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Accidents in Washington D.C. result in serious injuries and deaths each year

After a Washington D.C. 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 Washington D.C. accident is fatal, families are left to struggle with their grief and loss as best they can.

Resources to help accident victims and their families after a Washington D.C. 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.

Major hospitals in Washington D.C. include:

George Washington University Hospital; Howard University Hospital; Sibley Memorial Hospital.

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

Most recent accident reports

Date Type
Fri, 03/28/2014 Pedestrian Accident Woman critically injured after she is struck by a stolen van driven by a hit-and-run driver on Rhode Island Avenue in Washington D.C.
Thu, 03/27/2014 Pedestrian Accident Matthew Cavin, 24, killed, and Antione Cauley, 27, is wanted by police after he struck Cavin with a vehicle after an argument on South Arbory Lane in Washington, D.C.
Fri, 12/30/2022 Pedestrian Accident One pedestrian killed and one injured in collision during police pursuit at 14th Street and New York Avenue in Washington D.C.
Tue, 10/21/2014 Pedestrian Accident Jeremiah Williams, 17, critically injured in pedestrian crash on East Capitol in Washington D.C.
Wed, 03/12/2014 Pedestrian Accident Male pedestrian struck and killed by a car, while walking on the Southeast Freeway in Washington D.C.
Wed, 12/19/2018 Pedestrian Accident Skagway Mayor Monica Adams Carlson, 61, and Cora Louise Adams, 85, killed in pedestrian collision with tour bus on Pennsylvania Avenue NW in Washington, D.C.
Thu, 10/24/2019 Pedestrian Accident Amoni Richardson, 15, killed in hit-and-run pedestrian collision on East Capitol Street SE in Washington, D.C.
Wed, 03/05/2014 Pedestrian Accident Male pedestrian struck and critically injured by a D.C. Metro bus near Dupont Circle.
Thu, 08/18/2016 Pedestrian Accident Armin Amin-Toomaji, 44, killed in pedestrian collision at 9th and P streets NW in Shaw neighborhood of Washington, D.C.
Sun, 02/01/2015 Pedestrian Accident Rick Warrick, 38, killed and fiancee Julia Pearce injured after struck by hit-and-run vehicle with alleged driver Earl Teeter, 73, on the Baltimore-Washington Parkway near Washington, D.C.
Wed, 02/19/2014 Pedestrian Accident Woman struck and critically injured by car in northeast Washington D.C.
Fri, 08/19/2016 Pedestrian Accident David Narvaez, 29, killed in hit-and-run pedestrian collision at M Street and New Hampshire Avenue NW in Washington, D.C.
Fri, 04/17/2015 Pedestrian Accident 2 pedestrians injured when struck by a car near the Memorial Bridge in Washington, D.C.
Tue, 01/28/2020 Pedestrian Accident Pedestrian Cheryln Ninette Bell, 49, killed in hit-and-run collision on Suitland Parkway in Washington D.C.
Tue, 04/28/2015 Pedestrian Accident Faith Josephine Pines, 68, struck and killed by hit-and-run driver on Southern Avenue in Washington, D.C.