Two pedestrians hospitalized after being hit by car near Boise Airport
Boise police have reopened Airport Way near the Vista Avenue intersection by the Boise Airport but continue to investigate a car vs. pedestrian crash that sent a man and woman to the hospital.
The crash happened at 6:20 a.m. Tuesday.
Witnesses told police a man and woman were on the east side of Vista Avenue, crossing Airport Way north to south, toward the airport, in an crosswalk, when they were hit by a car, traveling south on Vista and turning east on to Airport Way.
Boise police say the couple’s injuries do not appear life threatening, but the man’s injuries appear to be more serious. The couple was on their way to the airport to catch a flight, police say.
Boise police are reconstructing the crash and still trying to figure out what happened. There is a traffic light at the intersection and police are trying to determine who had the right of way at the time of the crash.
No charges have been filed by 7:30 a.m.
Airport Way was closed to traffic until about 10 a.m.
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Texting or talking on cellphone while driving should be a primary offense
EVEN motorists in denial know deep down that texting and talking on a handheld cellphone while driving is not only distracting, it’s dangerous.
For that reason, Washington lawmakers should abandon earlier reticence and support state Sen. Tracey Eide’s new bill to make this kind of distracted driving a primary offense.
A primary offense means law-enforcement officers can intervene when a driver is texting or talking while holding a phone on sight. No other reason is needed to to make the stop.
Current state law, a timid compromise, says such activities can be addressed only as a secondary matter, that is, if a driver is doing something else wrong — say, driving with a broken taillight or weaving across lane markers.
The data is clear, if not overwhelming: Distracted driving is the new drunken driving or driving without a seat belt.
In testimony before Congress last fall, Sen. Jay Rockefeller, D-W.Va., cited Department of Transportation data showing distracted drivers in 2008 killed 5,800 people and injured 515,000, about 22 percent of all people injured in traffic accidents.
Rockefeller introduced federal legislation that would award grants to states that ban texting and using a handheld cell and make both actions primary offenses.
Eide, a Federal Way Democrat, tried for years to make distracted driving a primary offense. The bill that passed in 2007, with secondary-offense language, was the only way to win sufficient support. Her new bill also bans use of all wireless communications devices while driving for anyone with an intermediate license or learner’s permit. That makes sense.
Some studies show texting and driving is more hazardous than driving while drunk. Talking on a handheld phone is also very dangerous.
Eide’s legislation does not ban all the hamburger-eating, makeup-applying and other activities drivers should avoid behind the wheel, but it does tackle serious safety problems head-on.
The senator has already met with industry members and does not expect any opposition to the legislation, in part because the evidence is so overwhelming.
Lawmakers should pass a bill that allows drivers to be stopped for texting and talking on a handheld phone — as soon as a law-enforcement officer witnesses it.
IF you have been injured by someone who was distracted driving while talking or texting you have a RIGHT to financial compensation. Contact our Everett Personal injury lawyer today. Visit our Car Accident Frequently Asked Questions page for more info.
Everett Washington Truck Accident Injuries
A motorist is in critical condition after crossing the median into oncoming traffic on a busy Everett Street.
The Washington truck accident happened on Portsmouth Boulevard and caused that road to be closed to eastbound traffic between East Washington Street and the Route 58 bypass for more than two hours this morning.
The truck accident happend at around 6:30 am, reporters said, when the driver of a Chevrolet four-door sedan left the westbound lanes of Portsmouth Boulevard and crossed the median into eastbound traffic. The driver collided with a Ford pickup truck, causing the sedan to spin into a tree.
The driver of the Chevrolet sedan was transported to a near by Hospital with serious injuries. George said a helicpoter was not used because of foggy conditions.
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