Complete Pierce County, WA accident reports and news.
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Seattle-Tacoma, WAAccidents in Pierce County are a major cause of property damage, injury, and death each year
In Pierce 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 Pierce 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 Pierce 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 Pierce County personal injury lawyer who can provide you with information about your rights and options. Learn more here about how a good Pierce County accident attorney can help.
Accident Reports by city
Bonney Lake, WA -
5
Buckley, WA -
3
Carbonado, WA -
1
DuPont, WA -
1
Eatonville, WA -
3
Elk Plain, WA -
1
Fairfax, WA -
1
Fife, WA -
9
Fort Lewis, WA -
1
Frederickson, WA -
1
Gig Harbor, WA -
8
Graham, WA -
8
Greenwater, WA -
1
Lakewood, WA -
18
Midland, WA -
1
Milton, WA -
5
Orting, WA -
2
Parkland, WA -
6
Purdy, WA -
2
Puyallup, WA -
22
Roy, WA -
4
South Hill, WA -
1
Spanaway, WA -
9
Steilacoom, WA -
2
Summit, WA -
2
Sumner, WA -
6
Tacoma, WA -
76
Wauna, WA -
1
Wilkeson, WA -
1
Legal Resources
Seattle-Tacoma, WA
Tacoma-Pierce County Bar Association Volunteer Legal Services Program
The mission of the Volunteer Legal Services Program is to facilitate access to volunteer attorney advice and representation, as well as self-help materials and general legal information, for low-income individuals who have civil legal needs in Pierce County, Washington.
Seattle-Tacoma, WA
Pierce County Crime Victim Support Program
The Pierce County Crime Victim Support Program upholds the rights of victims and witnesses of crimes committed in Pierce County. Specially trained advocates provide services to thousands of victims and witnesses every year.
Seattle-Tacoma, WA
Pierce County Bar Association
The Tacoma-Pierce County Bar Association website contains information for the 1200+ members of the Association, including the monthly bar news, calendar for the Bar, and continuing legal education seminars. You can find a host of helpful information about the volunteer legal services program, lawyer referral services, court system, and their organization.
Seattle-Tacoma, WA
Pierce County District Court
The mission of Pierce County District Court, as an independent and impartial branch of government, is to promote respect for law, society and individual rights; provide open, accessible and effective forums for dispute resolution; resolve legal matters in a just, efficient and timely manner and assure the dignified and fair treatment of all parties.
Seattle-Tacoma, WA
Pierce County Superior Court
Pierce County Superior Court is a general jurisdiction trial court with responsibility for civil matters involving more than $300, unlawful detainers, and injunctions; felony criminal cases; misdemeanor criminal cases not otherwise provided for by law; family law,including dissolutions, child support, adoptions, parentage, and domestic-violence protection matters; probate and guardianship matters; juvenile offender matters; juvenile dependencies, including abused and neglected children, children in need of services, at-risk youth, and truancies; mental illness and involuntary commitment matters.
Seattle-Tacoma, WA
Pierce County Medical Examiner
The Medical Examiner's Office operates by the authority of the laws of the State of Washington, for the purpose of making a determination of the cause and manner of death. The outcome of the work of the Medical Examiner is knowledge concerning deaths that are of forensic concern, which is knowledge needed to see that justice is done, public safety is improved, and public health is protected.
Seattle-Tacoma, WA
Pierce County Public Defender's Office
The Department of Assigned Counsel (DAC) is responsible for the delivery of mandated legal services to indigent persons accused of crimes in the Pierce County Superior Court; Pierce County District Courts; Municipal Courts in Tacoma, Gig Harbor, Fircrest and Ruston; and Pierce County Juvenile Court delinquency proceedings.
Seattle-Tacoma, WA
Pierce County Prosecuting Attorney
The mission of the Pierce County Prosecuting Attorney's office is to vigorously protect the rights of the people of Pierce County and hold offenders accountable. They support crime victims and their families.
Seattle-Tacoma, WA
Pierce County Jail
The Pierce County Detention and Corrections Center is a medium / maximum custody facility that consists of two facilities, the new jail and the main jail, confining over 1,300 inmates.
