Sea-Tac Shuttle Causes 5-Car Pile-Up | Lynwood Car Crash Lawyer

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As a Everett auto accident lawyer working at a Bellevue personal injury law firm, I know how quickly car accidents can occur and, unfortunately, how dangerous they can be. When a car is driving the a 75 mph, it covers over 100 feet per second. That means that a driver who looks away from the road ahead, just for 3 seconds to check the time or change the radio station, covers roughly the length of a football field while they are distracted. In those 3 seconds quite a bit can change in the scenery. Seattle Auto accidents happen in the blink of an eye and often times, the driver doesn’t see it coming until it’s too late. This was the case for a Whidbey Sea Tac shuttle bus driver on Wednesday, November 10^th.

It was 4:30 pm when the driver of the bus, carrying multiple passengers onboard, was caught off guard and didn’t notice the traffic slowing ahead. When the driver finally saw the danger, there wasn’t enough time to stop and the bus crashed into the back of another vehicle. The force from the collision caused a chain reaction involving 5 cars that were rear ended, resulting in a heavily damaged bus and a pick-up truck flipping upside down. In the accident, only four people were injured and, amazingly, only two needed to go to the hospital.

Slow reaction time causing an auto accident is not an isolated incident. Thousands of car accidents happen every day in the United States. It is always important to be aware of distractions that could potentially cause risks on the road. Understanding ways to avoid these distractions and drive responsibly is very important, but it is also a great idea to know about the various ways of handling the legal issues regarding an auto accident. The Truth about Washington Auto Accidents is a legal resource guide that is free to any Washington state resident who wants to learn more about insider secrets of an auto accident and what the claims process entails.