3 things you can do to avoid a Thanksgiving car crash

The weekend around Thanksgiving unfortunately sees lots of fatal and serious-injury crashes. The uptick can probably be attributed to several factors, including increased traffic, bad driving weather, and time of travel – along with the usual suspects of speeding, distracted driving, and impaired or drunk driving. This year, AAA predicts that Thanksgiving weekend will see record-breaking travel. Automobiles: 49.3 million travelers will hit the road this Thanksgiving, the most since 2005 and 2.8% more than last year. 3 tips for avoiding a Thanksgiving car crash 1. Expect the worst (weather). In Washington State, many Thanksgiving travelers will head over mountain passes. The passes are particularly precarious because driving conditions can change so rapidly. Any mountain can change from clear, dry

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Our comments on the Washington Trucking Associations petition

The Washington Trucking Associations, Inc. has petitioned for a ruling to preempt our state’s longstanding employment law as it pertains to meal and rest break rules for commercial motor vehicle drivers. Petition for Determination of Preemption: Washington Meal and Rest Break Rules for Commercial Motor Vehicle Drivers The purpose behind the rule is to protect the public, as well as truck drivers. The petition is an attack on Washington state’s employment law and state rights generally. We oppose the petition, because we see safety as the most important aspect of trucking and the transport of goods by commercial drivers. It is well-known that truck driver fatigue contributes to the unsafe operation of commercial vehicles on Washington state’s roads. It is

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A letter to my fellow Seattle drivers

Dear Seattle drivers, I want to have an honest talk with you. It was recently reported in the Seattle Times Traffic Lab that 101 people were seriously injured or killed in 98 collisions on Seattle streets in the first 6 months of the year. That is the highest number in the first six months of a year since 2010. 35 pedestrians and 14 bicyclists were seriously injured. (Oh, and before you ask – most pedestrians and bicyclists are killed or injured while they are obeying the law.) Collisions between motor vehicles injured another 38 people. Many believe that the use of smart phones is, in part, to blame. Not only from the prospective of those behind the wheels of a

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A clean water legacy for a teenage crash victim

Garrett was 15 years old when he was killed by a distracted semi-truck driver at 60 mph on a Washington State highway. Before he died, Garrett wrote that “a legacy is something you leave behind.” Garrett knew that his own legacy was still unknown, but wrote that he “planned to change the whole world.” He was interested in the problems of clean water and sanitation throughout the world. He wanted to help people. He never got the chance. For more than 30 years, I have represented families that have suffered great losses because of trucking and automobile crashes. I can help them pursue justice, and hold people accountable through the legal system. And sometimes, I can help create a legacy for a crash

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Why most people don’t notice the 40,000 killed in “car accidents”

By 11:59 on December 31st, somewhere around 40,000 people will have died in car accidents crashes in the U.S. this year. That should be a shocking number. If even 10% of those people had been killed in plane crashes, the country would be outraged. There would be investigations into airline safety, and memorials built to remember the 4,000 who died. We have become far too accustomed to traffic violence. Why do we accept “car accidents“, most of which are predictable and preventable, as one of the leading causes of death in the U.S.? Here’s why at Coluccio Law we do not use the term “accident”, rather we use the term “crash”. We see it all the time—but it rarely affects us directly.

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The Invisible Killer: wrongful death from carbon monoxide

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3 things you can do to avoid a Thanksgiving car crash

Our comments on the Washington Trucking Associations petition

A letter to my fellow Seattle drivers

A clean water legacy for a teenage crash victim

Why most people don’t notice the 40,000 killed in “car accidents”

The Invisible Killer: wrongful death from carbon monoxide

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