Automobile Accidents

• Accident Leaves Seven Mile Backup on I-5 and Boy Seriously Injured

  Michael Myers | August 31, 2007 8:22 AM | 0 CommentsSeattle, WA

  Accidents seem to happen more frequently over the summer. Last weekend was no exception. A seven-vehicle crash on Interstate 5 just south of the King-Pierce county line Saturday morning left a 14-year-old boy seriously injured and closed all southbound lanes of the freeway for more than five hours.At its worst, traffic on southbound I-5 was backed up seven miles, nearly to Kent, said Lauren...

• Car-Semi Crash Claims Two Lives, Seriously Injures One

  Chrissie Cole | August 31, 2007 12:34 AM | 0 CommentsSpringfield, MO

  A car accident claimed the lives of two men and seriously injured a third, on Thursday, when the car they were in crashed with a semi-truck on Illinois Route 17.Kankakee County Corner said the driver, 19, of downstate Evansville was pronounced dead at the scene.The rear passenger, 27, of downstate New Douglas, was pronounced dead at Riverside Medical Center.The third passenger, 26, of Glen...

• Washoe Valley Woman Killed in Fatal Car Accident

  Chrissie Cole | August 30, 2007 11:05 PM | 0 CommentsLas Vegas, NV

  Department of Public Safety - Nevada Highway Patrol troopers were dispatched to the scene of a single car accident that happened at the intersection of SR 429 and Eastlake Blvd, near Washoe Valley, on Wednesday.Preliminary reports suggest the 20-year-old woman, of Washoe Valley, was traveling south at a high rate of speed on Eastlake Blvd in her 2003 Ford sedan when she failed to stop at a stop...

• Truck Stuck Under Overpass

  Jane Akre | August 30, 2007 10:41 PM | 0 CommentsJacksonville, FL

  A portion of a downtown Jacksonville underpass was closed Wednesday after a semi-truck got stuck because it was too tall.The Forest Street area was closed for about seven hours under the I-95 overpass when the truck exited I-95 southbound and made a left turn onto Forest St.Unfortunately the driver missed the sign that said the clearance was 13-feet and three inches. Fortunately the driver was...

• Car and Bus Accident Injures Nine in Orlando

  Ed Normand | August 30, 2007 6:01 PM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL

  A Lynx bus and a van collided on Boggy Creek road today shutting down a portion of the road for hours. The car accident resulted in injuries to eight of the bus occupants. The accident may have been caused by construction debris on the road. The driver of the van had to be airlifted to a local hospital. Many times car crashes are the result of debris left on the road from construction or...

• Progressive Caught Spying on Couple In Church

  Ben Glass | August 30, 2007 3:02 PM | 0 CommentsNorthern Virginia, VA

  to deny claims..This story is almost unbelievable yet Progressive Insurance Company has ADMITTED to these actions. It seems that the insurance company actually hired private detectives to JOIN A CHURCH in order to discredit a couple suing the insurer.Progressive Corp Chief Executive Glenn Renwick has apologized for the use of private detectives."What the investigators and Progressive people did...

• Allegations of Drag-Racing Follow Hulk Hogan's Son

  Courtney Mills | 2007-08-30T14:45:24 | 0 Comments

  Many still hold hope for Nick Bollea's critically injured passenger, John J. Graziano, who suffered from a severe head injury in the crash. Nick Bollea, otherwise popularly known as Nick Hogan on VH1's hit reality show, "Hogan Knows Best", had a terrible car accident Sunday night in Clearwater, Florida. Both Bollea and Graziano had to be taken to the hospital as a result of the car crash, but...

• Putting Insured on Notice

  Jeremy Thurman | 2007-08-30T14:04:40 | 0 Comments

  An important part of my practice when dealing with minimal policies is to remind the insurance company to put their insured on notice that they risk an excess judgment. I've found this to be very helpful in minimal policies where insurance companies are trying to lowball my client into a low offer by stating their is only a minimal policy and do we want to go to court over a few thousand...

• Gladwin Michigan Car Accident

  Larry Buckfire | 2007-08-30T12:48:46 | 0 Comments

  A twenty-year old Gladwin man was in critical condition after an Michigan car accident last Saturday evening. The man, driving a Ford Escort, for some unknown reason crossed the centerline of the road and struck an oncoming vehicle. Pollice do not believe that alcohol is a factor. The driver of the other vehicle and a passenger in the Escort fortunately only had what was described as minor...

• New York Man and 2 Others Killed in Car Accident

  Chrissie Cole | 2007-08-30T09:32:17 | 0 Comments

  A car accident, Wednesday, claimed the lives of three men when the vehicle they were traveling in plunged into a canal.The accident happened when the driver missed a turn, drove through a field of grass and landed in a canal at 2:30 a.m., Wednesday, according to a police spokeswoman.Three people were killed in the accident, including two brothers - Jesse, 21, of New York, Jorge, 29, of Cape...