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One dead, two injured in Lakewood accident

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• One dead, two injured in Lakewood accident
• Motor vehicle collision caused by disabled vehicle

Date: August 15, 2011, 08/15/2011
Location: Lakewood, Pierce County, Washington
Type: Motor vehicle collision
Outcome: One dead, Two injured

A woman was killed and two more were injured in a crash near Lakewood on Monday.

Around 3:30 a.m. a minivan was headed north on Interstate 5 near the State Route 512 exit when it slowed down unexpectedly due to vehicle malfunction. A truck struck the back of the van and the two vehicles veered over two lanes of the freeway before coming to a stop on the left shoulder.

A 24-year-old woman who was sitting in the back of the van was killed in the collision. The driver of the van and an additional passenger were seriously injured and taken to local area hospitals. The truck driver was uninjured.

Two lanes of northbound Interstate 5 were closed until just before 8:30 a.m.

Lakewood Fatal Accident Statistics

• Fatal accident count: 2
• Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 2
• Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 1
• Fatalities: 2
• Persons involved in fatal accidents: 3
• Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0

National Car Accident Statistics

•     There were more than 5.5 million car accidents in the United States.

•     Nearly 31,000 were fatal, and more than 2 million people were injured.
•     The majority of fatal crashes involved only one vehicle (61 percent).
•     Nearly half of all fatal crashes occurred on roads with posted speed limits of 55 mph or higher.
•     The deadliest month for car crashes was August.
•     More than 2,864 fatal crashes occurred in 2009.
•     Most crashes happened between 5 and 5:59 p.m. on weekdays, and between 2 and 2:59 a.m. on weekends.

Seattle Motor Vehicle 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.  Contributing factors in traffic accidents can be vehicle design, speed of operation, road design, driver distraction (texting or talking on a cell phone while driving), and driver impairment (drunk driving). If you or a family member has suffered as the result of a car accident in Washington state,  Seattle motor vehicle accident attorney Chris Davis and the Davis Law Group, P.S. can help you.  We are committed to helping car accident, trucking accident, DUI accident, and motorcycle accident victims recover the just and fair compensation they are entitled to receive under the law.