Welcome to the Davis Law Group blog! This section of our blog provides boating accident & personal watercraft accident victims with a variety of information that can potentially provide a better understanding of how the personal injury law process works in Washington.
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Seattle Summer Means Swimmers need to think SafetyWhatever your favorite past time is on any of the great waters in our area, safety needs to remain a priority anytime you step off the shore.
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1 Killed, 5 Injured in Boat Collision Near Vashon IslandOne person was killed and four others were injured when two boats crashed off Vashon Island on Saturday night, according to the King County Sheriff's Office.
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1 Dead, 1 Injured After Paddle Boat Capsizes In BurienA paddle boat accident in Burien on Sunday left one man dead and a woman critically injured, according to the United States Coast Guard. A helicopter crew and rescue boat crew responded to the incident after a call came in about 2:53 a.m. Sunday from dispatch.
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5 Things You Can Do This Summer To Make Boating SaferWhile boats are fun, they’re also a potentially dangerous form of recreation—but a little extra caution can go a long way towards preventing an accident.
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Propeller Accident At Seafair Mars Woman's LegA young woman's leg was shredded by a propeller this weekend at Seafair. The woman is in stable medical condition, but legal issues surround the boating injury.
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Importance of Water Safety for Avoiding Boating Accidents during SummerWashington state is a beautiful place for outdoor recreation like boating and swimming, especially when the weather begins to heat up and the water temperature becomes more tolerable.
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Richard Hicks Pleads not Guilty in Fatal Boat AccidentRichard Anthony Hicks, driver of a speedboat that crashed into a sailboat on Lake Washington on July 16, pleaded not guilty in the death of Melissa Protz, 33.
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Impaired Boating Emphasis is This Weekend on Lake Washington!This year from August 1st through August 3rd city, county, state, and federal law enforcement agencies will gather together at Procter Landing on Mercer Island
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Lake Washington Boating Accident Reveals Ignorance for Boating SafetySeattle is reeling from a Wednesday night boat crash resulting in the death of an area middle school biology teacher - identified as 33-year-old Melissa Protz
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Authorities Investigating Boat Driver for Impairment after Deadly AccidentAuthorities are investigating whether the driver of a boat that crashed and killed two people in New York may have been under the influence of alcohol at the time
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Washington State’s New Boating Under the Influence (BUI) ‘Implied Consent’ LawWashington State’s new BUI law goes into effect on July 28, 2013. The new law adds what is called “implied consent” language to RCW 79A.60.040.
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Sunny Weather Kicks off Seattle’s Boating SeasonAn estimated 90 percent of all fatal boating accidents in Washington have involved a person who was not wearing a floatation device at the time of the accident.