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Spokane – Washington State's second largest city and the cultural center of Eastern Washington

Metropolitan Spokane is not a huge city with a population of just more than 208,000, but there are many commuters traveling into the city each day, coming in from Spokane County and across the region. This, of course, means that the traffic congestion is a common problem, and car accidents are a daily occurrence. The major roadways in Spokane include Interstate 90, State Route 290, and U.S. Route 2. 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 Spokane:

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

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

Sacred Heart Medical Center;

Deaconess Hospital;

Providence Holy Family Hospital.

Spokane grief support organizations

When a loved one is killed in a Spokane 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 Spokane grief support organizations and professionals.

Spokane legal information for accident victims

After someone has been injured or killed in a motor-vehicle crash in Spokane, 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 Spokane injury accident

After a serious crash in Spokane, it is crucial to get help from a Spokane 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 Spokane wrongful death lawyer will launch a claim that will begin the process of financial recovery for the family members left behind.   

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Legal Resources

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Adams County Sheriff

The mission of the Adams County Sheriff's Office is to provide emergency response, law enforcement  and public safety services of the highest quality possible within the financial, staffing and operational limits under which it functions and to consistently and continually strive to affirmatively promote, preserve and enhance the peace, safety and security of the citizens of Adams County.
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Grant County Superior Court

 Washington has 39 Superior Courts, one in each of Washington's 39 counties. Superior Courts are the trial courts of general jurisdiction in Washington. A Superior Court may consider all civil and criminal matters occurring within a county's boundary. The Superior Court also has exclusive jurisdiction over civil matters in which the amount in controversy is more than $75,000, felony cases, estate and probate matters, family law cases (including divorces and child custody hearings), and juvenile proceedings. They act as a court of appeal for cases from the District and Municipal Courts.  
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Garfield County Superior Court

 Washington has 39 Superior Courts, one in each of Washington's 39 counties. Superior Courts are the trial courts of general jurisdiction in Washington. A Superior Court may consider all civil and criminal matters occurring within a county's boundary. The Superior Court also has exclusive jurisdiction over civil matters in which the amount in controversy is more than $75,000, felony cases, estate and probate matters, family law cases (including divorces and child custody hearings), and juvenile proceedings. They act as a court of appeal for cases from the District and Municipal Courts.  
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Ferry County Superior Court

Washington has 39 Superior Courts, one in each of Washington's 39 counties. Superior Courts are the trial courts of general jurisdiction in Washington. A Superior Court may consider all civil and criminal matters occurring within a county's boundary. The Superior Court also has exclusive jurisdiction over civil matters in which the amount in controversy is more than $75,000, felony cases, estate and probate matters, family law cases (including divorces and child custody hearings), and juvenile proceedings. They act as a court of appeal for cases from the District and Municipal Courts.
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Columbia County Superior Court

 Washington has 39 Superior Courts, one in each of Washington's 39 counties. Superior Courts are the trial courts of general jurisdiction in Washington. A Superior Court may consider all civil and criminal matters occurring within a county's boundary. The Superior Court also has exclusive jurisdiction over civil matters in which the amount in controversy is more than $75,000, felony cases, estate and probate matters, family law cases (including divorces and child custody hearings), and juvenile proceedings. They act as a court of appeal for cases from the District and Municipal Courts.  

Most recent accident reports

Two people were hospitalized following a three-car crash on Crestline and 57th around 7:45 a.m. in Spokane Thursday morning. Traffic was reduced traffic to one lane at the intersection, but both lanes should be open by 8:45 a.m.

Date: 
Thursday, January 29, 2015
Type: Car Accident

Washington State Patrol says four cars were involved in the collision on the Division St. offramp of I-90 eastbound early Thursday morning. Everyone involved in the accident was wearing a seatbelt, and injuries were reportedly minor.

Date: 
Thursday, January 29, 2015
Roadway: 
Interstate 90
Type: Car Accident

A driver was ejected when their car went over an embankment near Riverside and Maple streets near the south end of the Maple Street Bridge, according to Spokane police.

Date: 
Monday, January 26, 2015
Shortly after 8:30am, Cummings was driving a semi-truck on I-90 and attempting to pass another semi-truck when he lost control on the slick and icy road and struck the concrete barrier, which caused his semi-truck to roll onto its side.
Date: 
Monday, January 5, 2015
Roadway: 
I-90

It was in the evening when Johnson was taking one of his usual walks along Geiger Boulevard, but due to the very windy conditions that night he decided he would turn back early.

Date: 
Sunday, January 4, 2015
At about 1:15pm, a 79-year-old woman was parking her car on her driveway, but either forgot to set the brake or it malfunctioned, and the car began to roll as she exited it.
Date: 
Saturday, January 3, 2015
City: 
Hayden, ID

The actual cause of the accident is unclear, but it has been reported that a car containing two men drove into the Spokane River, and that the men were able to get themselves out and weren't seriously injured.

Date: 
Friday, January 2, 2015
Roadway: 
E Upriver Drive
Type: Car Accident
At about 7:00am, a train engineer blew the whistle and activate the emergency brakes to avoid hitting a woman that was on the tracks.
Date: 
Thursday, January 1, 2015
Roadway: 
Sullivan Street
Date: 
Wednesday, December 31, 2014
Roadway: 
Interstate 90

A 13-year-old female was killed in a two-vehicle crash in northern Idaho. Kalkidan Qualls was killed Saturday after the van she was a passenger in slid into oncoming traffic on U.S. Highway 95 near Tensed.

Date: 
Saturday, December 27, 2014
Roadway: 
U.S. Highway 95
City: 
Tensed, ID
Type: Car Accident
Topics: 
Rollover

One Idaho woman was killed and three people suffered injuries in a highway crash on US 95 on Friday at 2:30 p.m. One vehicle crashed into another while trying to merge onto the roadway.

Date: 
Friday, December 26, 2014
Roadway: 
US 95
City: 
Sagle, ID
Type: Car Accident

There are few details on the crash itself, but so far it is known that a bus and car collided at the intersection N. Hamilton St. and E. Mission Ave with such force that a woman in the car was trapped in the vehicle and had to be extricated.

Date: 
Tuesday, December 23, 2014
Type: Bus Accident

One person was killed and two people injured in an off-roading accident near Ione, Washington which occurred at around 7:45 p.m.

Date: 
Saturday, December 20, 2014
City: 
Ione, WA
At about 1:20pm, a car containing only one man crashed into Lake Coeur d'Alene, and ended up about 20 feet from the shore and 6 feet underwater.
Date: 
Saturday, December 20, 2014

Just before 11pm Wednesday an RV and a Smart Car collided at the intersection of North Newport Highway and North Nevada Street near the Northside YMCA in Spokane. Both drivers claimed to have had a green light.

Date: 
Wednesday, December 17, 2014