Complete Tacoma, WA accident reports and news.

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Accidents in Tacoma result in serious injuries and deaths each year

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

Here are resources to help accident victims and their families after a Tacoma 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.

Tacoma Police Department;

Tacoma Fire/EMT Department;

Tacoma major hospitals include Multi Care Tacoma General Hospital and St. Joseph Medical Center.

City of Tacoma Municipal Court Tacoma Municipal Court is a court of limited jurisdiction hearing traffic and non-traffic infractions, and criminal and criminal-traffic misdemeanors and gross misdemeanors.

Pierce County Superior Court;

Pierce County Criminal Court;

Tacoma real-time traffic report;

Washington State Insurance Commissioner site.

How do you deal with an insurance claim after a Tacoma 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 crash occurs, a Tacoma personal injury attorney is needed to manage the insurance claim. 

Most recent accident reports

Date Type
Thu, 04/11/2013 Car Accident Alex Ramirez killed in car crash at Point Defiance on April 12
Sat, 01/12/2013 Car Accident One dead in a three car crash in Tacoma on January 13
Fri, 11/09/2012 Car Accident Brenda Gomez declared dead after international student runs stop sign in Tacoma, WA on November 10
Thu, 09/28/2017 Car Accident Annastatia Gipson, 75, and Jeffrey Griffith, 68, injured in collision on Interstate 5 in Tacoma, Washington
Sun, 09/14/2014 Car Accident Alexandria Shepherd, 27, killed in collision with tow truck on 96th St S in Tacoma, Washington
Sat, 12/02/2017 Car Accident Woman injured in collision on state Route 509 at the Port of Tacoma in Tacoma, Washington
Tue, 10/14/2014 Car Accident Robbery suspect dead, three in separate van seriously injured after suspect crashes SUV into van while evading arrest in Tacoma, WA
Sat, 01/13/2018 Car Accident State trooper sustains minor injuries in collision with wrong-way driver on State Route 512 in Tacoma, Washington
Fri, 12/05/2014 Car Accident Two Pierce County deputies and one other person injured in collision with driver who was allegedly DUI, at S. Tacoma Way and S. Trafton Street in Tacoma, WA
Sat, 12/27/2014 Car Accident Woman injured in rollover that left her car upside-down in 2 feet of water on North Pearl Street in Tacoma, WA
Wed, 04/18/2018 Car Accident Marianne Burton, 60, killed in collision with suspected drunk driver on McKinley Avenue East in Tacoma, Washington
Sat, 08/03/2019 Motorcycle Accident Motorcyclist killed and hit-and-run driver arrested in collision on Interstate 5 in Tacoma, Washington
Sun, 07/18/2021 Motorcycle Accident Two people killed in motorcycle crash on ramp at I-5 and I-705 in Tacoma, Washington
Fri, 09/16/2022 Motorcycle Accident Motorcyclist William R. Laver, 51, killed in head-on collision with wrong-way driver on state Route 16 in Tacoma, Washington
Sat, 04/22/2023 Motorcycle Accident 31-year-old motorcyclist died after his motorcycle crashed into the side of a pickup truck on 72nd Street East in Tacoma, Washington