Allstate insurance company has issued their list of the cities with the best drivers in America and once again Seattle is near the bottom of the list.

Last year Seattle was at number 173 out of the 200 largest cities in the country and this year the city is down to 184.

The data is based on claims the insurance company receives and given the size of Allstate, insuring around one in 10 drivers in the United States, it is a representative sample.

The report states that drivers in Seattle are on average likely to have a crash once every 6.9 years, which is about 46 percent more often than the national average. The reason for the frequency of accidents in Seattle is not known but it could be the fact it has a high population density and lots of rain.

The city with the worst drivers is Boston where they have a serious crash every 3.9 years on average and the safest drivers are in Kansas City, Kansas where they only have a crash every 13.3 years.

If you or a loved one has been injured or killed in an accident and that accident occurred in the Puget Sound area or anywhere in Washington State, please talk to the Seattle accident attorneys of the Budigan Law Firm right away. Call us at (206) 284-5305 or contact us online today to schedule your free initial consultation.

On Monday, October 5, there was a serious multi vehicle crash which resulted in the closure of all northbound lanes of the Interstate 5.

According to authorities, the accident happened at around 2 p.m. on the interstate near 272nd Street in Federal Way, Seattle.

A blue sedan in the southbound lanes crossed the median crashing into an SUV in the northbound lanes. The impact caused the sedan to be sheared in half and trapped the rear end of the car under the SUV. The female driver of the blue sedan was taken to Harborview Medical Center with serious injuries. Other vehicles then crashed into the first accident with six vehicles in total involved. There were at least six other injuries which are thought to be of a minor nature.

The accident caused tailbacks of seven miles in both directions with drivers taking pictures of the crash causing further delays. The freeway was closed for three hours while troopers cleared the scene and conducted investigations into the accident. State Patrol confirmed that investigations are still ongoing and it is not known at the stage whether any charges will be brought against the driver.

If you or a loved one has been injured or killed in an accident and that accident occurred in the Puget Sound area or anywhere in Washington State, please talk to the Seattle accident attorneys of the Budigan Law Firm right away. Call us at (206) 284-5305 or contact us online today to schedule your free initial consultation.

Very early on Friday morning, August 7, a single car rollover crash left one person dead.

According to officials, the incident happened just after 1 a.m. near the intersection of Renton Avenue South and 68th Avenue South. A car was speeding at over 100 mph down Renton Avenue South near South Fountain Street in Seattle’s Rainier Valley. It appeared to lose control on a curve and crashed into a utility pole and flipped several times. The car then burst into flames caused by the live power lines which fell on it and the fire then spread to a nearby home although it was not seriously damaged.

Fire crews arrived and extinguished the blaze but the person in the vehicle had been ejected from the burning car and died at the scene.

Utility crews also arrived to replace the pole and lift the lines so that the body of the driver could be recovered and although Renton Avenue South remained closed all of the night it reopened shortly after 7 a.m.

If you or a loved one has been injured or killed in an accident and that accident occurred in the Puget Sound area or anywhere in Washington State, please talk to the Seattle accident attorneys of the Budigan Law Firm right away. Call us at (206) 284-5305 or contact us online today to schedule your free initial consultation.

On Sunday, July 26, two people were killed and three injured in a crash.

According to the Washington State Patrol, the accident happened at around 1.15 a.m. near Meyers Road and State Route 22. Angela Walker, aged 36 and of Toppenish, was driving eastbound on SR 22 in a 2014 Chevy Impala. She was at the intersection when she was hit by a car driven by 19 year old Leticia Gasca of Wapato.

Walker died at the scene along with her passenger, 35 year old Kyle Walker, also of Toppenish.
Gasca was taken to Yakima Valley Memorial Hospital and one of her passengers, 21 year old Karina Lopez, of Moxee, was taken to Yakima Regional Medical and Cardiac Center. The second passenger, 22 year old Yasmin Sepulveda, of Toppenish, was taken to the same hospital, but the nature of their injuries is unknown.

Police said that the accident is still under investigation but they suspect drugs or alcohol were factors in the crash.

If you or a loved one has been injured or killed in an accident and that accident occurred in the Puget Sound area or anywhere in Washington State, please talk to the Seattle accident attorneys of the Budigan Law Firm right away. Call us at (206) 284-5305 or contact us online today to schedule your free initial consultation.