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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

King County Crime Victims Assistance Program

It is the mission of the Victim Assistance Unit to provide thoughtful, nonjudgmental outreach and response to the needs of crime victims and witnesses and to ensure the protection of their rights and interests.To support their mission, they have the following goals: To follow statutory requirements so that the rights of victims and witnesses are known and observed; to ensure that all victims have an avenue for participation in their case and are accommodated and made comfortable to the fullest extent possible; and to provide notification to victims of options, case status, services, the restitution process and court practices.
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King County District Court

As a court of limited jurisdiction, the District Court is responsible for the following types of matters: Civil litigation matters up to $75,000; Small claims matters up to $5,000; Nuisance violations; False alarm hearings; Vehicle tow and impound hearings; Anti-harassment orders; Domestic violence protection orders; Infractions (traffic, non-traffic and parking); Misdemeanor and gross misdemeanor criminal cases; Felony expedited cases; Felony preliminary hearings; Search warrants; Death inquests.
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King County Superior Court

King 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.

Most recent accident reports

Thurston County sheriff's deputies arrested a 31-year-old man about 6:30 a.m. Thursday morning after he rammed a deputy's patrol car during a pursuit in Rainier, according to a news release.

Date: 
Wednesday, December 18, 2013
Roadway: 
129th Lane SE
Type: Car Accident

A driver went down an embankment onto State Route 509 in Burien, causing a five-vehicle collision, and a husband and wife were critically injured. Five vehicles were involved.

Date: 
Tuesday, December 17, 2013
Roadway: 
St. Route 509
City: 
Burien, WA
Type: Car Accident
Topics: 
Hit and Run

A 27-year-old Lynnwood woman was injured Tuesday morning after she reportedly fell asleep at the wheel and crashed her car into a telephone pole in Edmonds.

Date: 
Monday, December 16, 2013
Roadway: 
76th Avenue W
Type: Car Accident

A 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.

Date: 
Sunday, December 15, 2013
Roadway: 
I-5
City: 
Tacoma, WA

Two teenagers are dead and a man has been arrested after a crash in Port Orchard Monday night that police say started with a game of “leapfrogging.” It happened around 9:45 p.m. near the intersection of Baby Doll Road E and E. Collins Road.

A young woman was killed Monday morning after being hit by a semi truck in Mason County. It happened on US 101 just south of State Route 3 near Shelton. The woman was driving southbound on Highway 101 when she crashed.
Date: 
Sunday, December 15, 2013
Roadway: 
U.S. 101

A passenger was critically injured Sunday in a collision that blocked all lanes on northbound Interstate 405 Kirkland for hours, troopers said.

Date: 
Saturday, December 14, 2013
Roadway: 
I-405
Type: Car Accident

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.

Date: 
Friday, December 13, 2013
Roadway: 
Juanita Drive

Two people are dead after a crash that happened on Big Hanaford Road in Centralia at around 9:30 p.m. Thursday.

Date: 
Wednesday, December 11, 2013
Type: Car Accident

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.

Date: 
Wednesday, December 11, 2013
Roadway: 
St. Route 520

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.

Date: 
Wednesday, December 11, 2013
Roadway: 
I-90
A Grapeview woman was injured Wednesday morning when she lost control of her car on an icy roadway on State Route 3, in Mason County. She refused aid at the scene, according to a release from Washington State Patrol.
Date: 
Tuesday, December 10, 2013
Roadway: 
St. Route 3

Police say a box truck that started rolling downhill as its driver was loading it smacked into five parked cars in a Seattle neighborhood.

Date: 
Monday, December 9, 2013
Roadway: 
Unknown

An 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.

Date: 
Saturday, December 7, 2013

Two 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.

Date: 
Saturday, December 7, 2013
City: 
Tacoma, WA
Type: Car Accident