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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

Spokane, WA

Spokane County Victim/Witness Unit

The Victim/Witness Unit was established by the Spokane County Prosecuting Attorney's Office to assist victims and witnesses through the criminal justice process. The Spokane County Prosecuting Attorney recognizes that recovering from crime takes time and that victims and witnesses deserve to be treated with dignity and respect. Many victims and witnesses have never been involved in the criminal justice process and do not know what to expect.
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Spokane County Sheriff

The Spokane County Sheriff's Office consistently invests available resources toward community-wide safety and security, economic viability, and the positive, nationwide reputation of the County. The provide a highly-trained, dedicated team of professionals, working in partnership with the community, in conjunction with new technology and research based criminal justice training.
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Pend Oreille County Public Works Department

The objective of the Pend Oreille County Public Works Department is to preserve a friendly and rural lifestyle.  We work to protect the health, safety and welfare of the people, land and waterways that grace our fine county.  And we do our best to promote commerce by providing safe roads, building practices and other public services, while respecting the rights of individual landowners.
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Pend Oreille County Bar Association

The Pend Oreille County Bar Association helps local lawyers in this community of approximately 13,000 people. The Pend Oreille County Bar Association associates itself with the Equal Justice Coalition a statewide organization with similar goals to the Pend Oreille County Bar Association of ensuring justice, fairness, and equality is provided to all people under the law.
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Pend Oreille County District Court

Pend Oreille District Court is a court of limited jurisdiction serving the citizens of Pend Oreille County and the municipalities of Newport, Cusick, Ione, Metaline, and Metaline Falls. The District Court hears the following cases: felony first appearances, criminal misdemeanors and gross misdemeanors, traffic and non-traffic infractions, civil lawsuits for money damages up to $75,000, small claims up to $5000 and name changes.
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Pend Oreille County Superior Court

Pend Oreille 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

Two people, later identified as Nancy Zepeda Zarate and Ashley Marie Gonzalez, both students and Eastern Washington University, were killed in a vehicle collision involving a semi just before 5 a.m.

Date: 
Thursday, February 20, 2014
Roadway: 
Highway 195
City: 
Colfax, WA
Type: Car Accident

Nathan Higley, 18, of Spokane, walked away with a bruised arm after a crash involving a school bus at the corner of Mission Avenue and Washington Street in Spokane on Wednesday.

Date: 
Tuesday, February 18, 2014
Type: Bus Accident
Topics: 
School Bus

Investigators believe a fatal car accident discovered in the 25800 block of East River Road near Otis Orchards at 4 p.m. today actually occurred around 7 p.m. Wednesday.

Date: 
Tuesday, February 18, 2014
Roadway: 
East River Road

Two women were taken to the hospital Monday evening after a head-on collision on U.S. Highway 95 near Potlatch, the Idaho State Police said.

Date: 
Sunday, February 16, 2014
Roadway: 
U.S. Highway 95
Type: Car Accident

Don J. Foster suffered injuries to his head, chest, arms and legs in the hit-and-run accident that happened just before 9 p.m. Sunday. The medical examiner ruled the death an accident.

Date: 
Saturday, February 15, 2014
Roadway: 
Mission Avenue

A man suspected of being drunk and high on marijuana reportedly caused a head-on collision early today on Government Way at Houston Road. David J. Rogers, 29, was driving a Dodge pickup west on Government Way at 2:30 a.m.

Date: 
Friday, February 14, 2014

A 55-year-old Spokane Valley woman died in a one-car collision early Monday that blocked one lane of westbound I-90 at North Argonne Road briefly. Paulette Siebenforcher was pronounced dead at Sacred Heart Medical Center this morning.

Date: 
Sunday, February 9, 2014
Roadway: 
Westbound I-90
Type: Car Accident

A commercial vehicle accident spilled 500 gallons of ammonium nitrate fertilizer and killed the driver on U.S. Highway 95 near Lake Cocolalla in Idaho on Saturday. The highway was closed for nearly seven hours after the 1 p.m. crash.

Date: 
Saturday, February 1, 2014
Roadway: 
U.S. 95

A 14-year-old Burbank boy was fatally injured in a snowboarding accident at Ski Bluewood near Dayton.

Date: 
Friday, January 24, 2014
Roadway: 
Unknown
City: 
Dayton, WA

One person has died from injuries sustained in a two-car collision on Highway 395 between Chewelah and Addy early Friday, the Washington State Patrol said.

Date: 
Thursday, January 23, 2014
Roadway: 
Highway 395
Type: Car Accident

A chaotic scene unfolded in Coeur d’Alene this morning after a woman, Identified as Kara L. Powers 33, reportedly caused a crash, stole a car with three children inside and then caused another crash.

A Post Falls man died Thursday morning in a head-on collision on U.S. Highway 95 south of Sandpoint. Darrel C. Kirking, 61, was pronounced dead at the scene. Barbara A.

Date: 
Wednesday, January 8, 2014
Roadway: 
U.S. Highway 95
Type: Car Accident
Topics: 
Head-on

Vehicular assault charges are pending against a Clarkston woman after an accident Wednesday night on state Highway 195 north of Rosalia.

Date: 
Tuesday, January 7, 2014
Roadway: 
Highway 195

Snow and ice Tuesday contributed to an accident on Interstate 90 near Cataldo, Idaho, that killed two people.

Date: 
Monday, January 6, 2014
Roadway: 
I-90

At least 1,000 gallons of ethanol spilled from a tanker trailer that flipped on its top after it crashed on Highway 17 a few miles south of Moses Lake today. The truck was heading north when the driver, identified as Darryl J.

Date: 
Monday, January 6, 2014
Roadway: 
Highway 17
Type: Car Accident