Oct 20, 2019 | Automobiles & Traffic
Washington state is not a no-fault state. This means that when there is an accident, the person who was at-fault will pay for the injuries and other damages that came from the accident. A no-fault state is one that requires its drivers to purchase an insurance policy...
Sep 5, 2019 | Automobiles & Traffic
Rental cars and trucks are everywhere. Each year in the U.S., passenger rentals generate over 20 billion in sales and account for over 1.5 million rental cars being on the road. They also get into accidents every day and cause damage and injuries to others out on the...
Aug 12, 2019 | Automobiles & Traffic
Spokane is taking funds from its Lime scooter program and putting it back into city infrastructure projects that intend to increase safety and efficiency. The scooter program has been a success in the eyes of the city leaders, and they hope to capitalize on that to...
Aug 12, 2019 | Automobiles & Traffic
July 25, 2019 – The long-dreamed of East Sprague Bikeway has been approved, at least as a general idea. The next step is to determine the best place to build the trial, and to that end, on Monday, July 29, 2019, the Spokane City Council will likely approve of a...
Jul 8, 2019 | Automobiles & Traffic
There are times when the driver who caused a crash dies in it. What comes to issue is whether a survivor who was injured in that crash can sue the deceased person for the damages that the survivor suffered as a result of the crash. You can’t sue a dead person,...
Apr 26, 2019 | Automobiles & Traffic
After an accident, some drivers are faced with a dilemma: Do they move their car off to the side of the road or leave it? Don’t the police need to see the cars as they were to determine fault? What about traffic and the risk of being hit again? These are all...
Feb 18, 2019 | Automobiles & Traffic
Two cars collided on Seltice Way on Friday evening, February 18, leading to the death of a 58-year-old woman. According to a Post Falls Police officer at the scene, when they arrived at the scene, the woman had already died. Two others were seriously injured and taken...
Jan 28, 2019 | Automobiles & Traffic
Two pickup trucks met head on when one crossed the center line on U.S. 95 near Mica Grade on Wednesday, January 23. According to an Idaho State Police officer at the scene, a Toyota pickup crossed the centerline in a curve on the icy two-lane highway and met a Ford...
Jan 8, 2019 | Automobiles & Traffic
A semi-truck smashed into a car driven by a 72-year-old woman at the intersection of Dufort Road and U.S. 95 on Friday afternoon, January 4, 2019. According to the Idaho State Police, the woman was apparently taking a left turn when the semi-truck crashed into her...
Jan 7, 2019 | Automobiles & Traffic
Snoqualmie Pass is a major traffic route over the Cascade Mountains in Washington State and carries Interstate 90 connecting eastern and western Washington. The pass is open year-round with a few closures during storms, heavy snow or accidents. According to the...
Dec 27, 2018 | Automobiles & Traffic
An 89-year-old motorist was injured while traveling though the intersection of Trent Avenue and Vista Road in Spokane Valley. According to the Washington State Patrol, the collision occurred shortly before 1:30 pm, December 26, 2018, in the eastbound lanes of Trent...
Nov 1, 2018 | Automobiles & Traffic
According to Washington State Patrol, the driver of a Ford F350 crossed the center lane on State Route 2 a few miles north of Spokane and struck a Kia Optima head on killing one and injuring another. Paramedics at the scene pronounced the 20-year-old woman and driver...