Complete King County, WA accident reports and news.
Accidents in King County are a major cause of property damage, injury, and death each year
In King County, statistics from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration show that traffic crashes remain a primary public safety issue. Car, truck, bicycle, pedestrian, and motorcycle accidents are all a common occurrence, despite improvements in vehicle safety features, road design, bicycle and pedestrian corridors, and traffic signs.
When an accident happens in King County, it is important to do the following immediately:
- Remain at the crash scene;
- Check on the condition of all people involved in the crash;
- Call the police;
- Exchange information with other drivers;
- Get contact information from witnesses;
- Inform your insurance company;
- Get appropriate medical treatment, and track the details;
- Take photos of vehicle damage and injuries;
- Consider hiring a personal injury attorney.
An injury attorney handles all the details so that you don't have to.
After a King County accident, there are many issues that need to be handled immediately. Dealing with doctors, repair shops, car rental companies, police, and insurance companies is overwhelming, especially when someone is seriously injured. At this point, many injured people choose to hire a personal injury attorney whose job it is to handle the details and paperwork so that you can focus on recovery.
Personal injury lawyers offer a no-cost claim evaluation to help you.
Since there is no cost to speak with a lawyer, it is a good idea to learn more about your potential claim. Accident Data Center can connect you with an experienced King County personal injury lawyer who can provide you with information about your rights and options. Learn more here about how a good King County accident attorney can help.
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Most recent accident reports
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Six people, including five in a bridal party, were injured Saturday evening in a two-car accident in Kirkland. The accident occurred around 6 p.m. on Juanita Drive.
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Troopers arrested a driver for suspicion of DUI Thursday morning after a car crashed into a barrier and flipped upside down on State Route 520. It happened around 2 am. in Clyde Hill east of the floating bridge. The driver was taken to the hospital with minor injuries.
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All eastbound lanes of I-90 near North Bend will be closed 8-11 p.m. Thursday night so crews can remove a semi-truck that went off the road and was left dangling off a guardrail. The incident happened just before 5 p.m. near milepost 60 a few miles near Hyak.
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Police say a box truck that started rolling downhill as its driver was loading it smacked into five parked cars in a Seattle neighborhood.
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The Washington State Patrol says a trooper was out of his car and not hurt Monday morning when the patrol car was hit by a pickup on Interstate 90 near Preston.
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Two people were injured Tuesday morning when a dump truck and minivan collided off state Route 18 and rolled into a ditch. The incident, which occurred at 6:20 a.m., caused hours of back-ups in the Issaquah area while the scene was cleaned up. Neither driver involved was wearing a seat belt.
Seattle-Tacoma, WA
A Seattle police officer was seriously injured shortly before 9 a.m. today when his motorcycle and a car collided in the SoDo area.
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A 44-year-old man died after he lost control of his motorcycle and slammed into a guard rail on the Michigan Street off ramp on southbound Interstate 5 early Sunday.
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The 43-year-old driver of a pickup truck was in custody Sunday night for investigation of vehicular assault after the vehicle went through a guardrail, rolled off Interstate 5 in Federal Way and trapped the driver and a passenger inside, according to the Washington State Patrol.
Seattle-Tacoma, WA
A Lake Stevens woman was booked into the King County Jail early Sunday after a wrong-way crash on I-5. It happened just before 12:30 a.m. on northbound I-5 at Northeast 145th Street.
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A 16-year-old who was driving to school was on life-support Tuesday afternoon after a multi-vehicle crash in Kent, but Kent police say he's being kept alive for now so that his organs can ultimately be donated. The crash happened before 8:30 a.m. on S. 208th Street at 120th Place SE.
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Charissa Judkins died from injuries suffered in a Nov. 3 Kent single-vehicle crash into a telephone pole on 148th Avenue Southeast. The driver, Andrew Lucas Shock, of Covington, suffered serious injuries.
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Police and fire are on the scene of a crash in the 4800 block of West Marginal Way SW and sounds from the scanner as if one person is dead at the scene.5 things to do immediately after a serious accident