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Andrew Kim Law Firm, PLLC | Washington Legal News

We believe that is important to keep informed of current events, legal news, and recent Washington accidents and injuries. In the Andrew Kim Law Firm legal news section, we provide our readers with the most recent happenings across Seattle and Washington State, from standout personal injury legal cases to recent Washington State accidents.

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Car Accidents

• Wrong Way Driver Killed On I-90, Two Injured, Near North Bend, WA
  Feb 22, 2010

  One man was killed and two others were seriously injured in a wrong way driving incident on Interstate 90 near North Bend in Washington State. Washington State Police believe that alcohol was a factor in the fatal WA car crash that took the life of one man and left two others in critical condition.
  
  The wrong way car accident occurred just after midnight on Friday, February 19. The car probably took the off ramp onto the wrong side of I-90 at exit 31 and then sped down the highway, narrowly running head-on into a Washington State Patrol car. The two men driving the wrong way vehicle, a Jeep, swerved to miss the cruiser and instead crashed head-on into a box truck.
  
  The driver of the car, a 25-year-old man from Bremerton, died at the scene of the accident. The passenger in the Jeep and the driver of the box truck were both rushed to Harborview Medical Center with serious injuries.
  
  All westbound lanes of I-90 were closed for three hours on early Friday morning as Washington Police investigated the crash and collected evidence.
  
  Wrong way driving kills about 350 people each year in the United States. Just last year, a wrong way driving elderly couple on I-5 killed one person after they mistakenly entered the road using an exit ramp. In another case of wrong way driving in Seattle, a drunk woman drove down the wrong side of I-90, killing two young women after striking their car head-on.
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• West Seattle Prius Driver Crashes Car After Gas Pedal Sticks
  Feb 21, 2010

  The Toyota Prius has been an extremely popular car model in Washington State since it debuted in 2004, but now owners of the car worry that the gas pedal accelerator issues that have plagued other Toyota models may be a danger to them. While the hybrid, environmentally friendly car has not been included in the recent Toyota recalls involving the gas pedal issues, it was listed in the floor mat issue that made headlines in late 2009.
  
  One Seattle driver is among hundreds of Prius owners who say that they have been the victims of car accidents and car accident injuries due to the sudden, unexplained acceleration of their cars. In February 2009, the yet  to be named driver says that his 2007 Prius abruptly accelerated out of his control on Southwest Andover St. in West Seattle. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) complaint that was filed regarding the issue, the car accelerated off of the road, hit a fence post, and then hit a retaining wall. The car, which was declared a total loss by the driver’s insurance company, ended up hanging off of the wall.
  
  The 71-year-old Prius owner says that he slowed to make a right turn when the car suddenly sped forward, running through a chain linked fence. He also reported that he had had a full-car checkup just a week before the accident took place. While he didn’t report anything right away, the recent issues with other Toyota models made him come forward with his story of unexpected acceleration. 
  
  Toyota makers say that they have been checking the Prius for gas pedal problems, but that believe the model is not affected like other models are.
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• Seattle Records Three Serious Traffic Accidents In Early February
  Feb 18, 2010

  A Seattle car accident in the White Center neighborhood left four people injured and one in critical condition. Seattle Police say that a pickup truck ran into two other vehicles while speeding. Some say that the serious WA car accident was a hit-and-run, though others argue that the truck did stop down the road. Two of the car accident victims were transported to Harborview Medical Center while two others who had less serious injuries were driven to Highline Medical Center. A Major Accident Response and Reconstruction Unit (MAR) was brought to the scene of the truck wreck to investigate the cause of the crash. The crash closed 1st Avenue S. between 108th and 116th, and the streets may close again as the accident is investigated further.
  
  In the International District of Seattle, a female cyclist was involved in a bike accident with a Seattle Police patrol car. The accident took place during the morning commute at the intersection of 12th Ave. and Jackson. The woman was rushed to Harborview Medical Center with possible back and neck injuries. Police are investigating what caused the WA cyclist accident.
  
  In Marysville, two semis crashed on I-5 near the 88th Street on February 3 just after 10 pm. As one big rig slowed with traffic, a commercial truck driving behind him did not see the slowing vehicle and rear-ended him. The truck driver who caused the accident suffered serious injuries in the Seattle truck accident and was airlifted to Harborview Medical Center. - 13 - 20

• Four Die At Highway 9 Intersection Car Accident In Marysville, WA
  Dec 27, 2009

  Snohomish County saw the worst car accident on record this year when two coupled were killed in a horrific crash on Highway 9 in Marysville, Washington. The man Washington State Police believe is responsible for the fatal car accident has been booked at the Snohomish County Jail and is under investigation for four counts of vehicular homicide regarding the accident.
  
