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A federal and state initiative has states conducting annual driver surveys to find out what drivers think about their own and others’ driving behavior and to gauge awareness of safety campaigns. The results of the 2011 Washington State Driver Attitudes, Knowledge, and Awareness survey were recently released with some interesting…

One bicyclist was killed and a second bicyclist was injured recently in Maple Falls, Wash., when they were struck by a motorist who may have been under the influence of prescription drugs. The driver initially stopped but then sped from the scene, according to a news report. She later was…

An 87-year-old resident of a nursing home in Stanwood, Wash., was charged with first-degree assault recently in the shooting of a nursing home worker, according to a news report. The resident told police that the nursing home employee had been abusing and bullying him. The worker, who was shot twice…

An Oregon man was killed when his pickup truck drifted off the road near White Salmon, Washington, struck a tree and burst into flames. State Patrol officials think the man most likely died of severe injuries before the blaze started, according to the Yakima Herald, but the news report did…

As if to keep everyone from getting bored, winter weather in the Yakima Valley area is unpredictable. Rain can turn quickly to ice and snow. Slip-and-fall accidents, which can cause traumatic injuries, are among our winter hazards. They include not just slips but accidents in which a victim trips, slides,…

A man and a teenage girl were killed January 26 in a collision with attractor-trailer on State Route 17 in Moses Lake, Washington. The two were in a 1958 Ford Thunderbird when the tractor-trailer, pulling two flatbed trailers, tried to make a left turn and struck the front end of…

Experts warn that you should proceed with extreme care if you must pull over on a highway. Two teens were injured recently in the median of Interstate 82, about three miles west of Benton City, Wash., when they were struck by a passing SUV, according to a report by the…

As anyone who lives in the Yakima Valley area knows, the roads can become treacherous quickly during the winter. Rain can turn to sleet and ice as daytime temperatures drop, causing the roads to become a virtual sheet of ice. Mountain passes can become nearly impossible to navigate as snow…

The Washington State Department of Transportation has made significant efforts to understand why some drivers travel the wrong way on interstates and to determine what can be done to prevent these potentially fatal mistakes. On the heels of a recent fatal wrong-way crash in Ritzville, Wash., another wrong-way accident in…

If you or a loved one suffered a traumatic injury as the result of medical negligence, you may have a legal right to compensation for your injury or loss. In the State of Washington, the laws relating to medical negligence are complicated, so it is imperative that you consult an…