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
Tue, 02/06/2018 Car Accident Felix Alvarado-Rodriguez, 42, killed in single-vehicle crash into tree off of Highway 509 off-ramp in Seattle, Washington
Wed, 10/22/2014 Car Accident A man dies after being hit by a car on Boren Avenue and Virginia Street in Seattle, Washington
Sat, 06/22/2013 Car Accident Two injured in crash on 17th Ave SW at Cambridge St in West Seattle on June 23
Sun, 09/27/2015 Car Accident Head-on crash blocks traffic on Aurora Bridge in Seattle, Washington
Sun, 03/11/2018 Car Accident Mohamed S. Al-Hethail, 25, killed in collision with wrong-way driver Alexander S. Chung, 20, on Interstate 5 ramp to Interstate 90 in Seattle, Washington
Thu, 03/06/2014 Car Accident 41-year-old man arrested, after a police pursuit of a car-jacking suspect leads to a two car crash and the arrest of the suspect in south Seattle. No injuries reported.
Fri, 10/31/2014 Car Accident Huge accident involving multiple vehicles including a police vehicle and 10 patients injured on Rainier Avenue South in South Seattle
Sun, 06/16/2013 Car Accident Two children injured in crash near 23rd Ave and E Jefferson St in Seattle on June 17
Fri, 06/22/2018 Car Accident One person killed and three injured in crash at 15th Avenue Northwest and Northwest Market Street in Ballard neighborhood of Seattle, Washington
Fri, 02/28/2014 Car Accident A Veterans Administration van for transporting disabled vets destroyed, after a two car crash on southbound I-5 near Seattle.
Thu, 10/22/2015 Car Accident Two people critically injured in single-vehicle car crash on Rainier Avenue South in Seattle, Washington
Tue, 10/25/2016 Car Accident Driver killed in possible street-racing crash on Martin Luther King Junior Way in Seattle, Washington
Thu, 02/27/2014 Car Accident Elwin Trinh, 23, killed and another seriously injured a head-on crash at high speed on Fourth Avenue South in South Seattle
Wed, 11/12/2014 Car Accident Panos S. Palas, 86, caused accident when driving the wrong way on I-5 while intoxicated in Seattle, Washington
Thu, 06/15/2017 Car Accident 60-year-old man injured in I-5 rollover crash involving semi truck in downtown Seattle, Washington