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Seattle – Washington State's largest city with world-famous traffic and the accidents to match

Metropolitan Seattle is not a huge city with a population of just more than 650,000, but since there is not a well-established mass-transit system in Seattle, most of the residents are drivers. This, of course, means that the traffic congestion is extraordinary, ranked #5 nationally, and that the number of collisions is equally high. Combined with Seattle's famous rainy weather, car accidents are an hourly occurrence. Similarly, Tacoma has a high percentage of daily commuters. Tacoma, with a population of just over 200,000 and located just 30 miles south of Seattle, has similar traffic issues. The major roadways in Seattle include Interstate 5, Interstate 405, Interstate 90, State Route 520, and State Route 99. The major roadways in Tacoma include I-5, I-705, SR 7, SR 16, SR 163, SR 167, and SR 509. To get up-to-date traffic information, please go to the Washington State Department of Transportation site. To find our current weather conditions, go to Weather.com.

Here is information on the most recent accidents in Seattle and Tacoma:

If you are looking for information on a specific crash that happened in Seattle or Tacoma, go to the appropriate link above.

If you know someone who has been injured in a Seattle or Tacoma accident, here are links to the major hospitals in the area:

Harborview Medical Center - Seattle;

Swedish Hospital - Seattle;

University of Washington Medical Center - Seattle;

Virginia Mason Medical Center - Seattle;

Multi Care Tacoma General Hospital;

St. Joseph Medical Center - Tacoma.

Seattle and Tacoma grief support organizations

When a loved one is killed in a Seattle or Tacoma motor-vehicle accident, it is often helpful for grieving family and friends to get help from a grief support organization. It can be comforting to talk with others going through a similar situation, and the road to recovering from the loss may go more smoothly. Go here to get information on Seattle and Tacoma grief support organizations: The Healing Center; Grief support at Providence Health Services; Bereavement support at Swedish Medical Center; Other Seattle support groups and counselors; Tacoma and Pierce County grief support resources.

Seattle and Tacoma legal information for accident victims

After someone has been injured or killed in a motor-vehicle crash in Seattle or Tacoma, many decisions need to be made immediately and questions need to be answered. For example, how much of the medical costs will be covered by the insurance policy? How does PIP insurance help with medical bills immediately? What if the at-fault driver has no insurance?

Where to find legal assistance after a Seattle or Tacoma injury accident

After a serious crash in Seattle or Tacoma, it is crucial to get help from a Seattle personal injury attorney who understands the local regulations and legal standards, who knows how insurance policies work, and who can handle all aspects of an insurance claim so the injured person can focus on recovery. If someone is killed in a collision, a Seattle wrongful death lawyer will launch a claim that will begin the process of financial recovery for the family members left behind. Go here to learn more about how a good Seattle car accident attorney can help.

Rank: 
14
Percent of U.S: 
2
State: 
Washington

Legal Resources

Seattle-Tacoma, WA

Snohomish County Bar Association

The purpose of the Snohomish County Bar Association is to: provide a means of exchange of information of interest to its members; provide substantive legal education through speakers, CLE courses, and other programs; provide social opportunities for members to interact with each other and with new members of the local Snohomish County Bar; promote professionalism, service to the public, including pro bono representation, and furtherance of bench-bar relations; and performs all other activities that enhance the practice of law in Snohomish County.
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Snohomish County District Court

District Court resolves and adjudicates infractions, criminal traffic, and criminal non-traffic violations. It also processes small claims, civil actions, name changes, anti-harassment orders, and domestic violence protection orders. Please be advised that District Court does not respond to inquiries via email. For District Court information, please contact the automated information line at 425-388-3331.
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Snohomish County Medical Examiner

The primary purpose of the Snohomish County Medical Examiner's Office is to determine the cause and manner of death which are of concern to the public's health, safety, and welfare. The Medical Examiner is a physician and forensic pathologist who is authorized by state statute to investigate sudden, unexpected, violent, suspicious, or unnatural deaths of persons who die within the geographical boundaries of Snohomish County.
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Snohomish County Office of Public Defense

