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One injured in Clearview accident

Story Highlights:
One injured in Clearview accident
Motor vehicle collision cause unknown
At-fault driver arrested on multiple charges



Date: July 23, 2011, 07/23/2011
Location: Clearview, Snohomish County, Washington
Type: Car accident, Motor vehicle collision
Outcome: One injured

One person was injured in a car accident near Clearview on Saturday.

Just after 9 p.m. 19-year-old Douglas Fraser was driving on 176th Street SE when he was struck by a 33-year-old woman who was turning off of Highway 9.

Fraser was injured and taken to Harborview Medical Center. He was listed in satisfactory condition on Sunday.

The woman was and her two passengers were uninjured. She was arrested and booked for vehicular assault, driving with a suspended license and for operating a vehicle without an ignition interlock device. No other information was provided.

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.

Vehicular assault — Penalty. (RCW 46.61.522)
A person is guilty of vehicular assault if he or she operates or drives any vehicle:

     (a) In a reckless manner and causes substantial bodily harm to another; or

     (b) While under the influence of intoxicating liquor or any drug, as defined by RCW 46.61.502, and causes substantial bodily harm to another; or

     (c) With disregard for the safety of others and causes substantial bodily harm to another.

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.