Complete Charleston, WV accident reports and news.

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Accidents in Charleston result in serious injuries and deaths each year

After a Charleston 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 Charleston 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 Charleston 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.

Charleston Police Department;

Charleston Fire & Rescue Department;

Kanawha County Sheriff’s Office;

West Virginia State Police;

Charleston major hospitals include CAMC Memorial Charleston;

Charleston Municipal Court;

Kanawha County Superior Court;

Charleston real-time traffic report;

West Virginia State Insurance Commissioner site.

How do you deal with an insurance claim after a Charleston 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 Charleston personal injury attorney is needed to manage the insurance claim. Go here to learn more about how a Charleston accident lawyer helps injured victims.

 

Most recent accident reports

Date Type
Wed, 02/10/2016 Car Accident Peggy Ann Jarrett, 80, dies after car plunges into Elk River in Charleston, West Virginia
Thu, 03/16/2017 Car Accident Jeremy Bush, 13, dies when he crashes van into retaining wall on Woodward Drive in Charleston, West Virginia
Sat, 02/26/2022 Car Accident Joshua Robinson, 37, and Brittany Weldon, 27, killed, and Edriene Sutton, 24, arrested in wrong-way crash on Interstate 77 in Charleston, West Virginia
Sun, 11/27/2022 Car Accident Four family members hurt, their two dogs killed when their car departs roadway at the I-77/I-64 junction in Charleston, West Virginia
Wed, 04/05/2023 Car Accident Four sent to hospital when three vehicles including ambulance collide at Iowa Street and 7th Avenue in Charleston, West Virginia
Thu, 07/13/2023 Car Accident Single-vehicle crash shut down two lanes of Interstate 64 in Charleston, West Virginia
Mon, 11/13/2023 Car Accident Brooke Starcher, 32, died in a single-vehicle crash on Crescent Road in Charleston, West Virginia
Fri, 11/24/2023 Car Accident One person injured in crash at Virginia St. W, Russell Street and W Washington Street in Charleston, West Virginia
Sun, 12/17/2023 Car Accident One injured in a two-vehicle crash at Glenwood Avenue and Central Avenue in Charleston, West Virginia
Mon, 12/18/2023 Car Accident One injured in a vehicle crash at the intersection of Pennsylvania Avenue and Washington Street in Charleston, West Virginia
Wed, 12/27/2023 Car Accident At least four injured in two related crashed near the intersection of Corridor G and Cantley Drive in Charleston, West Virginia
Sat, 01/06/2024 Car Accident One injured in a single-vehicle crash at the Washington Street Exit of Interstate 64 in Charleston, West Virginia
Mon, 01/08/2024 Car Accident Two injured in a two-vehicle crash on Virginia Street West in Charleston, West Virginia
Sun, 01/21/2024 Car Accident One entrapped and injured in a single-vehicle crash on Interstate 77 in Charleston, West Virginia
Fri, 01/26/2024 Car Accident One injured in a two-vehicle crash at Civic Center Drive and Virginia Street East in Charleston, West Virginia