The Snohomish County Office of Public Defense (OPD) is responsible for the administration of the assigned counsel program that provides legal defense services for indigent persons in those criminal and civil cases in which a jail sentence is a potential sanction. It is also responsible for administration of a system for providing the court with information pertaining to the setting of bail and release of offenders pending trial.
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Snohomish County Jail

The Washington State Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS) provides referral information for families who have a family member in jail or prison. Information on how to receive assistance from DSHS and other agencies is contained on the DSHS website and also provided in the DSHS publication "Beyond the Walls: A Guide to Services for Families Affected by Incarceration." You can find your court date by going to the Washington Courts website. This site will let you find court dates to any district or municipal court in the state (except Seattle Municipal) as well as Snohomish County Superior Court. You can also confirm trials and motions in Snohomish County Superior Court through their website.

Most recent accident reports

One person was killed and three people were injured early Wednesday morning in a Burien crash. The collision happened at the intersection of 112th and 12th Avenue before 3 a.m when a vehicle crashed into a tree.

Date: 
Tuesday, December 31, 2013
City: 
Burien, WA

The 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.

Date: 
Tuesday, December 31, 2013
Roadway: 
State Route 7
Type: Car Accident
Topics: 
Head-on, Medical

Two people were killed when their car veered off a Seattle roadway and rolled, police reported. The crash occurred shortly before 3 a.m.

Date: 
Tuesday, December 31, 2013
Type: Car Accident
Topics: 
Rollover
A 22-year-old Lacey man was killed early Wednesday morning crash in Olympia. The collision happened at about 1:15 a.m. in the 2700 block of Pacific Avenue.

A 5-year-old was critically injured after a car hit a tree overnight in Auburn. The 21-year-old male driver and an 8-year-old girl have non-life threatening injuries. The car was traveling 90 mph when it ran off the road around 2:30 a.m.

A 69-year-old pedestrian hit by a car in Seattle’s Fairmount Park Neighborhood Sunday night has died. About 9:15 p.m., a Ford sedan was traveling northbound on 35th Avenue Southwest.

Date: 
Saturday, December 28, 2013
A 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.
Date: 
Saturday, December 28, 2013
Roadway: 
I-5
City: 
DuPont, WA
Type: Car Accident

A woman was taken to the hospital with serious injuries after a Saturday afternoon crash on Polte Road.

Date: 
Friday, December 27, 2013
Roadway: 
Polte Road
Type: Car Accident

A 90-year-old Issaquah man died of injuries from a car crash Friday afternoon. According to police, two cars were turning onto East Lake Sammamish Parkway Southeast from Northwest Sammamish Road about 3 p.m.

Date: 
Thursday, December 26, 2013
Type: Car Accident
A 21-year-old Renton man was killed early Friday when his car slammed into a utility pole at high speed. Officers and medics responded to the scene, in the 1100 block of South Carr Road, at about 2:20 a.m.
Date: 
Thursday, December 26, 2013
Roadway: 
South Carr Road
City: 
Renton, WA
Type: Car Accident
A man died in Everett on Christmas when the truck he was working on fell on him. The accident was reported around 11 a.m. Wednesday in the 3000 block of 100th Street SE. The man was believed to be in his 50s.
Date: 
Tuesday, December 24, 2013
Roadway: 
Unknown
Type: Car Accident
A Hoquiam man died in a log truck crash on a forest service road in the Capitol State Forest, the State Patrol stated at about 4:30 p.m. Monday. Michael J. Webber, 37, drove off the roadway and hit a tree and a stump.
Date: 
Monday, December 23, 2013
Roadway: 
KC Line Road

The driver of an SUV who crashed into a pole in Seattle’s Rainier Valley Sunday night has been arrested on vehicular assault charges.

A 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.

Date: 
Sunday, December 22, 2013
City: 
Tacoma, WA
Type: Car Accident

Two drivers were taken to Skagit Valley Hospital in Mount Vernon following a head-on collision Friday evening northwest of Burlington on Chuckanut Drive. Calvin H.

Date: 
Friday, December 20, 2013
Roadway: 
Chuckanut Drive