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No injuries in Bellingham collision

Story Highlights:
None injured in Bellingham accident
Motor vehicle collision cause is under investigation
Both drivers were wearing seatbelts



Date: April 20, 2011, 04/20/2011
Location: Bellingham, Whatcom County, Washington
Type: Car accident, Motor vehicle collision
Outcome: None injured

No one was injured in a two-vehicle collision on Interstate 5 near Bellingham on Wednesday night.

While driving north on I-5 a little before 7 p.m., 58-year-old Debbie Wood was changing lanes and struck the front of a semi-truck in the next lane. Wood lost control of her car and crashed into a cable barrier.

The driver of the semi, 53-year-old Tara Sekhom lost control and drove into a median, causing his truck to roll.

Both drivers were wearing seatbelts and neither one was injured. Neither alcohol nor drugs were suspected to be factors in the crash but it is still under investigation by Washington State Patrol

Bellingham Fatal Accident Statistics for 2009
Fatal accident count: 3
Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 7
Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 3
Fatalities: 3
Persons involved in fatal accidents: 11
Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 1

Semi-truck Accident Statistics
There are over 500,000 truck accidents in the United States every year. A high number of these truck accidents result in fatalities. Approximately 5,000 die in truck accidents annually. Ninety-eight percent of the time, the passengers or driver in the other vehicle is killed as opposed to driver or passengers in the truck.

• 1,131 Large Trucks Involved in Non-Fatal Crashes
• 107 Large Trucks Involved in Injury Crashes
• 126 Injuries in Crashes Involving Large Trucks
• 1,024 Large Trucks Involved in Towaway Crashes
• 29 Large Trucks Involved in Hazmat (HM) Placard Crashes

Seattle Car Accident Attorneys
A motor vehicle accident is when a road vehicle collides with another vehicle, pedestrian, road debris, or man-made object. These collisions can result in personal injury, property damage, or death. Motor vehicle accidents can involve automobiles, trucks, semi or tractor trailer trucks, delivery vehicles, passenger vans, motorcycles, etc. If you or a family member has suffered as the result of a car accident, Seattle car accident attorney Chris Davis and the Davis Law Group, P.S. can help you. We understand the devastation that can occur as a result of being in a serious auto accident. We are committed to helping car accident, trucking accident, and motorcycle accident victims recover the just and fair compensation they are entitled to receive under the law.