Complete Seattle, WA accident reports and news.

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Accidents in Seattle result in serious injuries and deaths each year

After a Seattle crash, injured people and their families need resources and support. Regardless of the severity of the collision, the people involved are left to deal with injuries, medical bills, property damage, and insurance claims. When a Seattle accident is fatal, families are left to struggle with their grief and loss as best they can.

Here are resources to help accident victims and their families after a Seattle wreck

Regardless of whether it is a car accident, pedestrian accident, motorcycle crash, bicycle collision, truck accident, or any other kind of injury accident, the following resources can be helpful for crash victims and their families and friends.

Seattle Police Department;

Seattle Fire/EMT Department;

Seattle major hospitals include:

Harborview Medical Center; 

Swedish Hospital

University of Washington Medical Center

Virginia Mason Medical Center.

Seattle Municipal Court adjudicates all misdemeanor and gross misdemeanor crimes, infractions, and civil violations.

King County Superior Court Criminal Department;

Seattle real-time traffic report;

Washington State Insurance Commissioner site.

How do you deal with an insurance claim after a Seattle accident?

Regardless of how severe an accident is, almost everyone involved has to deal with insurance companies and claims. For accidents with very minor injuries and damage, a claim can sometimes be handled by working with the insurance adjuster. For crashes involving more serious injuries, or when a fatal crash occurs, a Seattle personal injury attorney is needed to manage the insurance claim. 

Legal Resources

Seattle-Tacoma, WA

Seattle Transit Blog

Seattle Transit Blog is 501(c)(4) nonprofit organization that covers transit news for the the greater Seattle area. The blog also focuses on density and the urban form, and other forms of alternative transportation like bicycling and walking.

Most recent accident reports

Date Type
Sat, 09/02/2017 Car Accident Two men injured in single-vehicle crash into pole on Martin Luther King, Jr. Way East in Seattle, Washington
Thu, 12/08/2016 Car Accident Car crash during police chase kills one man and injures another on Lake City Way Northeast/SR 522 in Seattle, Washington
Tue, 06/15/2021 Car Accident Driver crashes car, injured after suspect threw a rock onto the freeway on I-90 in Seattle, Washington
Sat, 04/06/2013 Car Accident Mauricio Bell Died on April 7 in Seattle
Sun, 01/16/2022 Car Accident Suspect shoots 36-year-old resident, then crashes half mile away in Seattle, Washington
Sun, 12/22/2013 Car Accident Driver arrested after crash injures two passengers on Rainier Avenue South in Seattle, Washington
Thu, 09/28/2017 Car Accident Two people injured in rollover crash involving street racing and hit-and-run driver on Interstate 5 in Seattle, Washington
Wed, 03/16/2016 Car Accident Gibrel A. Mohammed, 61, killed in collision involving ambulance and alleged drunk driver Chase Washatko, 27, at James and Boren in Seattle, Washington
Fri, 03/11/2022 Car Accident Three injured in three-vehicle crash at Lake City Way NE and 130th Street in Seattle, Washington
Fri, 09/29/2017 Car Accident Serious injury collision reported on Interstate 5 near Spokane Street in Seattle, Washington
Sun, 03/13/2016 Car Accident Pokémon Creative Design Director Eric Medalle, 42, killed in windstorm when tree crushes his car in Seattle, Washington
Wed, 11/27/2013 Car Accident Family of 4 hurt in crash Thanksgiving evening by stolen car in Seattle.
Mon, 03/23/2015 Car Accident Four people injured in a three-car crash on Rainier Avenue South at 84th Avenue in Seattle, Washington
Wed, 04/03/2013 Car Accident Morgan F. Williams died on April 4th on Highway 520 in Seattle
Wed, 01/11/2017 Car Accident Wrong-way driver Angela Mora, 46, killed in collision with ambulance on Interstate 5 in Seattle, Washington