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Whatcom, Island, San Juan, Skagit, and Snohomish Counties comprise the Pacific Northwest Interior

Across these diverse counties, residents and visitors encounter gorgeous mountain views, extensive waterways, the beautiful Puget Sound, and the vast network of San Juan Islands.

Whatcom County, Washington, on the border with Canada, is an established college town with a growing population

Whatcom County has a population of approximately 200,000. The county seat and largest city is Bellingham. The county name ultimately derives from the Lummi word Xwotʼqom, meaning "noisy water."

The largest industries in Whatcom County include manufacturing, agriculture, and healthcare. Whatcom County is the location of Western Washington University.

Island County - A unique and beautiful region composed entirely of islands

As of the 2010 census, its population was 78,506. Its county seat is Coupeville, while its largest city is Oak Harbor. Its name reflects the fact that it is composed entirely of islands. It contains two large islands, Whidbey and Camano, and seven smaller islands - Baby, Ben Ure, Deception, Kalamut, Minor, Smith, and Strawberry.

San Juan County - A beautiful maritime archipelago of 743 islands

San Juan County is a county located in the Salish Sea in the far northwestern corner of Washington State. As of the 2010 census, its population was 15,769. Of the hundreds of islands in the county,  only 60 islands are inhabited.

Skagit County - Situated between near the majestic Cascade Mountains, the fertile Skagit Valley, and the powerful Skagit River

Skagit County, with a population of 116,901, is situated in the gorgeous Skagit Valley. The county seat and largest city is Mount Vernon. The majestic Cascade Mountains stand to the east, overlooking a fertile valley boasting a variety of agricultural crops. Running through the valley is the powerful Skagit River flowing westward toward the beautiful San Juan Islands.

Snohomish County - Home of the world's largest aerospace-industry manufacturing facility

Snohomish County, with a population of 772,501, is the third-most populous county in Washington. The county seat and largest city is Everett. The county is located between the sparkling blue waters of Puget Sound and the rugged, snow-capped peaks of the Cascade Mountains. Snohomish County begins 12 miles north of Seattle, a little under 100 miles south of Vancouver, and a short ferry ride away from the San Juan Islands and the Olympic Peninsula. Snohomish County is home to over 20,000 businesses, ranging from small family farms specializing in organic foods, to the world’s largest advanced manufacturing facility producing state-of art aerospace equipment.

The region's climate can contribute to accidents throughout the Northwest Interior

The climate is generally mild and typical of the Puget Sound region. The year-long average daily high and low temperatures are 59 and 44.1 °F. The western region of the Northwest Interior has a marine oceanic climate that is strongly influenced by the Cascade Range and Olympic Mountains, and gets an average of 42 inches of rain per year.

In Accident Data Center, find recent accidents at the links below:

Whatcom, Island, San Juan, Skagit, and Snohomish County car accidents;

Whatcom, Island, San Juan, Skagit, and Snohomish County pedestrian accidents;

Whatcom, Island, San Juan, Skagit, and Snohomish County motorcycle accidents;

Whatcom, Island, San Juan, Skagit, and Snohomish County bicycle accidents;

Whatcom, Island, San Juan, Skagit, and Snohomish County train accidents;

Whatcom, Island, San Juan, Skagit, and Snohomish County truck accidents.

When someone is injured in an accident in the region, it is important to gather information about what happens next.

Being injured in a serious accident is always a shocking and scary experience, and dealing with the aftermath is exhausting and stressful. Accident victims are forced to deal with hospitalization, medical treatments, missed work, and lost income, often while trying to manage pain and disability from their injuries. And then the insurance adjusters start circling. Find out more about accidents and what issues an injured person needs to be aware of by going to this link.

What to do after a serious injury accident in Whatcom, Island, San Juan, Skagit, or Snohomish County

When someone has been injured or killed in a motor-vehicle collision, the accident victim and their family members are left with medical bills, lost income, and other costs. It is important to get legal assistance to help the accident victim recover, or when the accident is fatal, to help the family members get fully compensated for their losses. Learn more about how a Pacific Northwest personal injury attorney will help injured victims and families.

