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:

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:

Sacred Heart Medical Center;

Deaconess Hospital;

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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Legal Resources

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Pend Oreille County Jail

The Corrections Department maintains a 31 bed facility housing both sentenced and un-sentenced offenders. Corrections Department also manages a cooperative program with the Washington Department of Ecology. This program utilizes both in custody and non-custody offenders to pick up litter in Pend Oreille County.
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Adams County District Court

Adams County District Court hears proceedings involving criminal misdemeanors, traffic infractions, anti-harassment and domestic violence protection petitions, petitions for name change, small claims disputes and civil disputes where the amount claimed does not exceed $75,000.
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Adams County Superior Court

Adams County Superior Court is a general jurisdiction trial court with responsibility for civil matters involving more than $300, unlawful detainers, and injunctions; felony criminal cases; misdemeanor criminal cases not otherwise provided for by law; family law,including dissolutions, child support, adoptions, parentage, and domestic-violence protection matters; probate and guardianship matters; juvenile offender matters; juvenile dependencies, including abused and neglected children, children in need of services, at-risk youth, and truancies; mental illness and involuntary commitment matters.

Most recent accident reports

Eddylou Donovan was involved in the crash when her vehicle exited the road and onto the median. When she tried to drive back onto the roadway, she was struck by a Ford pickup driven by Steven Johnson of Spokane.

Date: 
Monday, April 6, 2015
City: 
Lind, WA
Type: Car Accident
Topics: 
Hit and Run

The crash happened just before 9 p.m. about 4 miles northwest of Pullman, the Washington State Patrol said. One person died, the WSP confirmed. The deceased person has been identified by WSP as Dina Williamson, age 28.

Date: 
Saturday, April 4, 2015
Roadway: 
U.S. 195
Type: Car Accident
A 12-year-old boy from northern Idaho crashed into a tree while driving an ATV near Lewiston. Two 10-year-old girls were on board at the time and sustained non-life-threatening injuries. The boy was flown to Sacred Heart Medical Center for injuries.

Delores Galloway, 88, of Yakima, was traveling westbound on State Route 24 while Antonio Mendoza, 66, of Union Gap, was heading northbound on SR 243. Galloway failed to stop her Ford 500 at the stop sign and collided with Mendoza.

Date: 
Saturday, March 28, 2015
Type: Car Accident

Wynter Spencer was driving on Highway 195 when her car drove onto the northbound shoulder and she overcorrected, crossing the southbound lanes, then rolling over and coming to a rest in a field on the side of the road.

Date: 
Wednesday, March 25, 2015
Roadway: 
Highway 195

Salvador Ramos Escareno was driving north on State Route 17 when he was struck by a vehicle driven by 67-year-old Sandra D. Dodge.

Date: 
Wednesday, March 25, 2015
Roadway: 
State Route 17
Date: 
Saturday, March 21, 2015
Roadway: 
Highway 195
A pickup truck and a garbage truck collided head-on, resulting in serious injuries. The accident took place at Trent near Harvard.
Date: 
Thursday, March 19, 2015

A male pedestrian said to be in his late 40s was killed after being struck by a vehicle on Mission and Progress early Friday morning in Spokane Valley.

Date: 
Friday, March 13, 2015

A school bus carrying students to Loon Lake Elementary was heading southbound on Highway 395 when it stopped to make a turn on Roitz Road. An SUV that was following the bus rear-ended it, doing little damage to the bus but totaling the SUV.

Date: 
Monday, March 9, 2015
Roadway: 
Highway 395

A woman was driving southbound on Newport Highway when she passed out, went over the median, and struck some road signs and a tree before slamming into a Wendy's fast food restaurant. The woman was taken to the hospital in unknown condition.

Date: 
Sunday, March 8, 2015
Roadway: 
Newport Highway

Michael Walter, 56, from Odessa, was killed Friday morning after a crash near Moses Lake on North Frontage Road East when he failed to stop at Road N and was struck by a tractor trailer driven by James Rivera, 33.

Date: 
Friday, March 6, 2015
A man was killed after a car accident on Highway 57 near Priest River, Idaho Friday evening. Charles A. Burke, 58, was driving his Ford Explorer when he drove off the road and crashed into a ditch at approximately 7:15 PM.
Date: 
Friday, March 6, 2015
Roadway: 
Highway 57

East 26th near Mile Post 65 in Adams County, Washington has been fully blocked from traffic following a two-car, head-on accident that happened on Wednesday night.

Date: 
Wednesday, March 4, 2015
Roadway: 
East 26th
Type: Car Accident
Topics: 
Head-on, Fire

Spokane Wastewater Management truck ran over a pile of clothing and blankets on the roadside at South Geiger Boulevard and South Lewis Street about 7:00am, where a woman was unfortunately sleeping.