Complete Cowlitz County, WA accident reports and news.
Accidents in Cowlitz County are a major cause of property damage, injury, and death each year
In Cowlitz County, statistics from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration show that traffic crashes remain a primary public safety issue. Car, truck, bicycle, pedestrian, and motorcycle accidents are all a common occurrence, despite improvements in vehicle safety features, road design, bicycle and pedestrian corridors, and traffic signs.
When an accident happens in Cowlitz County, it is important to do the following immediately:
- Remain at the crash scene;
- Check on the condition of all people involved in the crash;
- Call the police;
- Exchange information with other drivers;
- Get contact information from witnesses;
- Inform your insurance company;
- Get appropriate medical treatment, and track the details;
- Take photos of vehicle damage and injuries;
- Consider hiring a personal injury attorney.
An injury attorney handles all the details so that you don't have to.
After a Cowlitz County accident, there are many issues that need to be handled immediately. Dealing with doctors, repair shops, car rental companies, police, and insurance companies is overwhelming, especially when someone is seriously injured. At this point, many injured people choose to hire a personal injury attorney whose job it is to handle the details and paperwork so that you can focus on recovery.
Personal injury lawyers offer a no-cost claim evaluation to help you.
Since there is no cost to speak with a lawyer, it is a good idea to learn more about your potential personal injury claim. Accident Data Center can connect you with an experienced personal injury lawyer who can provide you with information about your rights and options.
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A 17-year-old boy was killed and a 14-year-old boy injured when they crashed their motorcycles into a water truck at a track near Toutle, Wash. on Saturday.
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A man is dead after being struck by a train Sautrday about 3 miles south of Kalama, Washington. The man was trespassing on the track at approximately 10:30 AM when he was struck by a southbound Amtrak passenger train in a remote area along the Columbia River.
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Hope Ellen Frances Cain of Silver Lake died Monday evening when her vehicle was hit by a northbound Amtrak train at around 5 p.m. at the Horseshoe Bend Estates near Pleasant Hill Road crossing about four miles north of Kelso, Washington.
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Mark W. Backstrom, 54, was driving a pickup on I-5 on the Lewis River Bridge when he changed lanes to avoid an illegally stopped car, lost control of the vehicle, and struck the rail of the bridge.
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BNSF Railway reports that a man has died after being hit by a locomotive just south of Kalama. The man was walking on the tracks along the Columbia River when the southbound train struck him just before 1 p.m. Friday. The locomotive was one of two being moved from Kalama to Vancouver.
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An adult woman was was killed by a train in Kelso, Washington on Thursday. The incident occured around 12:35 a.m. when train crews members saw a pedestrian standing on the tracks near the train station.
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Four adults hospitalized after two motorcycles crashed on state Highway 432 near Washington Way in Longview. Jefferey Sudan, 44, of Ridgefield and his passenger Nitasha Miller, 37, of Battle Ground were traveling west on a Harley-Davidson motorcycle.
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Due to the fire, the identities of the two people who died have yet to be confirmed, troopers said. Russell Gilchrist, of Longview, was flown in a LifeFlight helicopter to PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center in Vancouver with a broken right leg and fractured vertebrae.