March 22, 2018 , Distracted Driving
Bellingham drivers have many types of distracting devices at their fingertips
Cell phones, GPS navigation systems, Kindles... those are just a few of the types of devices on the market that have contributed to the increase in car accidents in Bellingham and beyond. Our vehicles have become a place to catch up with friends and ...
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March 15, 2018 , Brain Injuries
Even a walk across the street can bring on a life-changing TBI when drunk drivers are involved
Your brain is well protected within your skull. Fluid surrounds your brain that cushions it from ever making contact with the hard inside of the skull. However, a jarring blow to your body or head can cause your brain to move around, which increases ...
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March 8, 2018 , Brain Injuries
Bellingham drivers need to know the signs of TBI
A traumatic brain injury is a serious consequence of head trauma, usually caused from an accident or fall. Preventing these injuries takes a great deal of awareness. Vehicle collisions are one of the primary causes of traumatic brain injury, along wi...
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March 7, 2018 , Personal Injury
Risk of accidents higher as Bellingham drivers spring forward
According to new research coming out of the University of Colorado that studied the impact of daylight savings over the course of ten years, there may be as much as a 17% increase in traffic incident related deaths the Monday after the spring time ch...
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February 28, 2018 , Brain Injuries
Stories of car accident victims’ recovery from TBI bring hope
March is Brain Injury Awareness Month. At Bill Coats Law, we have seen our Bellingham friends and neighbors suffer the effects of devastating car accidents. A common injury car accident victims suffer is TBI. Unfortunately, brain injuries are s...
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February 28, 2018 , Brain Injuries
Bellingham car accidents can leave victims with lifelong TBI
Every March, the Brain Injury Association of America makes an effort to raise public awareness of brain injuries.
Brain injuries are all too common: according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, more than 1.7 million people suffer t...
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February 22, 2018 , Car Accidents
At fault drivers leave lots of clues in Bellingham T-bone car accidents
Intersection car accidents, also known as T-bone car accidents are among some of the deadliest. They're also some of the most common. Drivers who combine several aggressive or negligent driving behaviors are at increased risk of a crash, and put all ...
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February 22, 2018 , Car Accidents
Common causes of Bellingham car accidents in intersections
One of the most deadly types of car accidents is the intersection crash. Also known as a T-bone accident, there are multiple factors that contribute to the severity of such crashes, including the speed and impact angle at which intersection accidents...
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February 14, 2018 , Car Accidents
Stay calm and know your rights after a Bellingham car accident
Victims of accidents, even minor ones, know their adrenaline starts to pump immediately afterward. Even when you try to stay calm, your hands and feet might shake and your mind might buzz. An inability to stay calm after an accident can lead to more ...
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February 14, 2018 , Car Accidents
Bellingham drivers should stay at the scene of an accident they caused – no matter how difficult
Recently there have been some hit and run accidents that hit the news. Earlier this month, a Western Washington University student was hit on I-5, and the driver was later arrested. Last October, this pedestrian was hit but got off lucky.
As a dri...
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