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The Seattle Times reports that a man who was in his 20s was hit and killed by the Sounder train south of Puyallup on Tuesday morning.

The report said the man's body was found on the tracks around 7:30am and that it was possible that no one on board the train were aware of the pedestrian accident.

The Sounder was traveling from Seattle to Tacoma and the pedestrian accident occurred near 18th Street Northwest and West Stewart Avenue.

Thirteen pedestrian have been killed in train accidents this year in Washington state.

This information is provided by Washington Injury Attorney blog, a service of The Farber Law Group. We represent people who have been seriously injured in pedestrian accidents and the family of those killed.

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Kathie Larson, 52, reached a $4.25 million dollar in a settlement with the Washington State Department of Corrections (DOC) after a felon ran her down with her car and critically injured her while she was crossing a Tacoma street in June of 2008.

Larson's negligence lawsuit against the state claimed that the DOC should have supervised
Aiyisha Gillespie, 30, the woman who hit Larson with her car, more closely because they knew she was mentally ill. Gillespie was being supervised after a conviction for a similar offense.

Larson's injuries were so severed that she was confined to a hospital for six months and she has not fully recovered a little more than two years after her pedestrian accident.

Larson's daughter said that one purpose for her mother's lawsuit was to force the DOC to more closely supervise mentally ill felons.

This information is provided by Washington Injury Attorney blog, a service of The Farber Law Group. We represent people who have been seriously injured due the negligence of others. With our help, you may recover compensation for your damages, including pain and suffering.

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Source:
The Seattle Times
State settles lawsuit with woman injured by felon
August 11, 2010

The Spokesman-Review reports that a man was seriously injured in a hit-and-run pedestrian accident around 3am on Thursday. The man may have suffered a broken pelvis.

According to the report, the man was walking in a crosswalk at Riverfront Park in Spokane when he was hit by a car that then left the scene. The injured man identified the vehicle as a gray 1990s Cadillac.

The injured man was helped to the sidewalk by a witness who then left him.

If you have information regarding the accident, call Crime Check at 456-2233.

This information is provided by Washington Injury Attorney blog, a service of The Farber Law Group. We represent people who have been seriously injured pedestrian accidents and the family of those killed. With our help, you may recover compensation for your damages.

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A 47-year-old Puyallup man was injured in a pedestrian accident on Thursday morning as he walked in a crosswalk on the southbound side of Pacific Avenue in Parkland. The man was taken to St. Clair Hospital in Lakewood with complaints of back and neck pain.

The man was hit by a Toyota Sequoia drive by a 47-year-old Port Orchard woman.

According to a report in The Bellingham Herald, the accident was attributed to driver inattention. The driver was cited for failing to yield to a pedestrian.

This information is provided by Washington Injury Attorney blog, a service of The Farber Law Group. We represent people who have been seriously injured in pedestrian accidents and the family of those killed.

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A 16-year-old teen was taken to Overlake Hospital in Bellevue after he was injured in a pedestrian accident on Island Crest Way on Mercer Island on Tuesday.

According to a report in the Mercer Island Reporter, the teen was walking his bike across a sidewalk in the 4200 block of Island Crest Way when he was hit. The driver of the car that hit the boy apparently did not see him.

This information is provided by Washington Injury Attorney blog, a service of The Farber Law Group. We represent people who have been seriously injured in pedestrian accidents and the family of those killed. With our help you may recover compensation for your damages.

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Elle Jean Powell, 19, of Olympia, died Saturday around 9:30pm after being struck by an ATV at Winchester Bay, Oregon.

According to a report in The Oregonian, Powell was watching an ATV jumping event at Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area when she ran into the path of an airborne ATV. Although CPR was performed on Powell, she died of her injuries at the accident scene.

The driver of the ATV was Jonathan Shonk, 21, of Rogue River; he was not injured in the ATV accident.

This information is provided by Washington Injury Attorney blog, a service of The Farber Law Group. We represent people who have been seriously injured in motor vehicle accidents and the family of those killed.

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Trimet of Portland, Oregon, has agreed to a $1.5 million settlement to Pat Smith, 68,who was so seriously injured in a bus vs. pedestrian accident that she had to have her leg amputated.

According to a report by Margy Lynch of KATU.com, Smith was seriously injured when she was hit by a bus while in a crosswalk in 2008 in Portland. Smith now has a prosthetic and uses a wheelchair.

According to the report, the bus driver was using an iPod at the time of the pedestrian accident.

This information is provided by Washington Injury Attorney blog, a service of The Farber Law Group. We represent people who have been seriously injured in pedestrian accidents and the family of those killed. With our help, you may receive compensation for your damages.

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A 51-year-old woman suffered serious injuries in a pedestrian accident as she was crossing a Seattle street.

