some cases, their lives. Connecticut is one of those 39 states. The offense is punishable by a fine that can come […]
Gig Harbor Residents Not Pleased with Texting Drivers | Seattle Auto Accident Lawyer
| Blog, Car Accidents, In The News, Teens Against Distracted DrivingAny given day, you can probably spot at least a handful of people talking or texting on their cell phones while driving. And a handful is probably a large understatement. Talking and texting on your cell phone while driving are both illegal in the state of Washington, and can result in a $124 ticket. For […]
Multi Million Dollar Payout for Two Los Angeles Women | Seattle Civil Rights Lawyer
| Blog, In The News, Personal InjuryIt was a case of being in the wrong place at the wrong time, and now being in that position is paying off for two women in Los Angeles. Margie Carranza, 47 and her mother, 71-year-old Emma Hernandez, were delivering the Los Angeles Times newspaper when their truck was shot at multiple times. The shooters, […]
Elderly Couple Dead After Fatal Bus Crash | Seattle Auto Accident Lawyer
| Blog, Bus Accident, Car Accidents, In The News, Wrongful DeathsAn elderly couple is dead after a fatal bus crash that took place around 9:30 last night. Robert Rotta and Elizabeth Rotta were passengers in a Ford Escape that was struck by a Sound Transit bus. The driver of the Escape, Kendall Rotta, 51, is in satisfactory condition at Harborview Medical Center. It has been […]
Man Tasered for Being by His Own Car | Seattle Car Accident Lawyer
| Blog, In The NewsYou would hope that you wouldn’t get Tasered when trying to get into your own car, but that is exactly what happened to Jerry Cox in Santa Barbara, California last month. Cox was standing by his SUV when he was approached by a Santa Barbara police officer. The police officer reportedly thought that Cox was […]
Three Vehicles Mangled in SR 410 Crash | Seattle Auto Accident Lawyer
| Blog, Car Accidents, In The News, Personal InjuryTwo men died this morning, in what was a horrible, three-vehicle mess of metal and concrete. A man driving his pickup east on State Route 410 reportedly lost control of his vehicle and hit the Jersey barrier that divides the east and westbound lanes. He jumped the barrier and crashed into a westbound Ford Focus. […]
Cop Arrested Twice for Drunk Driving | Seattle Auto Accident Lawyer
| Blog, Car Accidents, In The NewsAny drunk driving incident is sickening to hear or read about, but those involving cops doing the drinking and driving are especially unsettling. 39-year-old David M. Bisard was a police officer with the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department when he was arrested after a fatal accident that he had caused. He had been driving his patrol […]
Semi and Bicycle Collide, Bicyclist Dies | Seattle Auto Accident Lawyer
| Bicycle Accidents, Blog, Car Accidents, In The News, Personal Injury, Wrongful DeathsAn accident in Seattle ended tragically this week when a bicyclist and semi truck collided on Wednesday. The man riding the bike was killed, despite CPR performances by bystanders and medics when they arrived. The incident occurred south of downtown, near a bike route that is very popular with bicyclist commuters. Investigations are still in […]
Woman Thrown from Car Dies on I-5 | Seattle Auto Accident Lawyer
| Blog, Car Accidents, In The News, Wrongful DeathsDrunk and reckless driving seems to have claimed yet another life. A young woman is dead after the vehicle she was riding in drove into two barriers on I-5 southbound in Seattle late last night. After the impact, the victim was thrown from the car and died. Investigations by troopers have concluded that she was […]
Law Meant to Protect Bicyclists Gets Overlooked | Seattle Auto Accident Lawyer
| Bicycle Accidents, Blog, Car Accidents, In The News, Personal InjuryHeather Barnett is lucky to be alive. As a bicyclist, she knows and understands the dangers of riding, but last year she nearly died on the road. She was biking to the University of Washington when a driver ignored a stop sign and drove into the young woman. The outcome was not good, but could […]
Off-Duty Officer Pulls Gun on Teen Waiting in Drive-Thru | Seattle Civil Rights Attorney
| Blog, Children & Minors Injuries, In The News, Personal InjuryRyan Mash was just trying to get some McDonald’s. Little did he know when he got in the drive-thru line at the fast food restaurant in Forsyth County, Georgia, that he would be held at gunpoint for no real reason. 18-year-old Mash was sitting in his Ford 150 pickup truck, two passengers in tow, when […]