Overview 2025 is the lowest recorded year for motor vehicle crashes in Walla Walla in at least a decade, excluding 2020 (confinement year). Total crashes: 386 Fatalities: 1 Alcohol‑involved crashes: 25 (6.5% of total) Historically, annual fatalities fluctuate between 0 and 1, with a single outlier year in 2018 (2 fatalities). These figures cannot be...
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Rideshare Transparency and National Safety Trends When it comes to safety reporting, the rideshare industry isn’t equally open. Uber releases an annual Safety Report with nationwide data, while Lyft has historically been more guarded, publishing fewer public statistics. A 2021 study published in Injury Prevention by Morrison et al., supported by the CDC, sheds some...
In 2023, the United States experienced a notable surge in dog bite incidents involving postal employees, with a reported total of approximately 5,822 cases. This represents a significant increase of over 530 incidents compared to the previous year, underscoring a growing concern across the nation. The states most affected by these unfortunate events are California,...
Getting injured while working on the streets isn’t as uncommon as you’d think. Whether you’re driving for Uber, delivering packages, fixing power lines, or walking a postal route, the risks are real, and the legal responsibilities can get complicated. Liability often depends on who you work for, where the accident happened, and what kind of...
Young drivers encounter substantial dangers on the road, especially when distractions divert their attention. In 2021, a total of 3,522 individuals perished in accidents where distraction was a contributing element. Among them, 225 were adolescents aged 15 to 19, representing 6% of all fatalities linked to distracted driving that year. Traffic collisions continue to be...
Teen drivers face significant risks on the road, and one of the most dangerous factors is distraction. In 2021 alone, 3,522 people lost their lives in crashes where driver inattention played a role. Among those fatalities, 225 were teenagers between 15 and 19 years old, making up 6% of all deaths caused by distracted driving. Fatal...
Photo by Pavł Polø Overview 2025 is the lowest recorded year for motor vehicle accidents in Bellingham in at least a decade, excluding 2020. Total crashes: 1,091 Fatal: 5 Serious injury: 29 Minor injury: 264 This represents a 17.8% drop in total crashes compared to 2024 (from 1,327 to 1,091). Despite the overall decline, fatalities...
Photo by Sarah Hopt Kent, Washington, a city nestled in the heart of the Green River Valley, has seen steady growth in recent years. Home to just over 130,000 residents, Kent balances its industrial roots with picturesque parks and a thriving business district. However, with this growth has come a noticeable rise in pedestrian and...
Online injury calculators promise quick answers. Plug in a few numbers, and you get a dollar estimate for your suffering. But how accurate are they? And what happens when you add real-life context, like age, job, or emotional toll? We tested that before by creating three injury profiles — same broken wrist, three very different...
Online injury settlement calculators are everywhere. Type in a few numbers, and within seconds, you get a dollar estimate for your pain. But how consistent are these tools really? And, do your personal circumstances—your age, your job, your life—affect the result? To find out, we ran an experiment. We used the exact same injury across...