Most recent accident reports
Seattle-Tacoma, WA
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Sun, 03/02/2014Pierce County sheriff’s investigators are searching for a driver who killed a Tacoma man in a three-car crash Monday morning and fled on foot. The accident happened just before 6 a.m. in the 400 block of Waller Road.
Seattle-Tacoma, WA
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Fri, 02/14/2014A Renton man died early Saturday after crashing his pickup into a ditch outside Greenwater, Pierce County
Seattle-Tacoma, WA
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Wed, 02/05/2014The Washington State Patrol has identified a soldier who died after a van carrying 10 soldiers from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Joint Base Lewis-McChord crashed on Interstate 5 in Lakewood, Wash. 28-year-old Reymon B.
Seattle-Tacoma, WA
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Tue, 12/31/2013The driver of a pick-up called his girlfriend to complain of chest pains just 10 minutes before his vehicle crossed the center line of State Route 7 and struck another vehicle. The driver is dead and six people from the other car were taken to the hospital after the collision.
Seattle-Tacoma, WA
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Sat, 12/28/2013A man was injured Saturday afternoon after being struck by debris while driving, Washington State Patrol troopers said. The incident happened before 3 p.m., when the driver was traveling on the southbound lanes of Interstate 5 near DuPont.
Seattle-Tacoma, WA
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Sun, 12/22/2013A crash between a patrol car and a black Honda sent two police officers to the hospital Monday. The officers didn’t appear to have serious injuries from the crash, which happened about 4 p.m. at South 74th Street and South Tacoma Way.
Seattle-Tacoma, WA
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Sun, 12/15/2013A collision on Interstate 5 south of Joint Base Lewis-McChord has killed one person when a pickup truck in the northbound lanes crossed the median into the southbound lanes and hit a box truck and a semi truck. The driver of the semi truck was killed. Two people in the box truck were uninjured.
Seattle-Tacoma, WA
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Sat, 12/07/2013An Amtrak passenger train traveling from Portland to Seattle hit and killed a man Sunday night. The man was hit about 9:30 p.m. on the tracks at Second Street Northeast near the Puyallup train station.
Seattle-Tacoma, WA
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Sat, 12/07/2013Two people were injured Sunday morning after their car fell 100 feet off an embankment in Tacoma. Just after 4 a.m., crews responded to East 35th Street where the car went off the road. A rope rescue team brought a man and woman in their 50s out of the embankment.
Seattle-Tacoma, WA
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Sun, 12/01/2013Crews have found the man killed in a grain silo Wednesday night. Reaching the remains of Steve Green, 44-year-old man, in the grain silo collapse took longer than expected, but crews worked non-stop till they found him. Green leaves behind a wife, three daughters and a son.
Seattle-Tacoma, WA
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Sat, 11/23/2013multiple-car crash blocked all westbound lanes of SR 16 at C in Tacoma on Sunday morning.
The State Patrol said five vehicles were involved. One vehicle was the first car to spin out on ice and a chain reaction of four other vehicle collisions started.
Seattle-Tacoma, WA
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Sat, 11/23/2013Zack Davis, 18 years old, passed away Monday night. He was involved in a 6 car accident on the interchange between Highway 16 and I-5. The road was icy at the time. Mr. Davis's car was rear-ended while he was still in his car. The driver of that car will be cited.
Seattle-Tacoma, WA
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Mon, 11/18/2013A 54-year-old motorcyclist lost control of his Harley Davidson and went off the road in the eastbound lanes of state Route 512 at 94th Street near the South Hill Mall, according to the Washington State Patrol.
Seattle-Tacoma, WA
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Mon, 11/11/2013Two people were injured late Tuesday evening after a suspected drunken driver crashed head-on into another vehicle in Buckley. The accident happened about 10 p.m. on State Route 162.
Seattle-Tacoma, WA
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Mon, 11/11/2013A 43-year-old Tacoma man died in a one-car crash at southbound Interstate 705 and South 21st Street Monday night.