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This massive semi and car accident demonstrates that size does matter in crash safety

Though engineering and materials are increasingly sophisticated in manufacturing safer cars, certain factors will always favor larger vehicles. For information on the top five safest vehicles in crashes, and what you should do if you are injured in a car accident, click here for this article from Bill Coats Law, a personal injury law firm in Bellingham WA who helps victims of drunk and distracted drivers. 

Most recent accident reports

Date Type
Mon, 01/26/2015 Train Accident 17-year-old Evergreen student killed after being hit by train at Southeast 164th Avenue and Rivershore Drive in Vancouver, Washington
Mon, 12/08/2014 Pedestrian Accident Anita Walters, 57, struck and killed on NE Andresen Road and Vancouver Mall Drive in Vancouver, Washington; Suspect Matthew Purifoy, 33, arrested
Sat, 11/01/2014 Car Accident William W. McCulloch, 17, and Shaun M. Hvass, 18, killed after car crashes into pole in Vancouver, WA
Fri, 10/31/2014 Pedestrian Accident Cadence Boyer, 7, killed after entire trick-or-treating group struck by car driven by Duane Abbott, 47, who admitted to DUI in East Vancouver, WA; group consisted of a 6-year-old girl, Cadence Boyer, 7, Chelina M. Alsteen, 30, and Annie Boyer, 32
Tue, 10/21/2014 Car Accident Nicholas Weaver, 26, arrested after running from crash; Richard Pierce, 73, injured after car accident on NE 34th Ave. in Vancouver, WA
Mon, 10/20/2014 Pedestrian Accident Kelcie Huntley, 15, hit by school bus on East McLoughlin Boulevard and Grand Boulevard in Vancouver, Washington
Sun, 10/12/2014 Motorcycle Accident Charles Shuler, 48, sustains injuries after losing control of his motorcycle and crashing on west state Highway 500 in Vancouver, Washington
Sun, 09/07/2014 Train Accident Charles Kellogg, 80, killed in crash between Escalade and Amtrak train on Southeast Evergreen Highway
Fri, 08/22/2014 Car Accident Casandra Fleming, 37, and Halie Ward, 17, injured in three-car accident on State Highway 500 near Vancouver, Washington.
Thu, 06/05/2014 Car Accident Gregg Roberts, 52, killed in single car crash on Ward Road in Vancouver on June 6.
Mon, 04/28/2014 Motorcycle Accident Danny Eastham, 63, critically injured, transported to hospital, after his motorcycle crashes on the southbound I-205 on-ramp in Vancouver, ejecting him from the vehicle.
Fri, 04/18/2014 Motorcycle Accident Jefrey M. Hargrave, 36, critically injured after his motorcycle traveling at high speed rear-ends a car on State Route 14 in east Vancouver, Washington
Sun, 04/13/2014 Motorcycle Accident James Luden, 54, killed, after his motorcycle is struck from behind by a car, driven by Tanya Leffler, 34, while stopped at light at the intersection of Padden Parkway and Northeast 94th Avenue in Vancouver.
Sat, 04/05/2014 Bicycle Accident Young child injured, transported to hospital, after being struck by a car, while riding a bicycle, on Northwest 138th Avenue and N.E. 28th Street in east Vancouver.
Tue, 03/25/2014 Car Accident Anthony N. Almeida, 24, killed, after his car crashes into a tree, at a high rate of speed, on Columbia Way in Vancouver.