Complete Tacoma, WA accident reports and news.

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Accidents in Tacoma result in serious injuries and deaths each year

After a Tacoma 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 Tacoma 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 Tacoma 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.

Tacoma Police Department;

Tacoma Fire/EMT Department;

Tacoma major hospitals include Multi Care Tacoma General Hospital and St. Joseph Medical Center.

City of Tacoma Municipal Court Tacoma Municipal Court is a court of limited jurisdiction hearing traffic and non-traffic infractions, and criminal and criminal-traffic misdemeanors and gross misdemeanors.

Pierce County Superior Court;

Pierce County Criminal Court;

Tacoma real-time traffic report;

Washington State Insurance Commissioner site.

How do you deal with an insurance claim after a Tacoma 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 Tacoma personal injury attorney is needed to manage the insurance claim. 

Most recent accident reports

Date Type
Fri, 09/01/2023 Car Accident Two people killed in crash near toll booth on State Route 16 in Tacoma, Washington
Sun, 07/16/2023 Car Accident Six people killed in crash on state Route 509 in Tacoma, Washington
Fri, 05/12/2023 Pedestrian Accident One person killed in pedestrian collision on Interstate 5 in Tacoma, Washington
Sat, 04/22/2023 Motorcycle Accident 31-year-old motorcyclist died after his motorcycle crashed into the side of a pickup truck on 72nd Street East in Tacoma, Washington
Thu, 03/30/2023 Car Accident One person badly injured in a multiple-vehicle wreck that flipped one car onto its roof on South Tacoma Way in Tacoma, Washington
Wed, 01/18/2023 Car Accident Jesse Webb, 17, and Christopher Garcia Estevez, 16, killed, 15-year-old hospitalized when allegedly stolen car collides with other vehicle on Pacific Avenue South at South 38th Street in Tacoma, Washington
Sat, 01/07/2023 Car Accident Female passenger killed, male driver in critical condition when their vehicle hits pole, catches fire at South 56th Street and Washington Street in Tacoma, Washington
Fri, 09/16/2022 Motorcycle Accident Motorcyclist William R. Laver, 51, killed in head-on collision with wrong-way driver on state Route 16 in Tacoma, Washington
Thu, 09/01/2022 Car Accident Woman killed after her car collides driver of stolen vehicle who ran stop sign, then fled scene on foot near East 34th Street and East D Street in Tacoma, Washington
Fri, 05/20/2022 Car Accident Passenger Neil Blankenship, 29, dies when car he's in leaves State Route 509 at Taylor Way East and hits pole in Tacoma, Washington; DUI suspected cause
Sun, 03/06/2022 Car Accident Three injured in crash involving parked vehicle in construction zone on I-5 in Tacoma, Washington
Sun, 07/18/2021 Motorcycle Accident Two people killed in motorcycle crash on ramp at I-5 and I-705 in Tacoma, Washington
Sat, 08/03/2019 Motorcycle Accident Motorcyclist killed and hit-and-run driver arrested in collision on Interstate 5 in Tacoma, Washington
Thu, 07/19/2018 Motorcycle Accident Two people killed in motorcycle crash on Golden Given Road East in Tacoma, Washington
Wed, 04/18/2018 Car Accident Marianne Burton, 60, killed in collision with suspected drunk driver on McKinley Avenue East in Tacoma, Washington