Seattle’s roads are filled with a large amount of both vehicles and pedestrians which increases the chance of a serious or deadly accident between the two. Statistics show that accidents involving automobiles and pedestrians are on the rise. According to the Governors...
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Pedestrian Accidents
Seattle makes changes aimed at making traffic safer
Auto accidents with injuries and death represent an ongoing problem throughout Washington. While many will point to drivers who are increasingly distracted, reckless or under the influence, there are other factors that need to be considered when deciding how to...
Hit-and-run accidents can leave pedestrians disabled
Too many pedestrian accidents in the Seattle area involve hit-and-run drivers. After striking and injuring a pedestrian, a driver may give in to the temptation to take off. The driver may not want to get in trouble. Even if the pedestrian is badly hurt, the vehicle...
Pedestrian deaths projected to reach highest level in 40 years
A pedestrian was killed in a traffic crash every 81 minutes in 2020 in the United States. What’s more disturbing is the Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA) projects that a pedestrian death will have occurred about every 70 minutes when the final 2021...
SUVs and pedestrians are a fatal mix
Large SUVs and pickup trucks are popular in Washington and around the country because they are durable and can cope with harsh weather. The number of light trucks on the nation's roads tripled between 2000 and 2019, and SUVs, crossovers and pickup trucks accounted for...
When do pedestrians have the right of way?
There are many different ways that people in Seattle get from one place to another. People drive cars or other types of vehicles., ride busses and other forms of public transportation, ride bicycles, motorcycles and other forms of transportation. One of these other...
News: Pedestrian accident victim in stable condition at Seattle hospital
YAKIMA, WA - A Yakima woman is now in a Seattle hospital following an accident Friday afternoon. 28-year-old Samantha Spencer was walking in the 1800 block of Gordon Road when she was struck by a vehicle driven by a 55-year-old Yakima man who has not yet been...
Pedestrian hospitalized, driver in custody following collision on Rainier Ave.
SEATTLE, WA - Officers with the Seattle Police Department reported one injury and another arrest following a multi-vehicle pedestrian accident late Tuesday night. According to the official Twitter page of the Seattle PD, the collision occurred within the 2300 block of...
Pedestrian killed after being struck by 2 vehicles in Federal Way
FEDERAL WAY, WA - Police are investigating a fatal collision that occurred on the Pacific Highway early Sunday evening. According to KOMO, the accident occurred at about 5:30 p.m., when an unidentified 60-year-old man attempted to cross the Highway outside of a...
Female pedestrian killed in North Seattle crash
SEATTLE, WA - A woman was struck and killed while attempting to cross the street north of downtown Seattle Wednesday evening. According to KIRO, the incident occurred shortly before 6 a.m. on Aurora Avenue North at the intersection with North 137th Street. Police at...