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
Tue, 01/05/2016 Pedestrian Accident Cortney Spencer, 29, seriously injured in collision with alleged drunk driver Brenda Pleasants, at East 38th Street and Pacific Avenue in Tacoma, Washington
Wed, 01/27/2016 Pedestrian Accident Christel Elliott injured in collision with hit-and-run vehicle while jogging at L Street and South 19th Street in Tacoma, Washington
Fri, 05/12/2023 Pedestrian Accident One person killed in pedestrian collision on Interstate 5 in Tacoma, Washington
Thu, 08/22/2013 Pedestrian Accident Pedestrian severely injured in hit-and-run in the 3900 block of S 12th St in Tacoma on Aug 23
Mon, 10/31/2016 Pedestrian Accident Boy, 7, critically injured and driver Kasey Ryan Gunnarson, 38, arrested in pedestrian collision at North Ninth and North I Streets in Tacoma, Washington
Fri, 05/31/2013 Pedestrian Accident Toddler dies when run over in Tacoma on June 1
Fri, 11/16/2012 Pedestrian Accident Woman injured on Sixth Avenue in Tacoma on November 17.
Wed, 08/30/2017 Pedestrian Accident Kenneth Oatts, 43, killed while putting gas in car on Interstate 5 in Tacoma, Washington
Thu, 02/22/2018 Pedestrian Accident Pedestrian killed in hit-and-run collision on South Hosmer Street in Tacoma, Washington
Sat, 07/04/2015 Boat Accident Douglas Foster, 47, presumed dead, and Vicki Brown and Rob Brown injured after two boats collide in Commencement Bay near Tacoma, Washington
Mon, 11/26/2012 Bus Accident Children injured in school bus crash on Mildred Street West and South 19th Street in Tacoma, Washington
Mon, 08/31/2015 Train Accident Gary Dodson, 35, struck, killed by BNSF train north of Tacoma, Washington
Thu, 09/03/2015 Train Accident 1 injured after 2 train cars collide and 4 derail at Port of Tacoma, Washington
Sun, 10/14/2012 Train Accident Amtrak-pickup collision: 1 person dead south of Tacoma, Washington
Tue, 09/19/2017 Train Accident Wesley Evans, 27, killed when vehicle strikes train at Milwaukee Way and Lincoln Avenue in Tacoma, Washington