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Washington Governor Jay Inslee and a bipartisan group of lawmakers recently announced a plan to change state laws on drunk driving. The announcement comes in the wake of two recent tragedies involving drivers suspected of being under the influence. A Seattle woman was fatally injured on Highway 520 in a…

A woman was seriously injured recently when a tractor-trailer slammed into her vehicle on Interstate 5 near Seattle. According to the Seattle Times, authorities said the woman was driving a minivan when it broke down on the highway. The semi-truck then rear-ended the disabled minivan, causing both vehicles to veer…

A 42-year-old Renton man was strangled recently after he fell and his clothes became entangled in a King County Metro escalator in downtown Seattle. The escalator had several safety code violations, according to the Seattle Times. A video camera recorded images of the man staggering and then leaning on the…

Amazingly, passengers aboard a school bus sustained only minor injuries recently when the vehicle left an exit ramp from Interstate 5 in Washington State, crossed State Route 505 and traveled down a slope into a swampy area. The Washington State Patrol estimated that the bus travelled approximately 50 feet after…

A recent accident in Puyallup, Washington, is calling attention to the issue of drinking by teen drivers. The television station Q13 Fox reported that five teenage girls were injured when their car flipped over after striking a utility pole, going through a fence and hitting several trees. The 17-year-old driver…

A woman on her way to work was fatally injured recently in a head-on collision with a car going the wrong way on Route 520 in Seattle, according to Q13 Fox. Police said the wrong-way driver smelled of alcohol and was suspected of being drunk. At the time of the…

Two young men were seriously injured in a single vehicle accident recently in Kitsap County, Washington, according to the Port Orchard Independent. Investigators said the 20-year-old driver and 19-year-old passenger were in a 1998 Honda Civic that was traveling at a high rate of speed when the wheels locked up,…

A suspected drunk driver slammed into a family of four who were out for a walk March 25 in Seattle, killing a retired couple who had just moved to the area to be closer to their new grandson. The child’s mother and their 12-day-old grandson were hospitalized with critical injuries….

Seattle police arrested a man in a recent hit-and-run accident that injured a bicyclist, the Seattle Times reported. Witnesses said the man was driving a Car2Go vehicle belonging to a local car-sharing program at the time. The accident knocked the rider off the bike, causing abrasions and lacerations that required…

A woman and her 4-year-old son were hospitalized recently when their car was struck by a street racer in Nob Hill, according to news reports. Yakima Police said that two male drivers, ages 18 and 23, were racing when one of them struck the woman’s vehicle. Police arrested and charged…