  Washington State Police released the names of the four people killed, all of which died at the scene of the car accident: 48-year-old Melissa Agerup, 54-year-old Bradley Agerup, 62-year-old Hilda Woods, and 57-year-old Thomas Woods.
  
  The accident took place on Sunday night, according to Trooper Keith Leary, at the intersection of Highway 9 and 108th Street NE. The driver of the other car involved in the crash, 27-year-old Matthew C. McDonald of Snohomish, allegedly drank 8 beers before the accident and had a blood alcohol content of 0.123, almost double the legal limit.
  
  McDonald tried to run from the scene of the deadly Washington car accident briefly before turning himself in to police. One of person was injured in the crash, a 32-year-old passenger in McDonald’s car, who told McDonald to slow down before the crash took place. He was driving over the speed limit and ran a stop sign, causing the Washington State car accident.
  
  The police report was filed in  Everett District Court and McDonald is being held on $1 million bail. The two couples had lived across the street from each other in rural Clearview, WA. - 14 - 20

• Fatal I-5 Rollover Crash In Tukwila Leaves Police Asking Questions
  Nov 29, 2009

  Washington State Patrol officers and other emergency personnel responded to a serious multiple-vehicle rollover accident on Wednesday, where one person was killed and others were seriously injured.
  
  Authorities say that the accident occurred just before 6 am north of Highway 518 on Interstate 5 near Tukwila. The Washington State car crash involved a Toyota Land Cruiser, a Ford Crown Victoria operating as a taxicab, and a Toyota Camry. So far the investigation has revealed that the initial crash was between the taxi and the Land Cruiser in the two-lane exit lane for Highway 518 toward Southcenter Parkway. The Land Cruiser then rolled into the center lanes of westbound I-5 where it was struck by an oncoming vehicle.
  
  The driver of the Land Cruiser, an unidentified 43-year-old resident of Seattle was declared dead at the scene of the accident. He was not wearing a seat belt at the time of the accident. The three other men involved in the accident suffered only minor injuries and were treated at the scene of the accident.
  
  Investigators and emergency responders cleared the I-5 car accident scene for three hours – affecting five out of the six I-5 lanes and backing up morning commuter traffic. While the Washington State Patrol does not believe that drugs or alcohol were a factor in the deadly Washington crash, they are still unsure of what caused the initial impact between the taxi and the Toyota. Anyone with information about the car accident should call Detective Ruth Medeiros at 425-401-7719. - 15 - 20

• Belfair Car Accident Injures Five Children Without Seatbelts
  Oct 11, 2009

  A Belfair, Washington, car accident has the state talking about preventable car accidents, children's car safety, drunk driving, and responsible adult behavior.
  
  The Washington State Patrol has reported that a car carrying two adults and five children left the road after pulling out of a McDonald's drive through, veering off of Highway 3, and falling down a steep embankment. A copse of trees stopped the van from falling further down the embankment. All seven occupants were injured in the accident - and two were seriously injured. The accident victims were transported to Harrison Hospital in Bremerton with non-life threatening injuries
  
  The driver of the car, 32-year-old Miguel Juan-Zacarias of Belfair, and the passenger, an unidentified 35-year-old woman, suffered from head injuries and chest pain. The driver was found to be either drinking and driving or under the influence of drugs. None of the five children were wearing seatbelts or in child safety seats at the time of the crash. The children were 11, 10, 8, 5 and 3 years old.
  
  In the wake of the Mason County car accident the driver was charged with suspicion of DUI and third-degree assault of a child. The two adults in the car were also not wearing their seatbelts. Following the Washington car accident, the passengers have been released from the hospital while the driver of the car was transported to the Mason County jail. He has been arrested for drinking and driving - with a child in the car - on a previous occasion.
  
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• Drunk Driver Hits Washington DOT Truck In I-5 Construction Zone
  Oct 05, 2009

  A drunk driver from Longview, Washington, mistakenly followed a Washington DOT truck into a construction zone on Wednesday night and struck the back of the government truck when it slowed down to place cones in the roadway. The WA car accident took place near Chehalis, Washington.
  
  Washington State Police say that 42-year-old Walter Radcliff II was under the influence of alcohol when he entered the closed lane of Interstate 5 in Washington just before midnight on Wednesday, possibly because he was following a Washington Department of Transportation vehicle ahead of him. When the truck slowed down to fix some construction site orange cones, Radcliff failed to slow down and slammed into the back of the DOT truck.
  
