Automobile Accidents

• Delta Junction Man Killed in Car Accident

  Shannon Weidemann | April 19, 2007 12:23 PM | 0 CommentsFairbanks, AK

  A 48-year-old man who is a resident of Delta Junction was killed in a single car accident on Monday night. The accident happened on Richardson Highway south of Fairbanks. The victim lost control of his Jeep and went off the road. Troopers in Fairbanks who responded to the accident were not available for comment on Wednesday, but Delta-based trooper Narsuk Nay, who arrived about two hours...

• Single Car Wrecks - "Can I Sue Daddy?"

  Ward Merdes | March 10, 2007 4:06 PM | 0 CommentsFairbanks, AK

  Kids hurt when a family vehicle goes off the road are doubly-helpless. A driving parent doesn't want to admit fault, and their own insurance carrier will deny benefits to the injured child. Call an attorney ASAP when your family is in a single-vehicle wreck. You have rights that your insurer won't mention.Motor vehicle wrecks. Nobody wants to think about them - but they happen anyway. Real...

• Grand Jury Indicts Man in Dragging Case

  Shannon Weidemann | February 14, 2007 12:18 PM | 0 CommentsFairbanks, AK

  A North Pole man was indicted by a Grand Jury with manslaughter charges. Allegedly he hit a woman with his 2005 Honda Civic and dragged her for four blocks. He then left her under his car.A neighbor spotted Ahsoak under the car at daybreak and called 911.Garner also was charged with driving under the influence of alcohol and failing to stop and render assistance.A $25,000 warrant was issued...

• Turn Left - You Lose... Maybe

  Ward Merdes | February 06, 2007 8:20 PM | 0 CommentsFairbanks, AK

  A left turn in a wreck isn't always the cause. Common sense controls. Don't listen to insurance carriers.Alaska's Administrative Code 13 AAC 02.125 addresses vehicle turning left, usually across traffic. It provides: "The driver of a vehicle intending to turn left at an intersection or into an alley, private road or driveway shall yield the right-of-way to a vehicle approaching from the opposite...

• I'm a Lawyer. I Love What I Do...

  Ward Merdes | December 19, 2006 5:34 PM | 1 CommentFairbanks, AK

  Lawyer jokes. Every time I hear a lawyer joke, I feel like asking a very simple question: "Why?" What entitles you to talk smack about a whole group of people - simply because they chose to spend three grueling years in law school? Why are you free to carry on against a whole group of people who exist to serve. How can you demonstrate such flaming ignorance and bigotry? If you answer: "Because a...

• HAVE YOU BEEN INJURED IN A CRASH?

  Ward Merdes | April 25, 2006 2:27 PM | 0 CommentsFairbanks, AK

  The insurance company of the individual responsible for injuring you will contact you very soon after the crash. They will want to ask you questions about your injuries. These first conversations after the crash may by difficult. You may be agitated or in pain. But common sense and a few guiding principles will prevent you from saying anything that may negatively effect your claim in the long...

• Five Fairbanks Intersections To Avoid...

  Ward Merdes | April 10, 2006 11:13 PM | 0 CommentsFairbanks, AK

  Like most cities, Fairbanks has its share of bad intersections. But, some just stand out as particularly dangerous. Here is the Top Five List of Fairbanks intersections to avoid...Number 5: Airport Rd. and Cushman St. For some reason, folks just haven't learned to slow down on Airport Rd. Furthermore, as a main four-lane, it seems to draw drunks and lead-footed kids in loud pickup trucks. Over...

• Get Paid To Be A Juror ... Now.

  Ward Merdes | April 02, 2006 8:30 PM | 0 CommentsFairbanks, AK

  Some folks view jury service as a pain. Some view it as a civic duty. Some folks even want to be jurors, begging to help render justice. Here's your chance to get paid for your opinion as a juror...The Alaska Court System uses a special list of prospective jurors: The Alaska Permanent Fund Dividend list. When you apply for your PFD, you are also applying for jury duty. So ... whether you want to...

• "What Can You Get For Me?"

  Ward Merdes | March 31, 2006 10:45 PM | 0 CommentsFairbanks, AK

  Injured people phone me every week, asking what I can get for them. They want to know what Alaskan law allows them to recover. Here's the list...If you are injured in a motor vehicle crash, for example, Alaskan law allows you to claim these "damages" from the defendant: (1) past and future medical bills; (2) past and future lost wages; and (3) past and future "non-economic" losses. The term...

• Protect Your Rights

  Ward Merdes | March 30, 2006 9:17 AM | 0 CommentsFairbanks, AK

  If you, or someone you know, has been injured in a motor vehicle crash, and there is a related injury or death claim act quickly. Alaska state laws limit the time Alaskans have to file a claim or bring a lawsuit.A statute of limitations is a law limiting the time for you to pursue a legal remedy. Once the statutory period lapses, unless a legal exception applies, an injured person loses his/her...