An accident between a car and a diesel tanker truck caused a "traffic nightmare" last week in I-5 in Federal Way. DOT spokeswoman Greg Phipps said the 14-mile traffic backup was created by a collision between a diesel and a car at 2:53 p.m..Phipps said 60 gallons of diesel fuel spilled onto the roadway from the fuel tank of the tanker.For more information on this subject, please refer to our...
Insurance adjusters often analyze an injury claim based on the amount of property damage to the car involved. The National Highway Transportation Safety Administration disagrees. On it's official Questions & Answers page, the NHTSA explains two important points: (1) bumpers are not safety features designed to protect passengers; and (2) there is no way to determine how fast a car was traveling...
A 47 year-old man suffered serious personal injuries after an accident at the intersection of John Street and Melrose Avenue on Seattle's Capitol Hill last week. The man apparently lost control of the scooter when the brakes failed. The 47-year-old man was westbound on East John, heading downhill, when the brakes on his scooter apparently failed. Unable to stop, the man sped downhill past...
The 2002 rape and eventual killing of a cruise ship patron has led Australian officials to recommend criminal charges. Dianne Brimble died after a fellow cruise patron slipped her "Fantasy", a date rape drug. P & O Cruises, associated with Carnival Cruise Line, apologized to the woman's family.Our responsibility is to create an environment onboard our ships where we do all we can to make sure...
A Clark County jury last week awarded $4.5 million to the family of late artist Craig Pozzi. According to the jury, Mr. Pozzi's doctors had misdiagnosed his condition for years. They diagnosed his symptoms as anxiety attacks when in fact the episodes were small seizures occurring as a result of the large brain tumor. Doctors testified during the two-week trial that if Pozzi's tumor had been...
On Friday in Montgomery, a sport utility vehicle crashed head-on into a Greyhound bus. The motor vehicle accident caused fatal injuries for the SUV's driver and minor injuries for at least 36 passengers on the bus.The Associated Press reported that the SUV was going the wrong way on I-65 at just after 2 a.m. Just before the crash, police had been dispatched to pursue the SUV because it was going...
The sunny weather we've been enjoying draws motorcyclists out to the streets. But with more bikes on the road, there are bound to be more accidents in Findlay, Toledo, and throughout northwest Ohio.Two accidents occurred in northwest Ohio on Sunday. In Hancock County, near Arlington, Ohio, Perry Fletcher was riding his motorcycle on Madison Township Road 177 when a minivan backed out of a...
An accident involving 2 vehciles on July 17th near the intersection of Greenback Lane and Auburn Boulevard in Citrus Heights sent three nearbye pedestrians to the hospital in serious condition. The victims were taken to nearby Mercy San Juan Hospital.Pedestrian-Car collisions are often avoidable with simple safety precautions.For more information on this subject, please refer to our section on...
Parents are responsible for the safety and welfare of their children . They rely on all types of products to keep their children safe . Manufacturers promise to safeguard your children . Evenflo car seats does not appear to live up to their promises . I have written about problems with the Evenflo car seats , but a Montana jury heard the evidence . Last week , a Montana jury...
A jury awarded the family of Danny Oppenheim Jr. $35.3 million. Danny Oppenheim died after his doctors failed to properly monitor him during surgery. While he was under anesthesia he was not receiving the proper amount of oxygen. The lack of oxygen caused brain damage and eventually Oppenheim's death. The two doctors, Aeneas Guiney and Robert Wolf have had other patients become severally...