Child Injury Lawyer Blog
In Skagit County, Washington, Safe Kids Skagit County is offering a free inspection of a child car seat from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on September 12, 2009. Read the article – Skagit County Safe Kids Offers Free Inspections for more information.
The law in Washington State require parents, caregivers, and / or drivers to have children under the age of 8 in a child car seat. There is an exception to this general rule / law that exempts children who are 4 Feet 9 Inches in height and taller. Washington law also requires all children under the age of 13 to ride in the back seat of a vehicle. The purpose of these laws is to promote child safety and to attempt to reduce the number of child injuries and also to reduce the severity of injuries suffered as a result of an automobile accident. Parents have a duty to provide safety seats to comply with Washington’s law. Safe Kids is an organization that helps organize and education parents about important child issues like car safety seats.
Follow Washington law and the good advice from Safe Kids.
The Oklahoma Highway Patrol (OHP) has reported that a 6 year old boy (Jacob Wilson) died as a result of a strange automobile accident on State Highway 18 near Fairfax, Oklahoma. A vehicle hit a deer which literally sent the deer flying into oncoming traffic. In particular, the deer was projected into a pick up truck driven by Rachel Nicole King, a resident of Fairfax. Jacob Wilson (age 6) was a passenger in the truck and died as a result of automobile accident related injuries. Jacob died from severe head injuries.
A large wave fueled by Hurricane Bill swept three people from the rocks at Thunder Hole in Acadia National Park in Bar Harbor, Maine on Sunday, August 23, 2009. The Coast Guard pulled a 7-year old New York City girl, her father, and a 12-year old Belfast, Maine girl from the water. The 7-year old had no vital signs and could not be resuscitated. Both the man and the 12-year old girl are hospitalized, the man with a heart condition and the girl with a broken leg. Nine others also were hospitalized, mostly with broken bones from being slammed into the rocks. Officials did not release names of the victims. You may read more of the story at http://www.bangordailynews.com/detail/117347.html.
In North Liberty, Iowa, a day care center recently closed its doors. KCRG TV 9 ABC News reported the story. The center had 95 children enrolled in the day care program. Now the families of these children will need to find another Iowa day care center for child care. The State of Iowa – Department of Human Services did not force the closing of the center; however, a recent inspection of the facility did reveal a number of violations of day care / child care regulations including vans in disrepair repair, safety issues in the playground, and dirty carpet. Parents were reportedly happy with the staff and kept the children in this facility despite these and potentially other problems.
Teens and adults in Arizona and other states ride for hours at a time on ATVs (All Terrain Vehicles). Some teens and adults, after months or years of operating ATVs, believe that they are skilled enough drivers to avoid accidents causing personal injuries or wrongful death. Even the most simple jumps or turns for an experienced driver can turn into an accident causing serious injuries and, yes, sometimes even death. In Arizona, a 13 year old boy (Logan Walters) recently died from injuries related to an ATV accident. Logan suffered these injuries when his ATV flipped over and landed on him. His father stated that Logan made similar jumps with ease in the past. As such, the father was surprised as to how the incident took place seeing that Logan had been driving or riding ATVs since Logan was four years old.
In schools throughout the nation, children participate in physical education activities. Although budget cuts have reduced or eliminated many physical education programs, there are still millions of children engaged in school supervised physical education programs and activities every day. A recently released study has found that the numbers / incidents of injuries related to physical education programs at high schools, middle schools, and elementary schools are increased between the time period of 1997 and 2007. Common reported injuries were sprains, strains, and fractures. The sports accounting for most of the reported injuries were running, football, volleyball, gymnastics, basketball, and soccer.
A Lindenhurst, New York family is mourning the drowning death at a Catskills campground of their oldest son, Ryan Barrett, a teenager with autism and a history with seizures.