Complete Spokane County, WA accident reports and news.
Accidents in Spokane County are a major cause of property damage, injury, and death each year
In Spokane County, statistics from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration show that traffic crashes remain a primary public safety issue. Car, truck, bicycle, pedestrian, and motorcycle accidents are all a common occurrence, despite improvements in vehicle safety features, road design, bicycle and pedestrian corridors, and traffic signs.
When an accident happens in Spokane County, it is important to do the following immediately:
- Remain at the crash scene;
- Check on the condition of all people involved in the crash;
- Call the police;
- Exchange information with other drivers;
- Get contact information from witnesses;
- Inform your insurance company;
- Get appropriate medical treatment, and track the details;
- Take photos of vehicle damage and injuries;
- Consider hiring a personal injury attorney.
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Spokane, WA
Spokane is growing in population, and with this growth comes increases in traffic, congestion, and accidents.
Spokane, WA
A wrong-way driver caused a head-on collision this morning on state Highway 195, the Washington State Patrol said.
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Spokane, WA
Spokane Valley resident Jimmie D. Parker, 62, was killed in a motorcycle accident just before noon today on Highway 195 two miles south of the Spokane city limits.
Spokane, WA
A 50-year-old man died when the car he was driving crashed into a power pole in Spokane Valley Wednesday night.
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Spokane, WA
One man is dead after a fiery, one-car accident in which his vehicle struck a large tree in Spokane Valley.
Spokane, WA
A single lane of the off-ramp was partially blocked while emergency crews attended to those injured in the crash, WSP spokesman Jeff Sevigney said.
Spokane, WA
Six people were injured in the Monday night chain-reaction crash started by a car driven by a 15-year-old boy in Stevens County.
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Spokane, WA
A woman was killed Tuesday night in Stevens County when the car she was riding in was hit head-on by a car swerving to avoid a disabled vehicle.
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Spokane, WA
Storms raced through the stop sign at Empire and Helena and smashed into Smith’s Ford pickup truck. The collision drove Smith’s pickup into a telephone pole, according to court records. The pole snapped and landed in a nearby yard. Debris littered the intersection.
Spokane, WA
Spokane is growing in population, and with this growth comes increases in traffic, congestion, and accidents.
Spokane, WA
The Washington State Patrol has identified the woman killed in a Tuesday night accident on state Highway 2 about four miles north of Spokane. Dorothy J. Ryan, 47, of Spokane was walking in the highway’s northbound lane at 8:20 p.m. when she was hit by 2002 Ford Focus driven by Sara M.
Spokane, WA
Officers said two Cadillacs were racing on North Foothills Drive east of Division when one of them rammed into a Pathfinder Sunday afternoon. The woman driving the Pathfinder said she was only going about 5 miles per hour when the speeding Cadillac hit her car and forced her off the road.
Spokane, WA
A New Year’s Eve accident sent five people to the hospital, including a driver facing charges of vehicular assault and driving under the influence.
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