  Radcliff was rushed to the hospital by emergency workers and the man suffered from several broken ribs as well as a head injury. The DOT worker, 43-year-old Irene M. Lindberg, of Glenoma, WA, suffered minor injuries. Radcliff was taken to Providence Medical Center for treatment. The two passengers traveling in the DOT vehicle were uninjured in the WA car accident.
  
  Radcliff was charged with driving under the influence and will also probably face future charges as the Washington car accident investigation continues. The crash temporarily closed all northbound I-5 lanes and traffic was diverted over the Main Street-Exit 77 interchange while police and clean-up crews took care of the accident.
  
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• Federal Way Man Hit And Killed On Shoulder Of I-5
  Sep 11, 2009

  When a bus filled with party-goers broke down on Interstate 5 on Saturday night, the driver pulled the vehicle to the shoulder of the highway in South Seattle and a passenger went outside fix the bus. However, a passing pickup truck struck both the bus and the man, killing the bus driver and injuries multiple others. A Kia then struck the back of the pickup truck.
  
  The Washington State Patrol was called to the scene of the I-5 accident in Seattle at around 2:30 a.m. on Saturday, where three different vehicles were involved in the crash and where multiple car accident injuries were reported. The bus passenger who was killed outside of the 1996 Ford bus was 26-year-old Scott Glover of Federal Way, Washington. Two others were seriously injured in the Seattle car accident, including the driver of the Kia, the passenger of the Kia, and the driver of the pickup. The injured were transported to the Harborview Medical Center in Seattle. The bus driver, from Renton, Washington, was not hurt, while six of the bus' passengers suffered minor injuries.
  
  Police say that they suspect that the driver of the pickup truck was either under the influence of drugs or alcohol. Although the I-5 bus accident is still under investigation, police are considering several criminal charges for the driver of the pickup truck, including vehicular homicide. Two southbound lanes of I-5 were closed in the hours after the deadly car accident.
  
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• Unsecured Load On I-90 In Seattle Causes Pileup
  Jul 23, 2009

  Once again, an unsecured load on a major Washington State road has lead to a multiple car accident as well as a number of injuries.
  
  In the westbound lanes of I-90 near the floating bridge over Lake Washington on Monday, an unsecured load left a black ten gallon bucket in the center of the road around 3:30 in the afternoon. When a car swerved to miss the bucket, it caused a chain reaction crash involving four other cars and a tractor trailer. A pickup truck involved in the multiple vehicle car crash spilled an estimated 20 gallons of paint during the collision, splattering the roadway and causing further damaged to the other cars involved.
  
  One pickup truck landed on top of a car, trapping several drivers and passengers inside. The car accident victims were saved by Mercer Island and Seattle fire departments.
  
  Six car accident victims were transported to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle, though no one suffered life-threatening car accident injuries according to the Washington State Patrol.
  
  Two westbound lanes of I-90 were closed for several hours after the crash, affecting rush hour traffic and backing cars back into Bellevue, Washington.
  
  Earlier this year, two different accidents involving unsecured loads on I-5 caused two separate car accidents. In one case, a steel ramp fell off of a big rig and into the road, causing damage to dozens of cars and several minor injuries near Ship Canal Bridge. In another case on I-5, a steel rod fell off of a truck and flew into the windshield of a man driving behind the tractor-trailer.
  
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• 7 Children & 2 Moms Injured In Dupont SUV Crash On I-5
  Jul 01, 2009

  On Tuesday, June 9, a 2004 Ford Expedition carrying 10 people overturned on Interstate 5 near Dupont after being struck by a Honda Civic. The accident took place at 1 p.m. in the southbound lanes of I-5, when the Expedition struck the side barrier and then rolled across the freeway. Troopers shut down all but one lane of traffic on each side of the freeway while investigating the accident and clearing away the vehicles.
  
  The Civic was driven by a 20-year-old male from Federal Way who has been charged with attempted vehicular homicide and driving under the influence. The van contained a pregnant 31-year-old, a 41-year-old mother, and their eight children between the ages of two and fifteen.
  
  Two children were seriously injured in the two-car accident in Washington, although the Washington State Patrol reported that both children are expected to recover. The Washington State Patrol also reported that a number of the children riding in the van were not properly restrained in seat belts or child safety seats - a detail which may have lead to more serious car accident injuries. Police say the driver of the car will face charges regarding her improperly restrained children.
  
  The two seriously injured children, a 2-year-old boy and a 9-year-old girl, were taken to Mary Bridge Children's Hospital in Tacoma for treatment. Although many of the other van passengers were injured in the car wreck, nothing was life threatening. Two of the passengers were ejected from the vehicle as it rolled across I-5, according to reports.
  
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