According to the report in The Seattle Times, the woman was crossing East Jefferson street across from the Jefferson Tower medical building when a car hit her.

The woman was taken to Harborview Medical Center and the report said she suffered serious head injuries and possibly internal injuries.

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A 29-year-old man who was walking and acting strangely on southbound Interstate 5 on the Ship Canal Bridge in Seattle was struck by at least three vehicles and killed early Tuesday morning.

According to a Washington State Patrol media release, the WSP had received numerous calls of a pedestrian "acting aggressively" towards vehicles. Before the patrol could arrive, the man was hit and killed.

It is not known what caused the man to act so strangely or whether he was under the influence of alcohol or drugs.

This information is provided by Washington Injury Attorney blog, a service of The Farber Law Group. We represent people who have been seriously injured in pedestrian accidents and the family of those killed.

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An 83-year-old Renton woman, who was hit by a bicyclist while she was walking on the Cedar River Trail, has died of her injuries reports Seattle's King.com.

According to the report, the woman stepped in front of the bicyclist -- a 57-year-old man -- as he was passing her on the left. The woman and the cyclist both fell and apparently the woman struck her head.

The bicycle-pedestrian accident occurred on Sunday around 4:45pm. The woman died at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle on Monday.

This information is provided by Washington Injury Attorney blog, a service of The Farber Law Group. We represent pedestrian and bicycle accident victims and their family.

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A 5-year-old boy was accidentally killed in the driveway of his Newcastle home on Friday when his father accidentally struck him with his car.

According to a report in the Seattle PI, the father did not see the boy run behind his car and he will not be charged.

Driveway accidents are all too common. Within a 10 day period, a 17-month old toddler was injured in Wenatchee, a 3-year-old girl was killed in University Place and this accident occurred in Newcastle-- all in Washington state.

In the U.S., there are approximately 100 children killed and thousands injured in driveway backover accidents. Parents, caregivers and all motorists need to be extra vigilant when backing out of driveways.

This information is provided by Washington Injury Attorney blog, a service of The Farber Law Group. We represent people who have been seriously injured in car accidents and the family of those killed.

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A woman was injured in a hit-and-run pedestrian accident around 6:30 am in Snohomish on Friday morning. The woman was treated for head lacerations at a local hospital and then released.

According an article in the Everett HeraldNet.com, the woman was hit in the 1100 block of Pine Avenue. Witnesses saw a 1970s white Chevrolet pickup with red trim leave the accident scene.

Anyone with information about the vehicle, the driver or the truck's passenger are asked to call Snohomish Police at 360-568-0888.

Washington State Vehicle code RCW 46.52.020 provides that it is the duty of any motorist involved in an accident which results in the injury or death of a person to remain at the accident. Failure to do so is a Class B felony.

This information is provided by Washington Injury Attorney blog, a service of The Farber Law Group. We represent people who have been seriously injured in pedestrian accidents and the family of those killed.

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Charchleen Hendrix , 36, was arrested for investigation of drunken driving and vehicular assault after she was responsible for a car accident that involved a pedestrian, a parked car and a motel.

According to a report in The Spokesman-Review, Hendrix was driving drunk when she struck a 40-year-old man who was standing in a motel parking lot. She also hit a parked car and ran into a motel building. She finally struck a pole which prevented her car from driving away.

All of this happened at Al's Motel on Division Street in Spokane.

The unidentified pedestrian was taken to a hospital for treatment of his injuries.

This information is provided by Washington Injury Attorney blog, a service of The Farber Law Group. We represent victims of drunken drivers and their family. With our help, you may recover compensation for your damages.

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A 24-year-old Seattle woman who was critically injured late Friday night when she was hit by at least one motorist as she crossed a Tukwila street has died of her injuries at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle.

Tukwila police are looking for two cars that witnesses identified as being involved in the hit-and-run pedestrian accident. The first car to hit the woman is described as a Cadillac, reddish in color. The second car is described as a silver Honda or other import model.

According to KOMO News.com, the woman was crossing East Marginal Way South to go to The Annex, a tavern, after getting off a bus. A witness saw a speeding Cadillac hit the woman. The woman flew up on the hood of the car and perhaps into the windshield. The Cadillac stopped for a moment then the driver left the accident scene.

Witnesses said that a second car then hit the woman as she lay in the street.

Tukwila Police are asking anyone with information about either vehicle to call them at (206) 433-1808. They said that that both cars may have extensive front-end damages.

Leaving the scene of an accident is classified as a class B felony. The driver can be sentenced to up to 10 years in prison and fined up to $20,000. In addition, if either driver was found to be under the influence at the time of the accident, they may be charged with Vehicular Homicide.

