Personal Injury News Blog

Seattle’s Komo News.com reports that a 14-year-old boy from Concrete, Washington will be charged with first-degree manslaughter in the shooting death of Patricia Almli, 54, of Oso who was shot while hiking. Skagit County Prosecutor, Rich Weyrich, said that the teenager acted “recklessly” when he accidentally killed Almli.
According to Weyrich, the teenage hunter “failed to [...]

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The following personal injury accidents recently were reported to local law enforcement agencies:
Thursday, July 24
• 11:20 a.m. — North Saginaw Road and West Sugnet Road — Driver James William Forbes, 56, Beaverton, was hurt when three vehicles collided. He did not seek treatment. The other two drivers, Becky Ann Niernberg, 41, Beaverton, and June Czopek, [...]

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As reported by the Washington Post, the U.S. Department of Transportation recently announced the first major update to its vehicle safety ratings (which grade vehicles on scale of up to five stars) in seven years.  The new program will continue to assess passenger cars, pickup trucks, sport utility vehicles, and vans on the five star [...]

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