Automobile Accidents

• Why You Need Uninsured Motorist Insurance

  Ward Merdes | February 07, 2009 7:37 PM | 1 CommentFairbanks, AK

  After twenty years representing people who are injured and killed in motor vehicle wrecks, I've learned a thing-or-two. The most important one - for you - is to buy the right automobile insurance....

• Three-Car Accident on Sterling Highway Sends Three to the Hospital

  James Cool | December 21, 2008 3:57 PM | 0 CommentsFairbanks, AK

  Soldotna, Alaska—The Peninsula Clarion reports that that a three-car accident on December 15, 2008 sent three people to the hospital and closed down the Sterling Highway for 40 minutes. ...

• Two-Car Accident in Fairbanks Takes Out Traffic Light: What Those Involved Need to Know

  James Cool | November 30, 2008 11:40 PM | 0 CommentsFairbanks, AK

  Fairbanks, Alaska—The Fairbanks Daily News-Miner reports that a two-car accident on November 25, 2008 took out a major traffic signal at the intersection of Ballaine and Farmer’s Loop...

• Turn Tightly - Then Change Lanes

  Ward Merdes | April 18, 2008 1:39 AM | 0 CommentsFairbanks, AK

  Here's a driving irritant that has been killing me... When did it become OK to "turn wide" (pardon the grammar)? The driving law in Alaska, and (I've got to believe) every other state makes it...

• Alaska's Glenn Highway Kills Three, Injures Two More...

  Ward Merdes | January 19, 2008 5:45 PM | 0 CommentsFairbanks, AK

  The Alaska State Troopers report that three people died Saturday and two others were hurt in a crash on the Glenn Highway. The accident occurred a mile north of the Palmer-Wasilla interchange. A late model Chevy pickup, driven by 26-year-old Joshua Swigart of Anchorage was apparently heading south when it crossed the center line and sideswiped a Subaru. The three dead, who were riding in a 2002...

• Semi-Truck Collision Kills Marvin Harris. What His Family Should Do...

  Ward Merdes | December 02, 2007 4:40 PM | 0 CommentsFairbanks, AK

  The Anchorage Daily News reports that Marvin Harris, 52, was killed on 11/29/07 while driving a semi southbound at mile 53 of the Dalton Highway. The oncoming trailer was being pulled by Jason Knight, 34 of Fairbanks. Knight was driving a 2006 Freightliner. It appears that Knight's trailer drifted into the Southbound (oncoming) lane occupied by Harris, killing Harris on impact. Harris was...

• What Horace Field's Family Needs To Do, Now.

  Ward Merdes | November 19, 2007 9:21 AM | 0 CommentsFairbanks, AK

  KTUU of Anchorage reports that Horace Field, 45 of Noorvik may have been drinking when he was struck, dragged and killed by a semi-truck last week. While this sounds bad for any related claims, Mr. Field's family needs to immediately...1. Find an Accident Reconstruction (AR) expert. That expert will view the scene, the statement, the police report and surveillance footage from the nearby FBI...

• Mitchell Expressway Wreck Kills One

  Ward Merdes | October 11, 2007 4:55 PM | 0 CommentsFairbanks, AK

  The Alaska State Troopers report that a three-car wreck on the Mitchell Expressway Wednesday evening killed a Fairbanks motorist. The wreck involved a Honda Pilot, a MV Investments truck and black pickup of unknown make and model. Icy roads apparently contributed. Either the Pilot or the black pickup truck crossed into the southbound lane. We will report again as facts become public and families...

• John Kokuluk Killed in Alaskan Hit-And-Run

  Ward Merdes | September 14, 2007 11:09 AM | 0 CommentsFairbanks, AK

  The AP reports that pedestrian John Kokuluk, 56 was killed in a hit-and-run accident in Anchorage on Lake Otis Parkway near 36th Avenue early this morning. The Troopers are looking for a silver import SUV or pickup truck with damage on the driver's side.Mr. Kokuluk's family should immediately contact the Troopers. They should gather the police report. Most importantly, they should wait to find...

• $65 Million Dry Cleaning Claim? What Crap...

  Ward Merdes | May 05, 2007 6:05 PM | 1 CommentFairbanks, AK

  Any judge who sues for $65 million due to damage to his pants is an idiot, pandering to insurance company rhetoric that will make legitimate cases more difficult to win. He is hurting you - when you get injured and juries are "sick and tired of stupid claims ... like yours." See the problem? Everybody else's claim is frivolous. Your claim is legitimate. Trouble is that jury thinks the same...