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In the aftermath of a car accident, the decision to seek legal representation hinges on several crucial factors. Primarily, if the incident has resulted in severe or long-term injuries, enlisting the expertise of a car accident attorney becomes paramount.
SPOKANE, Wash. — The Spokane County Sheriff has placed a sergeant on administrative leave over allegations he used excessive force during an incident. Spokane County Sheriff John Nowles was told about an incident that occurred on Aug. 14. The Spokane County Prosecuting Office are following these allegations and made the Sheriff aware. Sheriff Nowels stated, …
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A sheriff’s deputy in Washington state is being accused of using excessive force for allegedly beating a 62-year-old man during an arrest. Sgt. Clay Hilton was placed on administrative leave Friday, nearly two months after the incident when driver Kevin Hinton said what should have been an uneventful encounter outside of a local park turned into a …
This article was originally posted on wtsc.wa.gov. OLYMPIA – The Washington Traffic Safety Commission’s (WTSC) initial data for 2022 shows the greatest number of deaths on Washington roads and highways since 1990. Preliminary reports show that 745 people were killed in crashes last year. Impairment by drugs and alcohol is involved in more than half of …
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This article was originally posted on seattletimes.com Car insurance premiums are set to increase this year, though Washington drivers will be spared the brunt of it, according to the Washington Office of the Insurance Commissioner. After years of little or no increases, car insurance premiums rose a whopping 8.4% nationwide in 2022. In Washington, that …
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Tesla’s driver-assistance system, known as Autopilot, has been involved in far more crashes than previously reported. Read more at washingtonpost.com.
When that dreaded traffic ticket lands in your mail, the immediate impulse for many is to just pay the fine. Why deal with traffic court, miss work, and fight a fee?
It is interesting that two judges from our nation’s highest court don’t believe the current idea of total incarceration is working for our criminal justice system, as noted in an article recently published by the Wall Street Journal. It is true that alternative sentencing options can and do work and need continued exploration.
For the second consecutive year, criminal defense attorney J. Brendan Kidd has been named as a Top Lawyer in DUI & DWI defense by Spokane Coeur d’Alene Living magazine. Brendan holds a Superb rating on Avvo, an attorney rating website the magazine uses to determine the best lawyers in the Spokane and Coeur d’Alene region.
Utah’s recent bill lowering the blood alcohol limit from 0.08 to 0.05 is another example of overreaching legislation creating an even more arbitrary “per se” crime that has little to no bearing on whether someone is actually impaired. With the implementation of House Bill 155, Utah will have the strictest drinking and driving law in the U.S. …