Washington Injury Law Blog

I was reading the news stories of today and found no less than three different reports of single vehicle car or motorcycle accidents that resulted in fatalities.  At least two of which had speeding as a contributing factor.

There’s been a bit of a heat wave in Seattle and the rest of Washington for a while now.  The long sunny days and warm summer nights can lead people to do things they may not normally do or engage in recreational activities they only do in the summer.

Speeding is a high risk activity and car accidents at high speed normally cause very serious injuries and may even cause death.  An Olympia teenager learned this lesson that hard way yesterday.  The young man is under arrest for vehicular homicide and assault after a car accident killed his front seat passenger Silas Turner, 18, of Olympia and sent his rear seat passenger to the hospital with injuries.  Summer nights, inexperienced drivers and speed often equals tragedy.  My sincere condolences go out to the Turner family.

A Vancouver, Washington man died after he crashed his motorcycle in Yakima over the weekend.  The man was riding a 2007 Harley-Davidson on U.S. Highway 12 when he rode onto the shoulder and hit an embankment causing him to flip his bike.  The man suffered fatal injuries despite wearing a helmet.  A moments inattention or mistake on a motorcycle can lead to a devastating motorcycle crash.

We love to enjoy a little extra freedom here in the Northwest when the long hot days of summer hit.  But please keep safety in the forefront of your mind.  It’s great to have fun, but one mistake can lead to a life altering tragedy if you push the limits too far.

Be safe!

Max Meyers, Esq.