Man Severely Injured Downtown Spokane by Hit-and-Run Driver
A 58-year-old man was the victim of a hit and run Thursday, November 29, 2018. The accident happened on Wall Street between the Second and Third avenues, and his body was found around 1:30 am. He was taken to Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center where doctors confirmed that he had broken right and left tibia […]
Impaired Driver Hits Uber Driver on Thanksgiving Day
An impaired driver drifted off the road hitting a parked car and then slamming into a second parked car head on knocking down the driver who had been loading items in the trunk. The female driver of the Uber car was taken to the hospital with serious injuries. Police at the scene said that the […]
Drunk Driver Flips Big Rig in Chain Reaction Then Flees
A driver in black pick-up slammed into a passenger car which then hit a semi-truck causing it to flip over. Fortunately, the drivers of the semi-truck and the passenger car were only slightly injured and were treated at the scene and then released. The driver of the pickup truck is facing charges for felony DUI […]
Rear-End Collision Injures Two Near Deer Park
An International flatbed truck rear-ended a Chevy pickup on Highway 395 just south of Deer Park, Friday November 2, 2018. The passenger of the pickup was taken to the hospital with serious injuries while the drivers of both vehicles were treated at the scene and released. According to police, the driver of the pickup slowed […]
DUI Passenger Hurt in Head-on Collision on Upriver Drive
An allegedly impaired driver crossed over the center line and struck an SUV around 5:30 pm, Tuesday, November 13, 2018. According to Spokane Police, the driver will be charged with DUI and vehicular assault once released from the hospital. He sustained nonlife-threatening injuries. His passenger, however, suffered broken bones and other serious injuries in the collision. Police […]
Pedestrian Hit in Crosswalk on N. Division St Spokane
A car hit a man while in a marked crosswalk on N. Division St. and W. Rhoades Ave. in Spokane. The incident happened at E. Cozza Dr. around 8 pm Saturday, November 3, 2018. Fortunately, the man did not die and was taken to the hospital where he is recovering from his injuries. This comes […]
Lime Electric Scooters Arrive in Spokane – Safety Questions
From about September 4, 2018 – October 4, 2018, The City of Spokane is doing a pilot study with Lime. The Lime bikes and scooters will return in spring of 2019 assuming all goes well. We now have Lime Bikes, Lime E bikes (electric bikes) and Lime Scooters. The Lime products are opened with the […]
How is Fault Determined In the State of Washington?
Whenever somebody seeks compensation for personal injuries as a result of an accident, he or she will be required to show that the person who they are bringing their claim is against was at fault. Regardless of whether the personal injury claim involves a motor vehicle accident, a slip-and-fall, trip-and fall or even medical malpractice, […]
Pedestrian Injured In Spokane Hit-And-Run
A Spokane hit-and-run collision involving a green pickup truck severely injured one pedestrian on July 17, 2018. According to KREM-4, this crash happened around 12PM between South Monroe Street and West Sprague Avenue. As the female pedestrian was walking across the street, a truck turned from Sprague to Monroe, allegedly struck the pedestrian, and […]
Spokane Dubbed One Of Washington’s Most Dangerous Cities For Pedestrians
A new report out of the Spokesman-Review revealed Spokane has some of the most dangerous streets in Washington State. Analyzing traffic data between 2015 and 2017, Spokane had the third highest number of pedestrians struck by vehicles in Washington and the second highest number of collisions resulting in serious injuries. Sadly, economically underprivileged areas were […]
