Author Archives: Metier Law Firm

Sledding Accidents Down

Most people do not think of sledding as a dangerous, but injuries are more common in this favorite winter pastime than you might think. Heather Taylor went sledding with her son in Arizona one year in the practice field of the local university when their accident occurred. They flew over a second slope and became… read more

Police Officer Seriously Injured As Off-Duty Funeral Escort

A 32-year-veteran of the Pasadena, Texas Police Department is getting much needed support after an off-duty funeral escort motorcycle accident left him in the hospital. Sgt. Matt Novotny serves as the head of Pasadena’s 10-officer motorcycle unit. He was escorting a funeral procession and had stopped at a traffic light to allow the procession through.… read more

Wife Witnesses Death Of Motorcycle Officer

The wife of an off-duty police officer was witness to his fatal motorcycle accident at they travelled home from a motorcycle club Christmas party. Balch Springs, Texas, police officer Matthew Garcia died when he crashed his motorcycle into a retaining wall in the Dallas Canyon. The impact ejected the 35-year-old man 25 feet through the… read more

Wyoming Looks To Expand Waivers For Injured

Wyoming is looking to expand its Home and Community Based Waiver Program, a program that helps the disabled. With over 450 people in the state waiting for adult, child or brain-injury waivers, the funding is sorely needed. The waivers were originally established to help people with developmental disabilities to remain in their communities, rather than… read more

Pueblo Rider Wants To Go Pro

Pueblo, Colorado resident David Lambert is giving it his all in an attempt to become a full-time competitor in the elite American Motorcyclists Association (AMA) Superbike Series. At age 33, Lambert realizes he is not getting any younger. “That is what I have always wanted to do,” said Lambert. As owner and crew chief of… read more

Ski Lift Accidents Not Common, Still Painful

The fact that you are more likely to get hurt in a car accident or riding down the slopes than riding on a ski lift is no comfort to Rick Tonge and his son, who plunged 30 feet after their lift malfunctioned at Sugarloaf Ski Resort in Maine. Tonge said he heard some banging and… read more

Should Road Guards Be Used

Motorcycle clubs that used road guards could be endangering lives, both theirs and other drivers on the road. Whether it is charity runs or just for fun, sometimes motorcycle clubs use their own bikers, or “road guards”, to direct or block traffic. Though the practice is common, it is considered illegal, and is being blamed… read more

U Of Washington Senior Charged With Hitting Pedestrians

A University of Washington senior was charged last month with four counts of vehicular assault, accused of driving drunk and plowing into a group of pedestrians. Cary Dexter Griffin was released from the King County Jail after posting $200,000 bail. He was allegedly behind the wheel of a 2004 gold Subaru with Colorado license plates… read more