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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
Tue, 12/17/2013 Pedestrian Accident Frances Margaret Parsons struck by car, killed, while walking in parking garage.
Tue, 12/17/2013 Pedestrian Accident Frances M. Parsons 90, killed by SUV while walking dog.
Fri, 03/11/2022 Pedestrian Accident Two people killed and several injured when vehicle crashes into outdoor diners on Connecticut Avenue NW in Washington D.C.
Fri, 01/01/2016 Pedestrian Accident Ian Jerome Butts, 36, killed in pedestrian collision with alleged hit-and-run driver Sophia Palmer, 31, at Minnesota Avenue SE and C Street SE in Washington, D.C.
Wed, 08/02/2017 Pedestrian Accident Firefighter Dane Smothers Jr., 28, critical after ladder truck strikes him at fire on F Street NE in Washington, D.C.
Mon, 07/25/2022 Pedestrian Accident 7-year-old boy seriously hurt after being struck by vehicle that fled scene near a playground on Mississippi Avenue in Washington D.C.
Fri, 01/29/2016 Pedestrian Accident Two children struck by vehicle on Arkansas Avenue NW in Washington, D.C.
Fri, 03/02/2018 Pedestrian Accident Vincent Childs, 42, killed in pedestrian collision with alleged drunk driver Roger Hector Hamilton, 37, on Wheeler Road in Washington, D.C.
Mon, 09/08/2014 Pedestrian Accident Brener Omar Llamas Rivera, 32, killed after walking out in front of car on Fairfax Road in Washington D.C.
Tue, 03/27/2018 Pedestrian Accident Kenneth Clarke, 19, killed in pedestrian collision on Western Avenue in Washington, D.C.
Fri, 04/08/2016 Pedestrian Accident Male pedestrian killed and Roshonda Michelle Josephs, 24, charged after collision on Massachusetts Avenue NW in Washington, D.C.
Sun, 09/14/2014 Pedestrian Accident Bareket Haile, 26, killed in hit-and-run on Georgia Avenue in northwest DC
Fri, 04/15/2016 Bus Accident Dozen students sent to hospital in school bus crash into lamp post in parking lot of RFK Stadium on E Capitol St SE in Washington, D.C.
Wed, 08/10/2016 Bus Accident Debra Finley, 57, killed and three injured in car collision with bus on Alabama Avenue SE in Washington, D.C.
Wed, 10/12/2016 Bus Accident Gen. Mark Milley assists at scene of car-Metrobus crash that killed Tyree Bailey, 19, on Suitland Parkway in Washington, D.C.