This information has been provided by Washington Injury Attorney blog, a service of The Farber Law Group. We represent people who have been seriously injured in pedestrian accidents and the family of those killed.

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A woman and two men were injured, one person seriously, when part of the facade of the building housing the Icon Grill collapsed and fell on them around 9am this morning in downtown Seattle.

All three of the injured were taken to Harborview Medical Center. King5.com reported that a 23-year-old woman suffered a leg injury, a 45-year-old man suffered a back injury and a 40-year-old man suffered a head injury. Two of the injured were treated and released. The third person is listed as in "serious condition" at the hospital.

According to the report, the building at 5th Avenue and Virginia is structurally OK but the brick and concrete facade is what failed today.

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Volvo has just announced that its new S60 sports sedan will come with a new safety feature: pedestrian detection. The car will brake if it detects that it might be about to run into a pedestrian.

Volvo uses radar and cameras to detect pedestrians and it warns the driver to brake. If the driver doesn't respond quickly enough, the S60 automatically brakes.

Since there is a correlation between speed and the outcome of a pedestrian accident, this new system has the potential to save many lives. By reducing the vehicle speed, Volvo estimates the fatality risk to pedestrians may be reduced by up to 20%.

This information is provided by Washington Injury Attorney blog, a service of The Farber Law Group. We represent people who have been seriously injured in pedestrian accidents and the family of those killed. With our help, you may recover compensation for your damages.

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A Kennewick man, Bernard Vinther, was injured and his guide dog was killed in a pedestrian accident in Kennewick on Wednesday evening.

According to a report in the TriCityHerald.com, Vinther, who is blind, was hit by a car driven by Victorino Mendoza, 46, of Pasco as he walked home around 7:30pm at Washington Street and Sixth Avenue.

Police are investigating the cause of the pedestrian accident. Vinther was being led by his dog and had entered the unmarked intersection when Medoza, who was changing into the right hand lane, hit Vinther and his dog.

Vinther's dog, Kaber, was killed on impact. Vinther received some damage to his teeth, a cut, and bumps and bruises. Kaber has been Vinther's guide and companion for about ten years and this is the worst pain of all for Vinther.

Police recommend for safety's sake that all pedestrians wear reflective clothing in the early morning hours or late evening hours or wear some type of light.

This information is provided by Washington Injury Attorney blog, a service of The Farber Law Group. We represent people who have been seriously injured in pedestrian accidents and the family of those killed. With our help, you may recover compensation for your damages, including pain and suffering.

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Michael D. Burke, 34, of Wenatchee was sentenced to 3-1/2 years prison in the pedestrian accident which killed Arnulfo Garcia Maldonado in September 2009. Burke was found guilty of hit and run injury accident involving death and negligent driving. Prosecutors were not able to charge Burke with Vehicular Homicide because they were not able to prove that he was under the influence of alcohol at the time of the accident.

According to The Wenatchee World, Garcia Maldonado was attempting to cross North Wenatchee Avenue when he was hit by Burke. Garcia Maldonado died two hours later at Central Washington Hospital.

This information is provided by Washington Injury Attorney blog, a service of The Farber Law Group. We represent people who have been seriously injured in pedestrian accidents and the families of those killed.

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A man and a woman were injured in a pedestrian accident when they were hit by a car while walking near the Boise, Idaho airport early Tuesday morning.

According to a report in the Idaho Statesman, the pair were walking in a crosswalk on Airport Way when they were hit by a car that was turning onto Airport Way from Vista.

The couple reportedly were at the airport to catch a flight. There injuries were thought to be serious but not life-threatening.

Boise police are investigating the cause of the accident.

This information is provided by Washington Injury Attorney blog, a service of The Farber Law Group. We represent people who have been seriously injured in pedestrian accidents and the family of those killed. With our help, you may recover compensation for your damages.

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Anthony Paul Cisco, 42, was sentenced to 10 years in prison after pleading guilty to Vehicular Homicide in the pedestrian accident death of Rebecca Wilkie-Moore, of Purdy, in July of 2008.

Wilkie-Moore was a widowed single-mother when she was hit by Cisco as she walked from the bus on Purdy Drive in Tacoma.

Cisco drove away after the accident, leaving Wilkie-Moore mortally wounded, but was followed by a witness.

Vehicular Homicide can be charged if a person is killed and the driver was under the influence of alcohol and drugs, driving recklessly or driving without regard for the safety of other.

This information is provided by Washington Injury Attorney blog, a service of The Farber Law Group. We represent people who have been seriously injured in car accidents and pedestrian accidents and the family of those killed.

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Source: The Tacoma News Tribune, Man sentenced to 10 years in crash death of Purdy woman