Spokane, WA - Accident News and Resources including car, bicycle, motorcycle and truck accidents and much more.
Spokane – Washington State's second largest city and the cultural center of Eastern Washington
Metropolitan Spokane is not a huge city with a population of just more than 208,000, but there are many commuters traveling into the city each day, coming in from Spokane County and across the region. This, of course, means that the traffic congestion is a common problem, and car accidents are a daily occurrence. The major roadways in Spokane include Interstate 90, State Route 290, and U.S. Route 2. To get up-to-date traffic information, please go to the Washington State Department of Transportation site. To find our current weather conditions, go to Weather.com.
Here is information on the most recent accidents in Spokane:
- Spokane car accidents;
- Spokane motorcycle accidents;
- Spokane bicycle accidents;
- Spokane aircraft accidents;
- Spokane pedestrian accidents;
- Spokane commercial truck accidents.
If you are looking for information on a specific crash that happened in Spokane, go to the appropriate link above.
If you know someone who has been injured in a Spokane accident, here are links to the major hospitals in the area:
Providence Holy Family Hospital.
Spokane grief support organizations
When a loved one is killed in a Spokane motor-vehicle accident, it is often helpful for grieving family and friends to get help from a grief support organization. It can be comforting to talk with others going through a similar situation, and the road to recovering from the loss may go more smoothly. Go here to get information on Spokane grief support organizations and professionals.
Spokane legal information for accident victims
After someone has been injured or killed in a motor-vehicle crash in Spokane, many decisions need to be made immediately and questions need to be answered. For example, how much of the medical costs will be covered by the insurance policy? How does PIP insurance help with medical bills immediately? What if the at-fault driver has no insurance?
Where to find legal assistance after a Spokane injury accident
After a serious crash in Spokane, it is crucial to get help from a Spokane injury attorney who understands the local regulations and legal standards, who knows how insurance policies work, and who can handle all aspects of an insurance claim so the injured person can focus on recovery. If someone is killed in a collision, a Spokane wrongful death lawyer will launch a claim that will begin the process of financial recovery for the family members left behind.
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Accident reports by county
Adams County, WA -
28
Bonner County, ID -
27
Ferry County, WA -
2
Grant County, WA -
64
Idaho County, ID -
6
Kootenai County, ID -
45
Latah County, ID -
6
Lincoln County, WA -
13
Nez Perce County, ID -
11
Okanogan County, WA -
10
Spokane County, WA -
221
Stevens County, WA -
20
Whitman County, WA -
23
Legal Resources
Spokane, WA
Adams County Sheriff
The mission of the Adams County Sheriff's Office is to provide emergency response, law enforcement and public safety services of the highest quality possible within the financial, staffing and operational limits under which it functions and to consistently and continually strive to affirmatively promote, preserve and enhance the peace, safety and security of the citizens of Adams County.
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Grant County Superior Court
Washington has 39 Superior Courts, one in each of Washington's 39 counties. Superior Courts are the trial courts of general jurisdiction in Washington. A Superior Court may consider all civil and criminal matters occurring within a county's boundary. The Superior Court also has exclusive jurisdiction over civil matters in which the amount in controversy is more than $75,000, felony cases, estate and probate matters, family law cases (including divorces and child custody hearings), and juvenile proceedings. They act as a court of appeal for cases from the District and Municipal Courts.
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Garfield County Superior Court
Washington has 39 Superior Courts, one in each of Washington's 39 counties. Superior Courts are the trial courts of general jurisdiction in Washington. A Superior Court may consider all civil and criminal matters occurring within a county's boundary. The Superior Court also has exclusive jurisdiction over civil matters in which the amount in controversy is more than $75,000, felony cases, estate and probate matters, family law cases (including divorces and child custody hearings), and juvenile proceedings. They act as a court of appeal for cases from the District and Municipal Courts.
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Ferry County Superior Court
Washington has 39 Superior Courts, one in each of Washington's 39 counties. Superior Courts are the trial courts of general jurisdiction in Washington. A Superior Court may consider all civil and criminal matters occurring within a county's boundary. The Superior Court also has exclusive jurisdiction over civil matters in which the amount in controversy is more than $75,000, felony cases, estate and probate matters, family law cases (including divorces and child custody hearings), and juvenile proceedings. They act as a court of appeal for cases from the District and Municipal Courts.
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Columbia County Superior Court
Washington has 39 Superior Courts, one in each of Washington's 39 counties. Superior Courts are the trial courts of general jurisdiction in Washington. A Superior Court may consider all civil and criminal matters occurring within a county's boundary. The Superior Court also has exclusive jurisdiction over civil matters in which the amount in controversy is more than $75,000, felony cases, estate and probate matters, family law cases (including divorces and child custody hearings), and juvenile proceedings. They act as a court of appeal for cases from the District and Municipal Courts.
Most recent accident reports
It was in the evening when Johnson was taking one of his usual walks along Geiger Boulevard, but due to the very windy conditions that night he decided he would turn back early.
Type: Pedestrian Accident
At about 1:15pm, a 79-year-old woman was parking her car on her driveway, but either forgot to set the brake or it malfunctioned, and the car began to roll as she exited it.
Type: Car Accident
The actual cause of the accident is unclear, but it has been reported that a car containing two men drove into the Spokane River, and that the men were able to get themselves out and weren't seriously injured.
Type: Car Accident
At about 7:00am, a train engineer blew the whistle and activate the emergency brakes to avoid hitting a woman that was on the tracks.
Type: Train Accident
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Children/Minors InvolvedA 26-year-old woman died in a crash on Interstate 90 just before 7 a.m.
Type: Car Accident
A 13-year-old female was killed in a two-vehicle crash in northern Idaho. Kalkidan Qualls was killed Saturday after the van she was a passenger in slid into oncoming traffic on U.S. Highway 95 near Tensed.
Type: Car Accident
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RolloverOne Idaho woman was killed and three people suffered injuries in a highway crash on US 95 on Friday at 2:30 p.m. One vehicle crashed into another while trying to merge onto the roadway.
Type: Car Accident
There are few details on the crash itself, but so far it is known that a bus and car collided at the intersection N. Hamilton St. and E. Mission Ave with such force that a woman in the car was trapped in the vehicle and had to be extricated.
Type: Bus Accident
One person was killed and two people injured in an off-roading accident near Ione, Washington which occurred at around 7:45 p.m.
Type: Car Accident
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Seat Belt Usage
At about 1:20pm, a car containing only one man crashed into Lake Coeur d'Alene, and ended up about 20 feet from the shore and 6 feet underwater.
Type: Car Accident
Just before 11pm Wednesday an RV and a Smart Car collided at the intersection of North Newport Highway and North Nevada Street near the Northside YMCA in Spokane. Both drivers claimed to have had a green light.
Date:
Wednesday, December 17, 2014City:
Spokane, WA
Type: Other Type of Accident
At around 10 p.m., Sharon Ferg of Spokane was southbound in a 1973 Dodge motor home on Highway 2 near Nevada Street when she tried to turn left and was struck by a northbound Nissan Versa driven by Roger Tracy of Elk.
Type: Other Type of Accident
Sometime in the evening, a truck ran a red light at the intersectino of Argonne and Sprague and struck another vehicle before finally running into a Banner Bank building.
Type: Truck Accident
At about 11:20am, a passenger car and a tanker truck collided head-on, killing the driver of the passenger car but not injuring anyone else. Check back for more details and updates on this accident.
Type: Truck Accident
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Head-onA Rathdrum man died after his vehicle left the roadway on Interstate 90 and smashed into a sign post and light post, according to local law enforcement. Shane A.
Type: Car Accident