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.
If you are looking for information on a specific crash that happened in Seattle or Tacoma, go to the appropriate link above.
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.
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.
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?
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.
Pierce 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.
A newly purchased, $80,000 transport van used by the Veteran’s Administration to transport disabled vets was one of two vehicles totaled in a crash on I-5 Saturday morning.
All southbound lanes were closed at 272nd because of the crash.
Shortly before 3 a.m. Friday, Seattle Fire Department crews were called to the crash in the 5300 block of Fourth Avenue South in Seattle’s Industrial District.
Police arrested two drivers involved in a high-speed DUI crash when an Acura driven by a 29-year-old Bellevue resident was speeding on Northeast 148th.
Seattle Police are investigating an officer-involved crash in South Seattle Thursday. Just before 6:00 a.m., a SPD officer was driving a marked patrol car north on Swift Avenue South.
A Washington State Patrol trooper was taken to the hospital for minor injuries after a five-car collision on the slick roads of Interstate 5 Tuesday morning.
A traffic accident in the southbound lanes of Interstate-5 near Northgate has caused a seven-mile backup from Northgate all the way to Interstate-405, according to the state Department of Transportation.
Charges are pending for suspected intoxicated driver who crashed into a Washington State Patrol vehicle, seriously injuring her passenger.
A Renton man died early Saturday after crashing his pickup into a ditch outside Greenwater, Pierce County
