On Thursday, March 12, before President Trump declared a national emergency, I walked to the King County Courthouse for a scheduled hearing. In retrospect, it was probably the last journey to court for this trial lawyer, for the foreseeable future. Here's what it was like to be in court in Seattle. The case The hearing had [...]
Continuing our series on the most common causes of car and truck crashes, one of the top causes of predictable, preventable crashes is a driver running a red light. Truck driver causes red light crash Recently, I handled and ultimately resolved a legal claim from a red light crash. A commercial truck driver ran a red [...]
Michigan’s 75 MPH speed limit has made its highways more dangerous, according to a new study. The state raised speed limits by 5 mph - from 70 mph to 75 mph - on many of its rural highways in 2017. In 2018, crashes on those roads went up an astonishingly 17.2 percent, compared to just [...]
The family of a pedestrian who was run over by a street sweeper have settled their wrongful death lawsuit against the companies that owned and operated the heavy equipment. In February 2018, the victim, Mr. Alexandru Culai, was struck and killed by a street sweeper on 120th Avenue NE in Bellevue, Washington. With the help of a [...]
Continuing our Back to Driver's Ed series on the most common driver errors that cause crashes, I am here to remind you that driving in the rain increases the odds of a car crash. Weather-related vehicle accidents kill more people annually than large-scale weather disasters. Chris Dolce, The Weather Channel At Coluccio Law, we don't [...]
Estimated speed was 85 mph at the time of the crash. Witnesses say the driver was holding a phone. A semi-truck was blocking the bike lane. Construction had closed the sidewalk. Driving too fast for conditions. Pedestrians in crosswalk. DUI suspect. Did not stop. Not An Accident. Any crash that involved the circumstances described here [...]
It is anticipated that more than 104 million holiday travelers will drive to their destinations this holiday season. The National Safety Council estimates that 115 people may be killed and 13,100 seriously injured on roadways between 6 p.m. on December 24, and 11:59 p.m. on December 25. Estimates for New Year's Eve and New Year's [...]
I am continuing my series of blogs about the most common causes of car crashes. You will notice that I don't refer to predictable, preventable drunk driving crashes as "car accidents." Crashes caused by drunk driving are not "accidents": they are entirely preventable. Drinking impairs your senses (vision and hearing) and results in decreased muscle coordination [...]
I have previously written about the number 1 cause of preventable car crashes – distracted driving. Now, I would like to share some thoughts and comments about what is considered the second leading cause – speeding. At Coluccio Law, we don't call predictable, preventable crashes "car accidents." Most crashes caused by speeding are preventable. Speed [...]
Not all car crashes ruin peoples' lives. But most crashes are inconvenient, expensive - and entirely preventable. Somehow, we have come to accept that because crashes are very common, they are inevitable. Most are not. Over the course of the next several weeks, I'm going to review the most common causes of car crashes and [...]
