Washington Injury Law Blog

Yesterday I wrote a post about how dangerous big truck or commercial vehicle accidents can be and how serious injuries more often than not result.  What do I wake up to this morning on the news – in Everett, Washington a little after 4:00 a.m. – a truck vs. truck accident happened causing one driver to be ejected from his truck, killing him at the scene of the accident. 

Police report that there was a traffic light controlling the intersection where the accident happened, and it appears one of the trucks ran a red light. The investigation is ongoing – which driver had the green light has not yet been determined.

I can’t emphasize enough as a Kirkland Washington truck accident attorney how careful you need to be when driving near semi-trucks or large commercial vehicles. In the news we see time and time again how serious injury and deaths are the common result of truck accidents. There were 567 traffic related deaths in Washington in 2007, according to the Washington Traffic Safety Commission. Please drive carefully, stay focused, and don’t drive if you’re sleepy.

If you or a loved one is in a Washington truck accident it’s important that you speak with an experienced Washington injury attorney. There are some additional or different rules that apply to commercial truck drivers and an investigation needs to be conducted as soon as possible following an injury causing truck accident.

Source: KOMOTV.com