Automobile Accidents

• "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...

• Two-Car Accident in Fairbanks Takes Out Traffic Light: What Those Involved Need to Know

  James Cool | November 30, 2008 11:40 PM | 0 CommentsFairbanks, AK

  Fairbanks, Alaska—The Fairbanks Daily News-Miner reports that a two-car accident on November 25, 2008 took out a major traffic signal at the intersection of Ballaine and Farmer’s Loop...

• Anastasia Trenton Dies in Kenai Rollover Crash

  Mike Schneider | October 28, 2008 12:02 AM | 0 CommentsAnchorage, AK

  The 17 year old resident of Kenia was one of four people in the vehicle when it left the road and rolled around 5:15 last Wednesday around mile 1 of Escape Route Road. Because a driver has a duty to...

• "I Got Run Over In Alaska ... Twice"

  Ward Merdes | May 31, 2008 1:08 PM | 0 CommentsFairbanks, AK

  Alaska has the highest incident of industrial accidents in the nation. A good portion of those arise from motor vehicle wrecks. An increasing portion of those are SECOND wrecks. More and more of my...

• "I Got Run Over In Alaska ... Twice"

  Ward Merdes | April 25, 2008 9:24 PM | 1 CommentFairbanks, AK

  Alaska has the highest incident of industrial accidents in the nation. A good portion of those arise from motor vehicle wrecks. An increasing portion of those are SECOND wrecks. More and more of my...

• No Insurance For Your Injuries? Think Again...

  Ward Merdes | April 18, 2008 1:50 AM | 0 CommentsFairbanks, AK

  Insurance companies sell Alaskan Uninsured Motorist Insurance. Unfortunately, they never tell their clients what it does for them - and never admit that it's there to help their injured clients...

• Turn Tightly - Then Change Lanes

  Ward Merdes | April 18, 2008 1:39 AM | 0 CommentsFairbanks, AK

  Here's a driving irritant that has been killing me... When did it become OK to "turn wide" (pardon the grammar)? The driving law in Alaska, and (I've got to believe) every other state makes it...

• Crash Leaves One Dead, One Seriously Injured

  Jane Schneider | March 31, 2008 12:32 AM | 0 CommentsAnchorage, AK

  3/9/08 at 8:30 p.m. witnesses reported that Marie Niemeic was westbound in the eastbound lanes of O'Maley Road between the Old Seward Highway and C street. The head on collision she caused with Ashley Goldman left Goldman seriously injured and Niemeic dead. Goldman will need a good attorney to help her through the legal maize.Unless Niemeic's insurance company voluntarily pays its liability...

• Tok Snowmobile Wreck...

  Ward Merdes | March 26, 2008 10:21 PM | 0 CommentsFairbanks, AK

  The AP reports that Tok resident Kenneth Albright, 41, was killed when his snowmobile collided with a pickup truck in Tok. The passenger on Albright's snowmobile was also injured. That passenger needs to IMMEDIATELY contact an attorney who will investigate this wreck. Do it before evidence is lost. Also, there is a two year Statute of Limitations for related claims. Insurance likely covers the...

• Driver Dead After Losing Control on Knik-Goose Bay Road

  Jane Schneider | January 04, 2008 12:34 AM | 0 CommentsAnchorage, AK

  Just before 1:00 p.m. Saturday, Kathryn Gilgus was Northbound on the Knik-Goose Bay Road. She lost control on an icy curve and was hit head on by a vehicle driven by Richard Tingstad of Wasilla. Gilgus died of her injuries. If Tingstad was seriously injured, he could use the help of an experienced personal injury attorney. He could claim the limits of Gilgus' liability coverage. If he...