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A woman was killed this morning when her car veered into oncoming traffic and collided with another vehicle on Highway 99 in Lynnwood, police said. The accident happened around 10:30 a.m. in the 17100 block of Highway 99. Police said a woman, later identified as Jeretta C. Graham, 77, was driving south when her car veered into northbound traffic, colliding head-on with a second vehicle. The southbound driver was pronounced dead at the scene and the second driver, a woman in her 40s, was taken to a hospital with serious injuries, police said.
The driver of a pick-up called his girlfriend to complain of chest pains just 10 minutes before his vehicle crossed the center line of State Route 7 and struck another vehicle. The driver is dead and six people from the other car were taken to the hospital after the collision. Both lanes of SR 7 are closed at 316th Street East near Eatonville and traffic is being detoured due to the collision. Two adults were taken to MultiCare Tacoma General Hospital and four children are at MultiCare Mary Bridge Children's Hospital. Their conditions are not available at this time.
The Oct. 31 crash on Highway 20 that killed one Oak Harbor teenager near Anacortes has now claimed the life of her twin sister. Janesah Goheen, 17, died Monday at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle, where she was taken for treatment of severe injuries after a crash on Fidalgo Island with a 2006 Ford Mustang. Her sister, Janeah, died at the scene of the accident near Gibraltar Road. Meanwhile, a man accused of vehicular homicide in the first sister’s death is expected to face additional charges. The sisters and a friend were on their way to Seattle to see haunted houses for Halloween.
State Patrol troopers are investigating the cause of an accident near midnight Saturday that sent five people to the hospital. One person was taken to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle. The other four men were taken to Providence Regional Medical Center Everett. Troopers said the crash occurred on the southbound onramp to I-5 just south of Fourth Street in Marysville. A 1997 Acura driven by an Everett man, 25, was stopped in one of the lanes with its headlights off when it was hit by a 1994 Ford pickup that was changing lanes. The pickup was driven by an Everett man, 54.
Tacoma is a growing city with a growing traffic problem, often resulting in serious accidents and injuries. At this link you can learn more about the issues related to Tacoma auto accidents and personal injury claims.
The things that you need to know about an accident with a drunk driver Drunk-driving crashes are complicated because of the many parties potentially involved, including the drunk driver, the bar or tavern where they got drunk, the party host who gave alcohol to a minor, and the parole officer tasked with supervising repeat offenders. Here is what you need to know to deal with a drunk driving collision.
Seattle – Washington State's largest city with world-famous traffic and the accidents to match
Metropolitan Seattle is not a huge city with a population of just more than 650,000, but since there is not a well-established mass-transit system in Seattle, most of the residents are drivers. This, of course, means that the traffic congestion is extraordinary, ranked #5 nationally, and that the number of collisions is equally high. Combined with Seattle's famous rainy weather, car accidents are an hourly occurrence. Similarly, Tacoma has a high percentage of daily commuters. Tacoma, with a population of just over 200,000 and located just 30 miles south of Seattle, has similar traffic issues. The major roadways in Seattle include Interstate 5, Interstate 405, Interstate 90, State Route 520, and State Route 99. The major roadways in Tacoma include I-5, I-705, SR 7, SR 16, SR 163, SR 167, and SR 509. 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 Seattle and Tacoma:
- Seattle and Tacoma car accidents;
- Seattle and Tacoma motorcycle accidents;
- Seattle and Tacoma bus accidents;
- Seattle and Tacoma bicycle accidents;
- Seattle and Tacoma pedestrian accidents;
- Seattle and Tacoma train accidents;
- Seattle and Tacoma commercial truck accidents.
If you are looking for information on a specific crash that happened in Seattle or Tacoma, go to the appropriate link above.
If you know someone who has been injured in a Seattle or Tacoma accident, here are links to the major hospitals in the area:
Harborview Medical Center - Seattle;
Swedish Hospital - Seattle;
University of Washington Medical Center - Seattle;
Virginia Mason Medical Center - Seattle;
Multi Care Tacoma General Hospital;
St. Joseph Medical Center - Tacoma.
Seattle and Tacoma grief support organizations
When a loved one is killed in a Seattle or Tacoma 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 Seattle and Tacoma grief support organizations: The Healing Center; Grief support at Providence Health Services; Bereavement support at Swedish Medical Center; Other Seattle support groups and counselors; Tacoma and Pierce County grief support resources.
Seattle and Tacoma legal information for accident victims
After someone has been injured or killed in a motor-vehicle crash in Seattle or Tacoma, 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 Seattle or Tacoma injury accident
After a serious crash in Seattle or Tacoma, it is crucial to get help from a Seattle personal 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 Seattle wrongful death lawyer will launch a claim that will begin the process of financial recovery for the family members left behind. Go here to learn more about how a good Seattle car accident attorney can help.
Anyone who has been involved in a serious pedestrian accident in Seattle, Tacoma, Everett, Bellevue, or anywhere in Western Washington, knows how scary and surreal the experience can be. The slow-motion nature of the crash itself, the sense of helplessness and fear during the event, and those awful moments following the crash when the extent of injury is unknown and the wait for help seems to take forever. And for a fatality collision, the shock and trauma for all people involved can be unimaginable.