State: 
Washington

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Accident reports by county

Island County, WA - 15
San Juan County, WA - 2
Skagit County, WA - 113
Snohomish County, WA - 328
Whatcom County, WA - 156

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Getting hurt in a motorcycle crash often means serious injury

Getting hurt in a motorcycle crash often means serious injury

If you’re reading this page, you probably know this scenario: You or a loved one has been hurt by a collision while driving a motorcycle. You’re dealing with injuries, and the frustration that comes from mounting medical bills and lack of transportation, along with other losses. You can’t work, and the insurance companies are giving you the run around, or an offer that doesn’t compare to the amount of money you have to pay. While you wish you could just go on with your life and have things back to normal, it looks like you’ve got a lot of recovery ahead. And if you weren’t at fault in this accident, you might be wondering how it’s fair that you have to deal with all these problems and pay for problems you didn’t even cause. But you don’t have to. Click to learn more about your options if you were seriously hurt in a motorcycle crash.

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When a worst case scenario comes true: a child is injured in a car crash

When a worst case scenario comes true: a child is injured in a car crash

Seeing children hurt is too painful for many of us to bear. When a child is hurt – or killed – in an accident, the loss is catastrophic and feels at times insurmountable to the survivors. It’s understandable to feel overwhelmed and feel there is no hope. While no one can undo what’s done, there may be help to get you through this time. If the crash occurred because of someone’s negligence, especially in cases of drunk or distracted driving, or poor road safety, the injured child or the survivors may be able to file a claim or lawsuit.

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You have options if a speeder hit you

You have options if a speeder hit you

Speed limits are not just recommendations, but established rules that all drivers are expected to follow while operating their vehicles on public roads. Many factors are considered by the engineers who set the limits, such as the road’s characteristics; how wide the shoulder might be, if there is one at all; road grade; and the length of a driver’s line of sight. The limits are set very carefully after an assessment of all these factors, and are meant to keep everyone safe and maintain a healthy flow of traffic as much as possible. However, some drivers speed, and statistics reflect this, and this increases the liklihood and severity of a crash. If you have been hit by a speeding driver, you have options. 

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Accidents with speeding drivers can have deadly consequences

Accidents with speeding drivers can have deadly consequences

Speed limits are not just recommendations, but established rules that all drivers are expected to follow while operating their vehicles on public roads. Many factors are considered by the engineers who set the limits, such as the road’s characteristics; how wide the shoulder might be, if there is one at all; road grade; and the length of a driver’s line of sight. The limits are set very carefully after an assessment of all these factors, and are meant to keep everyone safe and maintain a healthy flow of traffic as much as possible. However, some drivers speed, and a moment of carelessness can have devastating consequences. If you have been in an accident with a speeding driver, you have options. Click to learn more.

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Have you been involved in an accident on the highway?

Have you been involved in an accident on the highway?

Getting on the freeway system is a gamble every time. Every driver relies on other drivers to make good decisions, remain focused on driving, and follow the law at all times. If not, the consequences can be critically dangerous due to so many vehicles traveling at high speed. One moment of carelessness can lead to many catastrophic injuries, and even death.

Have you been involved in a car crash on the highway? Click here to learn more.

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What to do if you were in a motor vehicle and train crash?

What to do if you were in a motor vehicle and train crash?

It’s a scary thought, and luckily a fairly rare occurrence. Sometimes it’s a defect in the track. Other times, equipment failure. Sometimes a crash is due to a driver’s error.But nearly all cars that are hit by trains sustain devastating damages, and so do the people in them. Railroad companies will hire a team of private investigators to assess train crossing accidents, and are ready to employ them at the scene of any accident. The companies do not want to be held accountable for accidents that may have been due to their mistake. So what do you do if you've been in a vehicle crash with a train?

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Tips on preventing ejection from a vehicle collision... and what to do if this terrible accident did occur

Tips on preventing ejection from a vehicle collision... and what to do if this terrible accident did occur

We trust that, when we buckle up in a car, it’s about keeping safer in case of an accident. When the safety systems – especially seat belts – work properly, we avoid what too often become devastating injuries. But these types of injuries do occur, and sometimes the sheer impact of a high speed collision can eject a person from the vehicle, even if all the safety features are functioning properly. If you have been in such an accident yourself, or are taking care of a loved one who was injured this way, you are likely facing serious injuries, or even mourning the loss of a someone close to you. Click here for more information on what to do after a car accident in which someone was ejected. 

