September 3, 2015 , Personal Injury
Work With the Top Car Crash Attorney if You Were Hit by a Red Light Runner
The amount of trust it takes to buckle yourself into a 4-ton contraption relying on physics, engineering, and technology to barrel you down a road boggles the mind, when you think about it. Adding to this the fact that millions of other drivers are d...
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September 3, 2015 , Rollover Crashes
Rollover Accidents Are Especially Dangerous on Whatcom County Roads
While it’s hard to imagine a vehicle accident that isn’t scary, rollovers have particularly dangerous aspects. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) they tend to happen on rural roads that lack barriers like guar...
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September 3, 2015 , Personal Injury
Rear End Car Wrecks in Whatcom County
It almost always happens when it’s least expected: being rear-ended. Often these types of accidents leave victims with devastating pain. Obviously physical pain can result, as well as emotional trauma. Last but not least, another long term impact i...
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September 3, 2015 , Personal Injury
Attorney Bill Coats Works With Victims of Nighttime Driving Accidents
E.L. Doctorow said, “You never see further than your headlights, but you can make the whole trip that way.” Most people can, but night time driving is more dangerous than during daylight hours, simply because of reduced visibility. Add to it driv...
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September 3, 2015 , Personal Injury
Head-On Car Crashes Can Have Devastating Consequences for Bellingham Drivers
One of the worst possible crashes are head-on collisions. The injuries can be catastrophic, even fatal. These crashes can happen on highways, two-lane roads, and intersections. With increasing instances of distracted driving, and the dangers of drunk...
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September 3, 2015 , Personal Injury
Accidents at Intersections Are Not Uncommon in Bellingham, WA
The dangers of driving certainly are heightened at intersections. Though we face them everyday, they are one of the most common areas for collisions. The conditions at work at stop signs and lights factor in whether during rush hour or periods of rel...
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September 3, 2015 , Personal Injury
If You Were Run Off the Road in Whatcom County
Accidents can happen so fast. Especially at highway speeds, a vehicle can act like a battering ram. And when that vehicle comes straight at you, it’s one of the scariest experiences in the world. One term for this is “lane departure crashes” wh...
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September 3, 2015 , Personal Injury
Attorney Bill Coats Works with Broadside or Side-Swiped Auto Accident Victims
We’ve all been there – driving down the road when suddenly we have to swerve away from the car in the next lane encroaching into ours. Not only is this kind of collision common, it is extremely dangerous. Broadside collisions include T-bone accid...
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September 2, 2015 , Truck Accidents
Bellingham Attorney Holds Truckers Responsible for Crashes
Semi-tractor trailers are to cars, trucks, and SUVs like those smaller vehicles are to pedestrians. In an accident of a semi vs. almost any other type of vehicle, the semi will do much more damage than it, and its passengers, would receive. Therefore...
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September 2, 2015 , Truck Accidents
Truckers Under the Influence of Drugs and Alcohol in Whatcom County
18,000 pounds of metal speeding down the highway with a drunk driver is an unconscionably dangerous scenario, and yet it is not unheard of on Whatcom or Skagit County roads. If a drunk commercial truck driver hit you on any road in Washington, you ...
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