Automobile Accidents | InjuryBoard Anchorage

If you are injured in an auto accident in Alaska, you should contact a personal injury lawyer immediately so that you can obtain advice regarding all of the potential sources of recovery and settlement for your injuries.When you are injured in an auto accident, there are potentially multiple insurance policies triggered to cover your medical expenses and damages. Many people injured in auto...

Tuesday, 9/11/07, the non-belted driver of a vehicle that crashed into the woods at mile 108 of the Seward Highway was found dead in his vehicle. The results of toxicology tests are pending. Alaska has a mandatory seat belt law.For more information on this subject matter, please refer to the section on Car and Motorcycle Accidents.

Last Wednesday around 5:00 a.m., a woman was nearly hit head-on by a drunk driver. She called police, who found David Keller, husband of Wasilla's mayor, standing in a ditch next to his undrivable vehicle. Keller over corrected in the process of trying to avoid the crash. He was taken into custody and is charged with drunk driving. Both drivers were lucky. Alaska has a high number of...

A teenage driver caused a crash Monday, July 22nd. It was the second serious crash caused by a teenage driver in Anchorage in less than a week. The young driver was exiting a lot at 88th onto Lake Otis and struck the SUV driven by Sandra Hutson. Hutson was not belted, and died as a result of the crash which caused the SUV to roll 2.5 times. Hutson's belted passenger was uninjured. Drugs and...

An Anchorage youth lost control of the four-wheeler he was operating at about mile 155 of the Glenn Highway. It slid onto the Glenn, and into the path of another vehicle. Despite wearing a helmet, the young man later died of his injuries. All in the other vehicle were belted. They were treated and released. The fatal crash occured last Friday.For more information on this subject, please...

A sixteen-year-old driver with no more than a learner's permit tried to enter the Seward Highway from Brayton drive. Other drivers tried to avoid him. The crash that followed left a young woman with brain damage. The young driver left the scene but was later located. The law required that those driving on a learner's permit be in the company of an adult licensed driver. The sixteen-year-old...

Alaska State Troopers report that two teens died and three were injured, June 30, 2007 in St. Marys, Alaska, a 500-person Alaska Native village in Western Alaska. The vehicle is alleged to have been driven at about 70 mph in the 40 mph zone. None of the occupants wore seat belts. Liability insurance is not mandatory in some of Alaska's rural communties. Victims and family members harmed by...

A Cadillac crashed with a moose near Trapper Creek last week. The roof was peeled back and trapped the passenger, and Anchorage woman, until first responders could free her. She was critically injured. Auto manufacturers have been sued successfully for failing to design cars to withstand such crashes. Whether it is moose in Alaska or cattle in the Western US, vehicle occupants need...

An Anchorage man died July 7, 2007, when the motorcycle he was driving, a Harley Davidson, crashed head-on into a motor home driven by an Arizona tourist. The fatal crash happened on the Glenn Highway. The motorcyclist crossed the double yellow line to end his life and do $10,00 damage to the motor home.For more information on this subject, please refer to our section on Car and Motorcycle...

July 6, 2007, Anchorage Police pursued Chris Collins at high speed. Collins finally caused a crash that made him Anchorage's 14th traffic death in 2007. Matthew Scott of Anchorage was struck by Collins at high speed. Scott suffered brain damage and internal injuries. It is not know if he will recover from his serious injuries or traumatic brain injury. Most police departments in the US...

In his recent newsletter to constituents, Rep. Mike Hawker , R-Anchorage, cited statistics showing a dramatic decline in serious injury and death crashes on the Seward Highway, South of Anchorage. But the pressure is still on to strictly enforce the speed limit and rein in bad drivers. Aircraft are now helping AST with enforcement.For more information on this subject, please refer to our...

A jury awarded a Boca woman ten million dollars in an auto accident that left her without the use of her arms and legs. Flaws in the design of the seat in her Ford Explorer caused Donna Grimes' neck to snap, leaving her a quadriplegic. The Palm Beach jury deliberated for 11 hours over the course of three days before agreeing that the Ford seat design was fatally flawed.The attorney...

A jury will decide if Andrew was the victim of a drunken driver or if he put himself in harms way when he ran a stop sign.Tuesday, deliberations started in the trial of Faith Derendoff, whom is fighting a manslaughter charge in conjunction with the drunken driving death of an 18-year-old.Derendoff's public defender admits that his client did indeed have alcohol, cocaine and marijuana in her...

A man killed in a rollover car accident, Monday, on Richardson Highway was a resident of Delta Junction.The man, 48, was pronounced dead at the scene of the accident. He was ejected from his vehicle after losing control of the vehicle and going off the side of the road.Alaska State Trooper and rescue responded to the scene and found him a short distance from his vehicle. Troopers are unsure what...