Tag: vulnerable user law
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Herald: Man who killed Trent Graham in Everett gets $10K ticket for negligent driving
The man who drove his pickup across several lanes of Evergreen Way in Everett and killed Trent Graham in October 2012 has been ticketed for second-degree negligent driving, the Everett Herald reports. He received a $10,287 ticket, the sum of court fees plus the $5,000 fee made possible by the state’s relatively young Vulnerable User…
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NYTimes op-ed cites infamous $42 ticket in 2011 death of John Przychodzen
I’ll never forget the first time I saw the number: 42. That’s how many dollars Nick Natale was fined for veering his work truck onto the shoulder and killing John Przychodzen as he biked on Juanita Drive in the summer of 2011. I was stunned. I just sat at my computer rereading the notice. I…
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City Attorney to police: Don’t write a ticket at scene when someone walking or biking is injured
Sometimes it feels like salt in a wound. Somebody walking or biking in town is seriously injured by someone behind the wheel, and the person driving—even if they did something wrong—does not even get a ticket at the scene. But the Seattle City Attorney’s Office (“SCAO”) sent a memo to SPD recently explaining that this…
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Cascade: Law enforcement is often unfamiliar with the Vulnerable User Law
Two years ago, the primary focus of bicycling interests in the state legislature was to pass a bill that would create a penalty for negligent driving that results in a serious injury or worse. The Vulnerable User Law has been in place for almost a year, but it is rarely used and, as Cascade Bicycle…
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