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Car accidents that involve an elderly driver can be complicated

Car accidents that involve an elderly driver can be complicated

If an elderly driver hit you, you may be feeling lots of emotions. Not just from the trauma of having been in a car accident, but the reluctance to bring a claim against an older person. However, the truth of the matter is that you were injured in an accident, and the person who hit you may present a continued threat against him or herself and other drivers. Filing a claim may then not just help you come to a full recovery but perhaps convince the older driver to look for safer modes of transportation. For insights on what to do next if you've been injured by an older driver, follow this link.

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I was the passenger in a car accident, what do I do?

I was the passenger in a car accident, what do I do?

Every time motorists accept a passenger into their vehicle, they form an upspoken agreement that they’ll both do what it takes to make the drive a safe one. Yet it is the driver’s ultimate responsibility to maintain the passenger’s well-being as long as that person is a passenger. Reckless, negligent driving – including drunk, drugged, or distracted driving – puts everyone in danger, especially those who are not in the driver’s seat. In case of an accident those behaviors cause or contribute to, the passenger retains the right to hold the driver liable for damages and losses that result.Click to learn more about car accidents in which the passenger was hurt.

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What to do if your car accident involved an RV

What to do if your car accident involved an RV

The infamous RV, on American highways at all times of the year, is especially present during the warm summer months. Never more obviously than when you’re stuck behind one. Packed with families and those accoutrements that just can’t be left behind, motor homes hit the road and take up much of it. Not only are they a big investment for those who own them – they are also a large obstacle for many motorists who share the road. The extra care and caution it takes to navigate around these vehicles can be like passing a semi. Particularly on windy roads or hills that keep the RV from maintaining the flow of traffic, it can be a stressful moment to many drivers. If you've been in a car accident with an RV, click to learn more about implications of filing a lawsuit against the at-fault party.

Most recent accident reports

17-year-old twins Janeah and Janesah Goheen dead and two others injured in accident on Hwy 20 in Anacortes on Oct 31

The Oct. 31 crash on Highway 20 that killed one Oak Harbor teenager near Anacortes has now claimed the life of her twin sister.

Date: 
Thursday, October 31, 2013
Roadway: 
Highway 20
City: 
Anacortes, WA
Type: Car Accident
Topics: 
Accident Topics: Teenaged Drivers - Young Adult Drivers

Wesley B. Martin, 39 and Angela Rodrick, 18, dead in collision on SR-548 in Ferndale on Oct 22

The driver of a pickup truck was attempting to pass a tractor-trailer in heavy fog on State Route 548 early Tuesday when he plowed head-on into an oncoming car, killing himself and the 18-year-old woman driving the car, the Washington State Patrol

Date: 
Monday, October 21, 2013
Roadway: 
Highway 548
City: 
Ferndale, WA
Type: Car Accident
Topics: 
Weather Conditions

Desirae Garrison-Jones killed in crash on W Badger Rd in Lynden on Oct 4

A Whatcom County man has been sentenced to almost two years in prison for causing a crash that killed a teenage girl in October on West Badger Road.

Date: 
Thursday, October 3, 2013
Roadway: 
West Badger Road
City: 
Lynden, WA
Type: Car Accident
Topics: 
Rollover

Inna Reva dead and Leonid Shintar injured in crash at Van Wyck Rd and Hannegan Rd in Bellingham on Sept 21

A Bellingham woman was killed and her passenger was injured in a two-car crash this morning north of Bellingham.

Date: 
Friday, September 20, 2013
Roadway: 
Unknown
City: 
Bellingham, WA
Type: Car Accident
Topics: 
Seat Belt Usage

Gaytor Donald Unick dies in crash on I-5 Grandview Rd exit in Ferndale on Aug 15

Bellingham and Whatcom County are growing in population, and with this growth comes increases in traffic, congestion, and accidents.

