Complete Pierce County, WA accident reports and news.
Accidents in Pierce County are a major cause of property damage, injury, and death each year
In Pierce 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 Pierce 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 Pierce 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 claim. Accident Data Center can connect you with an experienced Pierce County personal injury lawyer who can provide you with information about your rights and options. Learn more here about how a good Pierce County accident attorney can help.
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Most recent accident reports
Seattle-Tacoma, WA
The woman driving the green sedan that the stolen car crashed into sustained minor injuries and was taken to a hospital. Another stolen car from the same group was stopped and one suspect was detained.
Things to do immediately after a serious accident
Seattle-Tacoma, WA
Tacoma Police say the accident happened around 2 a.m. near 96th St S and Yakima Ave S. It appears the driver of the SUV lost control and didn't see the tow truck, striking it.
Seattle-Tacoma, WA
Police say after the driver, a 32-year-old Pierce county man, is released from the hospital, he'll be going to the Pierce County Jail and will be charged with vehicular assault. The things that you need to know about an accident with a drunk driver
Seattle-Tacoma, WA
A car involved in a fatal crash crossed the center line, crashed off another vehicle and was hit hard enough by an oncoming truck to launch the car's engine 50 feet. The driver was identified as 22-year-old Kyle Pike of Puyallup.
Seattle-Tacoma, WA
Two young people killed Thursday while taking a late-night joy ride in an excavator parked at a logging site near Wilkeson have been identified as Jared Lanphear and Aeriel Strough, both 22 years old. The Pierce County Medical Examiner’s office said Lanphear is from Buckley.
Seattle-Tacoma, WA
Pierce County prosecutors have charged a man with vehicular homicide for a crash that killed a woman in Spanaway. ReneMichael Navarro, 26, pleaded not guilty to the charge. The accident happened the evening of March 11 in the 2100 block of state Route 7.
Seattle-Tacoma, WA
Seattle-Tacoma, WA
Seattle-Tacoma, WA
The police chief in the Pierce County town of Buckley says a 1-year-old boy being pulled in a wagon on a trail was fatally injured when he was hit by a truck Monday afternoon. Chief Jim Arsanto says the child’s father was pulling him in a wagon on a trail that runs along Highway 410.
Seattle-Tacoma, WA
A 39-year-old Edgewood man riding a motorcycle died Wednesday after he hit a pickup truck in a Puyallup, police spokesman said. The crash happened just after 5 p.m., when the Harley Davidson motorcycle hit a Ford F250 pickup truck at East Pioneer Avenue and 21st Street Southeast, police said.
Seattle-Tacoma, WA
Seattle-Tacoma, WA
A Gig Harbor-area man was booked into jail Sunday on suspicion of vehicular assault and failure to remain at the scene of an injury accident that happened near Wauna.
Seattle-Tacoma, WA
Two people were injured Sunday in Eatonville after a suspected drunken driver lost control and rolled his car several times. The accident happened about 6:45 a.m. in the 45880 block of northbound state Route 7.
Seattle-Tacoma, WA
The fiance of a woman who was killed in a collision on State Route 167 near Puyallup early Tuesday says she was 12 weeks pregnant when she died.
Seattle-Tacoma, WA
Pierce County sheriff’s investigators are searching for a driver who killed a Tacoma man in a three-car crash Monday morning and fled on foot. The accident happened just before 6 a.m. in the 400 block of Waller Road.