Toddler and Teenager Hit in Crosswalk in Kirkland | Seattle Injury Lawyer

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Date: June 27, 2010, 06/27/2010

Location: Kirkland, King County, Washington

Type: Car Accident, Pedestrian Accident

Outcome: Two Seriously Injured

Just before midnight on Friday, a 16-year-old girl and her toddler sister were struck by an SUV in a crosswalk in Kirkland.

According to a Kirkland Police officer, the two girls were walking in a marked crosswalk in the 12600 block of 100 Avenue Northeast in Kirkland when they were hit.

Traffic in the first lane had come to a stop, but as the girls continued across the crosswalk a vehicle struck them both.

Both girls were rushed to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle with possible fractures and a head injury.

Video from a news chopper showed the SUV with a cracked windshield, and a stroller crushed on the roadside.

Kirkland Fatal Accident Statistics

Fatal accident statistics for Kirkland, WA exist for the year of 2008. According to that data, there was one death due to a fatal car accident during that year.

Seattle Pedestrian Accident Attorney

Everyone at the Seattle pedestrian accident law firm of Davis Law Group sends our thoughts and prayers to the two young girls injured. This accident should never have happened. This is an example of a pedestrian accident case in which the two injured sisters or their family may be able to seek financial damages from the driver or their insurance company. They would be well advised to seek the assistance of an experienced and skilled pedestrian accident attorney.