Complete Downey, CA accident reports and news.

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Accidents in Downey result in serious injuries and deaths each year

After a Downey 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 Downey 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 Downey 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.

Downey Police Department;

Downey Fire & Rescue Department;

Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Office;

California Highway Patrol;

Downey major medical facilities include PIH Health Downey Hospital;

Downey Municipal Court;

Los Angeles County Superior Court;

Downey real-time traffic report;

Downey grief support services;

California State Insurance Commissioner site.

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

 

Most recent accident reports

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Sat, 06/24/2023 Car Accident Daniel Nichols, 26, Joshua Moore Jr., 27, Rodrigo Zermeno Gomez, 21, and one person killed in crash on 5 Freeway in Downey, California
Thu, 04/28/2022 Car Accident Three officers hurt, including one with serious injuries when SUV hits police car, vehicles catch fire at scene of previous crash on the 105 Freeway in Downey, California
Sat, 09/18/2021 Car Accident Several people injured and suspected street racer arrested in collision at Imperial Highway and Paramount Boulevard in Downey, California
Fri, 04/02/2021 Car Accident Edgar Zavala, 28, killed when vehicle strikes tree off of Imperial Highway in Downey, California
Sat, 05/23/2020 Car Accident Aide Bustamante, 32, and one person killed in hit-and-run crash on Santa Ana (5) Freeway in Downey, California
Mon, 02/19/2018 Car Accident Three people injured in collision at Imperial Highway and Downey Avenue in Downey, California
Thu, 03/09/2017 Drunk Driving Suspected drunk driver crashes into library at Brookshire Avenue in Downey, California
Fri, 02/10/2017 Car Accident One person injured in multi-vehicle crash related to street racing on San Gabriel River (605) Freeway in Downey, California
Sat, 12/10/2016 Car Accident Xavier Leon, four months old, killed, and woman injured in two-vehicle collision at Firestone Boulevard and Brookshire Avenue in Downey, California
Sun, 02/28/2016 Pedestrian Accident One pedestrian killed and several people injured in street-racing car crash at Bellflower Boulevard and Imperial Highway in Downey, California
Sat, 11/07/2015 Car Accident Samuel Tristan Flynn, 20, and Kokona Ando, 21, dead, woman seriously injured in single-vehicle crash on 5 Freeway in Downey, California
Mon, 02/23/2015 Car Accident Ten injured in two-car accident at Downey Avenue and Imperial Highway in Downey, California