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Three people were hospitalized with injuries due to a Seattle car accident, which police say was caused by a street race. According to a news report on King5 News, one car struck another. As a result of the collision, both cars overturned. The driver of one of the cars was arrested for racing on a public roadway. The driver he hit and two passengers were transported to a local hospital for treatment of their injuries.

Street racing is apparently a huge problem in Kent, Washington because of its wide streets and long, straight stretches of roadways. Last year alone, police arrested 100 street racers in Kent. Some of the races reach extremely high speeds – between 80 and 100 mph, officials say. The city has taken several steps to put the brakes on racers including speed bumps. They have combined that with tougher enforcement and tighter laws. So far, they say it seems to be working well and has brought the number of incidents down.

Seattle car accident attorneys know that street racing on a public roadway is a crime anywhere in Washington State. According to the Revised Code of Washington section 46.61.530: “No person or persons may race any motor vehicle or motor vehicles upon any public highway of this state. Any person or persons who willfully compare or contest relative speeds by operation of one or more motor vehicles shall be guilty of racing, which shall constitute reckless driving under RCW 46.61.500, whether or not such speed is in excess of the maximum speed prescribed by law.”

Street racing amounts to negligence. If you or a loved one has been injured by a negligent driver in Washington State, please contact the experienced Washington personal injury attorneys at The Bernard Law Group at 1-800-418-8282 or info@bernardlawgroup.com for a FREE, comprehensive and confidential consultation. We can also send you our FREE brochure, which has useful and educational information to help you understand your legal rights and options. Get in touch with Kirk Bernard and his skilled legal team today.

Source:http://www.king5.com/news/local/4-injured–84595142.html

A man sustained serious injuries after his vehicle went over a curb and hit a fire hydrant, a KOMO News article reports. The injury crash occurred in the 2400 block of East Marginal Way in Seattle. The man had to be extricated from his Kia Sportage SUV, which came to rest against a fence. He was transported to a local hospital for treatment of his injuries. His condition or the extent of his injuries was not disclosed at the time of the article’s release.

Many of us read about auto accidents in news reports on a daily basis. However, as an experienced Washington auto accident lawyer, Kirk Bernard and several other readers are familiar with why most news reports do not tell us how or why an accident occurred. In many cases, officials are still investigating the accident. In such incidents, it is important for the victim or victim’s family to get an experienced lawyer quickly on their side to make sure a fair investigation is being conducted and all possibilities are being analyzed.

In this particular accident, some of the important factors that need to be considered include vehicle defects, mechanical failure, involvement of other vehicles and a dangerous or defective roadway. Depending on who or what caused the accident, the victim may be able to file a claim for compensation. If the accident was caused by a defective auto, an auto products liability claim may be filed against the auto maker or the manufacturer of the defective product. If another driver’s negligence caused the accident, then that individual could be held liable. If a dangerous roadway condition is a factor, then the city or the governmental agency that has jurisdiction over that roadway, could be held responsible for failing to maintain a safe roadway.

If you or a loved one has been injured in a Washington auto accident, please contact the experienced Seattle car accident attorneys with The Bernard Law Group at 1-800-418-8282 or info@bernardlawgroup.com for a FREE, comprehensive and confidential consultation. We can also send you our FREE brochure, which has useful, educational information about Washington car accident cases to help you understand your legal rights and options. Get in touch with Kirk Bernard and his skilled legal team today.

Source:http://georgetown.komonews.com/content/man-injured-early-morning-crash-e-marginal-way

Car accidents involving drunk drivers can result in devastating injuries and fatalities. With the holidays around the corner, drunk driving car accidents are always on the rise. Very often, in a DUI car accident, the seriously injured party is not the drunk driver, but the victim who just happened to be in the wrong place at the wrong time.

Here is a typical example of how that happens. A man was seriously injured in Auburn, Washington after a wrong-way driver on Highway 18 collided with him head-on. This person apparently drove more than a mile in the wrong direction before striking the victim’s vehicle. Washington State troopers arrested the wrong-way driver on suspicion of vehicular assault because alcohol was believed to be a factor. The wrong-way driver escaped with minor injuries, but the victim in this case sustained serious injuries and had to be airlifted to a Seattle hospital.

Driving under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs is not only wrong and unethical on so many levels, but it is also a serious crime in Washington State. Under the Revised Code of Washington (RCW) Section 46.61.502, it is illegal to drive with a blood alcohol content of 0.08 percent or higher. But the fact that it is illegal, unfortunately, hasn’t deterred some drivers who continue to get behind the wheel while under the influence of alcohol or drugs. According to the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT), there were a total of 7,459 alcohol-related drunk driving accidents in 2007 alone, out of which 195 were fatal collisions. Based on this data, 3,394 people were injured out which 443 were serious injuries.

If you or a loved one has been injured in a DUI car accident in Washington State, you need the services of one of the experienced Seattle personal injury attorneys at the Bernard Law Firm, who has a successful track record holding drunk and negligent drivers accountable. Our skilled car accident lawyers will help you obtain compensation to cover medical expenses, lost wages, cost of hospitalization and even the high costs related to long-term care. Call Kirk Bernard at the Bernard Law Firm today to find out how we can help.

Source:http://www.kirotv.com/news/21595191/detail.html