Posts tagged motor vehicle accidents

• Cox Crossed The Center-Line, Killing Honeycutt & Injuring Aliment

  Ward Merdes | August 26, 2007 3:55 PM | 0 CommentsFairbanks, AK Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Cox crossed the center line. Honeycutt & Harlan Aliment need to contact an attorney now.Updated reports from the Alaska State Troopers show that Dan Cox, 64, of Eagle River, was driving a red pickup truck northbound with Harlan Aliment of Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii, when his vehicle crossed the center line of the highway and collided with the front end of Honeycutt's white van. Honeycutt was...

• Alaskan Samantha Bonnell Killed in California. Here's The Law...

  Ward Merdes | September 25, 2007 11:48 AM | 0 CommentsFairbanks, AK Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  In a tragic story involving years of uncertainty and suffering for Palmer Alaska mother Mary Weir - 17 year old Samantha Bonnell's body was finally identified. Just days before her 18th birthday, it appears that Samantha was killed on a California freeway. Details are unclear, but it appears that Samantha was hit by numerous vehicles. Here's what Mary Weir needs to know about related claims:1....

• Woody Trefon Killed by Four-Wheeler. Here's What His Family Needs To Know:

  Ward Merdes | December 01, 2007 8:02 PM | 0 CommentsFairbanks, AK Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  The Anchorage Daily News reports that 20 year old Woody Trefon was killed in Nondalton, Alaska on Tuesday - run over by a four-wheeler driven by his cousin, 19 year old Sean Trefon. Woody's family needs to...First, see how the accident occurred. If there is any indication that Sean was doing anything wrong - driving while intoxicated - driving without paying close attention - driving at the...

• Insurance Adjuster Being Unfair?

  Ward Merdes | March 06, 2008 7:01 PM | 0 CommentsFairbanks, AK Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  After a motor vehicle wreck in Alaska, many folks try to deal with insurance adjusters on the phone. The problem is that insurance adjusters are trained to always say "No." It's in their blood. Don't feel bad when they tell you "No" - or if they tell you that your injury "just isn't worth that much..." It doesn't matter how badly you are hurt - if it's a head injury, broken / fractured bones,...

• Clyde Dunlap Killed By Moose. Here's The Law...

  Ward Merdes | September 05, 2007 10:45 AM | 0 CommentsFairbanks, AK Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  The Dunlap family's insurance carrier will play an old trick on Ms. Dunlap - to avoid paying a dime.The Alaska State Troopers report that Clyde Dunlap, 88, died when his wife, Martha Dunlap, ran into a moose. It appears that Ms. Dunlap did not see the moose until it was too late. The legal import of this situation is twofold: (1) was Martha Dunlap negligent for not seeing the moose?; and (2) is...

• Three Killed in Alaska Float Plane Crash. Here's Alaska Law Their Families Need To Know...

  Ward Merdes | October 02, 2007 7:46 PM | 0 CommentsFairbanks, AK Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  The AP reports that Greg Brophy, Sean Brophy and Tom Beatty were killed near the Royal Wolf Lodge in Katmai national Park and Preserve on Sunday. Their float plane, a Helio Courier H-295, was returning to Royal Wolf Lodge when it crashed into trees Sunday near Nonvianuk Lake. The pilot was also killed.The plane was apparently owned by CDM, Inc. (Branham Adventures) of Anchorage and leased to the...

• 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...

• Knutson Charged With Vehicular Murder of Fairbanks Man

  Ward Merdes | December 03, 2007 6:58 PM | 0 CommentsFairbanks, AK Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  KTTU Anchorage reports that Tim Oates, a long-time Fairbanksan, was killed in a motor vehicle wreck Sunday. The crash was caused by Trent Knutson. Mr. Knutson faces assault, drunk driving and murder charges. Here is what the Oates family should be doing...Investigate what insurance carrier covers Mr. Knutson - and file a claim ASAP - in writing. Then, file a claim against Mr. Oates' own...

• How To Pick The Right Personal Injury Attorney

  Ward Merdes | October 20, 2007 6:41 PM | 0 CommentsFairbanks, AK Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Hiring the right personal injury attorney takes time, effort and good thought.Picking the right personal injury attorney is critical. Many attorneys advertise that they accept personal injury / wrongful death cases - but few really know what they are doing. Here's how to know you found a good one...1. Web Site: Check his/her web site. Though it is tempting to simply go through the phone book,...

• Christopher Jenkins Killed by Gifford. Claims To File

  Ward Merdes | November 21, 2007 1:16 AM | 0 CommentsFairbanks, AK Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  The AP reports that Matthew Brent Gifford was charged with second degree murder in the automobile related death of Christopher Jenkins in April. Gifford apparently had alcohol, cocaine, marijuana and other illicit drugs in his system when Jenkins was killed. Jenkins' family needs to hire a good personal injury attorney NOW, and ...1. File liability claims against Gifford's insurer. Be sure to...