Tag: negligent driving

July 3, 2014

Kenmore won’t pursue negligent driving charge in death of Caleb Shoop

This City of Kenmore has decided not to pursue negligent driving charges against Joshua Tucker, the person who struck and killed Caleb Shoop as he biked across a crosswalk in March. Tucker received a $175 ticket for failure to yield at a crosswalk. Kenmore’s prosecuting attorney “does not see enough evidence to charge the driver…
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tagged: caleb shoop, john duggan, kenmore, negligent driving, sarah roberts, vulnerable user law
June 24, 2014

Kenmore is reviewing negligent driving charges in death of Caleb Shoop

The City of Kenmore is looking into using the state’s Vulnerable User Law to levy Negligent Driving in the Second Degree charges against the person who struck and killed Caleb Shoop in a crosswalk in March. He was 19. As we reported last week, Caleb’s family was shocked and disappointed when they learned that the…
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tagged: ben shoop, caleb shoop, kenmore, negligent driving, tammy shoop, vulnerable user law
November 12, 2013

Herald: Man who killed Trent Graham in Everett gets $10K ticket for negligent driving

The man who drove his pickup across several lanes of Evergreen Way in Everett and killed Trent Graham in October 2012 has been ticketed for second-degree negligent driving, the Everett Herald reports. He received a $10,287 ticket, the sum of court fees plus the $5,000 fee made possible by the state’s relatively young Vulnerable User…
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tagged: everett, negligent driving, trent graham, vulnerable user law
April 25, 2013

Cascade: Law enforcement is often unfamiliar with the Vulnerable User Law

Two years ago, the primary focus of bicycling interests in the state legislature was to pass a bill that would create a penalty for negligent driving that results in a serious injury or worse. The Vulnerable User Law has been in place for almost a year, but it is rarely used and, as Cascade Bicycle…
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tagged: cascade bicycle club, injuries, john duggan, negligent driving, vulnerable user law