Date: 
Wednesday, August 14, 2013
Roadway: 
Interstate 5 Grandview Road off-ramp
City: 
Ferndale, WA
Type: Car Accident

Toddler Jack Joseph Kelley killed in lawn-mowing accident north of Ferndale on July 13

A Whatcom County toddler was killed this weekend when his grandfather accidentally backed over him with a riding lawn mower.

Date: 
Friday, July 12, 2013
Roadway: 
Unknown
City: 
Ferndale, WA
Type: Other Type of Accident

Abraham Guerrero dies in motorcycle accident near the Northwest Ave exit of I-5 in Bellingham on July 8

An 18-year-old motorcyclist was killed late Monday when he slammed into a cable barrier along Interstate 5 at high speed. Troopers responded to the scene, in the northbound lanes of I-5 in Whatcom County, at about 10:45 p.m.

Date: 
Sunday, July 7, 2013
Roadway: 
Interstate 5
City: 
Bellingham, WA
Type: Motorcycle Accident
Topics: 
Accident Topics: Teenaged Drivers - Young Adult Drivers

Man injured in explosion in the 8300 block of Golden Valley Blvd in Kendall on June 12

What personal injury victims need to know:

Date: 
Tuesday, June 11, 2013
Roadway: 
8300 block of Golden Valley Boulevard
City: 
Kendall, WA
Type: Other Type of Accident

6-year-old boy injured in fall from second-story window at 1840 Main St in Lynden on June 11

Date: 
Monday, June 10, 2013
Roadway: 
1840 Main Street
City: 
Lynden, WA
Type: Other Type of Accident

Scott Allen Monaghan, 45, found dead due to ATV crash on Cronk Rd off of Hwy 542 in Deming on June 10

A Deming man was killed in an ATV crash on a gravel road in woods north of the Mount Baker Highway. The Bellingham Herald reports it's not clear when the crash occurred but the body of 45-year-old Scott Allen Monaghan was found Monday morning.

Date: 
Sunday, June 9, 2013
Roadway: 
Cronk Road
City: 
Deming, WA
Type: Other Type of Accident
Topics: 
ATV/UTV Accident, High-Speed/Excessive Speed

Ramon Garcia, 21, dies in car crash on Lakeway Drive in Bellingham, Washington

Ramon Garcia died after striking a utility pole on Lakeway Drive. Troopers believe that speed was the primary factor, and that drugs and alcohol were not involved. Garcia was studying visual journalism at Western Washington University.

Date: 
Saturday, May 4, 2013
Roadway: 
Lakeway Drive
City: 
Bellingham, WA
Type: Car Accident
Topics: 
Overcorrection, High-Speed/Excessive Speed

Bruce White and Neville Kumar injured in crash on Slater Road in Ferndale on May 3

The things that you need to know about an accident with a drunk driver

Date: 
Thursday, May 2, 2013
Roadway: 
Slater Road near the bridge over the Nooksack River
City: 
Ferndale, WA
Type: Car Accident

Three adults and two children injured in a three car crash in Nooksack on January 4

The driver of a southbound Chevrolet Blazer — Norberto Bravo-Vasquez, 56 — didn’t stop at the intersection with a two-way stop at Van Buren Road and slammed into an Acura headed west at 11:24 a.m., said Washington State Patrol Trooper Keith Leary.

Date: 
Sunday, February 3, 2013
Roadway: 
East Badger Road
City: 
Nooksack, WA
Type: Car Accident

Debra G. Peterson strikes two cyclists with her car in Sumas on January 26; Steven Waterman, 36, killed and Daniel McKay, 51 injured

A driver suspected of being under the influence of prescription drugs hit two bicyclists, killing one of them, then drove off after initially stopping at the crash scene.

Date: 
Friday, January 25, 2013
Roadway: 
Highway 547
City: 
Kendall, WA
Type: Bicycle Accident

Boy, 7, hit by bus near Ferndale on January 10

A seven-year-old boy has been airlifted to Harborview Medical Center after being struck by a bus Thursday. The boy was a passenger on the bus and got off at Lummi Shore Drive near Ferndale.

Date: 
Wednesday, January 9, 2013
Roadway: 
Lummi Shore Drive
City: 
Ferndale, WA
Type: Pedestrian Accident