Posts tagged accidents

• Talk to An Alaskan Personal Injury Lawyer ... For Free

  Ward Merdes | July 24, 2007 10:29 PM | 0 CommentsFairbanks, AK Category: Miscellaneous
  

  Talk to a qualified Alaskan Personal Injury attorney for free. They are listed here.Most folks are scared of lawyers. With the bad press a few generate, it's no wonder.Yet, there is another side. What most people don't know, is that they can talk to a qualified Alaskan Personal Injury lawyer for free. That's right. Highly qualified attorneys are right here in Fairbanks Alaska who will take your...

• Young Driver Causes Brain Damage: Leaves Scene

  Mike Schneider | July 23, 2007 12:05 AM | 0 CommentsAnchorage, AK Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  A sixteen-year-old driver with no more than a learner's permit tried to enter the Seward Highway from Brayton drive. Other drivers tried to avoid him. The crash that followed left a young woman with brain damage. The young driver left the scene but was later located. The law required that those driving on a learner's permit be in the company of an adult licensed driver. The sixteen-year-old...

• High Speed Rollover Crash Kills Teens in St. Marys

  Mike Schneider | July 20, 2007 12:03 AM | 0 CommentsAnchorage, AK Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Alaska State Troopers report that two teens died and three were injured, June 30, 2007 in St. Marys, Alaska, a 500-person Alaska Native village in Western Alaska. The vehicle is alleged to have been driven at about 70 mph in the 40 mph zone. None of the occupants wore seat belts. Liability insurance is not mandatory in some of Alaska's rural communties. Victims and family members harmed by...

• Kenai Motor Home Wreck - Occupant Claims

  Ward Merdes | July 19, 2007 9:18 PM | 0 CommentsFairbanks, AK Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Automobile wrecks need investigated by qualified personal injury attorneys. Don't believe insurance companies. And, if fault is found to be with the driver, he should help the occupants find an attorney to help them file the correct claims. Insurance claims are small solace in cases like this, when good friends are lost. At the same time, it might be all you can do.For more informtion on this...

• Tamara Saathoff Dies on Glenn Highway. Lessons Learned?

  Ward Merdes | July 19, 2007 8:50 PM | 0 CommentsFairbanks, AK Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  It is difficult to determine who is at fault for most car accidents. Use your head and think. Don't listen to insurance companies who have a vested interest in saying it was "somebody else's fault" t o avoid writing a check. Talk to a qualified personal injury attorney. Get him/her to investigate the crash. You might be surprised.On 07/18/07, Tamara Saathoff died when she drove her pickup truck...

• Infant Dies When Van Rolls Into Chena River

  Ward Merdes | July 18, 2007 6:54 AM | 0 CommentsFairbanks, AK Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  When a child dies in a vehicle, grieving families rarely look to their own insurance - but they should. Always file an insurance claim when you suffer a loss. If the insurance company denies your claim, call a lawyer.James Barnes, born May 6 of this year, died when the van he occupied rolled into the Chena River, just outside Fairbanks, Alaska. By all accounts, his father fought like hell to get...

• Randy Jones Motorcycle Wreck

  Ward Merdes | July 14, 2007 8:35 PM | 0 CommentsFairbanks, AK Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Colleen Jones suffered a terrible loss when her husband Randy was killed in a motorcycle wreck. Their insurance companies should be working hard to take care of them. Any bets on whether they will? Hold your breath.Fairbanks lost a good man on July 12. Randy Jones died in a motorcycle wreck. Riding side-by-side with his wife, the newspaper reports that their motorcycles touched, Randy lost...

• Critical Injury Caused by Crash With Moose

  Mike Schneider | July 13, 2007 12:16 AM | 0 CommentsAnchorage, AK Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  A Cadillac crashed with a moose near Trapper Creek last week. The roof was peeled back and trapped the passenger, and Anchorage woman, until first responders could free her. She was critically injured. Auto manufacturers have been sued successfully for failing to design cars to withstand such crashes. Whether it is moose in Alaska or cattle in the Western US, vehicle occupants need...

• Motorcycle Crash Kills Driver

  Mike Schneider | July 11, 2007 12:57 AM | 0 CommentsAnchorage, AK Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  An Anchorage man died July 7, 2007, when the motorcycle he was driving, a Harley Davidson, crashed head-on into a motor home driven by an Arizona tourist. The fatal crash happened on the Glenn Highway. The motorcyclist crossed the double yellow line to end his life and do $10,00 damage to the motor home.For more information on this subject, please refer to our section on Car and Motorcycle...

• Police Chase Seriously Injures Innocent Driver

  Mike Schneider | July 09, 2007 12:04 AM | 0 CommentsAnchorage, AK Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  July 6, 2007, Anchorage Police pursued Chris Collins at high speed. Collins finally caused a crash that made him Anchorage's 14th traffic death in 2007. Matthew Scott of Anchorage was struck by Collins at high speed. Scott suffered brain damage and internal injuries. It is not know if he will recover from his serious injuries or traumatic brain injury. Most police departments in the US...