Spokane, WA - Accident News and Resources including car, bicycle, motorcycle and truck accidents and much more.

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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Pend Oreille County Jail

The Corrections Department maintains a 31 bed facility housing both sentenced and un-sentenced offenders. Corrections Department also manages a cooperative program with the Washington Department of Ecology. This program utilizes both in custody and non-custody offenders to pick up litter in Pend Oreille County.
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Adams County District Court

Adams County District Court hears proceedings involving criminal misdemeanors, traffic infractions, anti-harassment and domestic violence protection petitions, petitions for name change, small claims disputes and civil disputes where the amount claimed does not exceed $75,000.
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Adams County Superior Court

Adams 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 Lewiston residents died in a car crash Saturday afternoon just after 1 p.m. on US 12 near Pomeroy, Washington. Martin D.

Date: 
Saturday, November 1, 2014
Roadway: 
US 12
Hoffman was declared dead shortly after he ran a stop-sign and smashed into a Wells Fargo bank in Kellogg, ID, though he did end up being sent to Shoshone Medical Center by emergency responders before he was pronounced dead.
Date: 
Friday, October 31, 2014
A crash between a semi truck and a Dodge Ram occured on an Interstate 90 on-ramp Monday in Coeur D'Alene, Idaho. The accident occured around 3:00 p.m. on October 27, 2014. The semi was tipped onto its side on Interstate 95.   
Date: 
Monday, October 27, 2014
Roadway: 
Interstate 90

A woman on foot was hit by a car around 6:30 a.m. on North Division Street and East Lyons Avenue and taken to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries.

Date: 
Friday, October 24, 2014

Orlan W. Knuth, 35, and Joshua B. Lee, 31, were friends or neighbors who got into a verbal argument at a local bar.

Date: 
Wednesday, October 22, 2014
Roadway: 
Highway 2
Date: 
Monday, October 20, 2014
Roadway: 
State Route 28
City: 
Quincy, WA

A man was ejected several feet into the air from his vehicle when he collided with another car, but was fortunately only 500 feet away from a fire station when the crash occurred.

Date: 
Sunday, October 19, 2014
Roadway: 
Ray Street

Yolanda Garcia Alvarez was struck from behind by a Nissan Maxima while walking on Main Street. She was taken to a local medical center and is reported in stable condition.

Date: 
Sunday, October 19, 2014
A high school student from West Valley, working as a role-player in the zombie attraction at the Incredible Corn Maze was tragically killed Friday night when a bus inside the maze struck him. 18-year-old Jeremy T.
Date: 
Friday, October 10, 2014
Roadway: 
Beck Road
City: 
Hauser, ID

Just before 5 a.m., a red Subaru crossed the center line on Trent Avenue at Barker Road and hit the tractor trailer head on. The Subaru driver sustained critical injuries, and the semi driver suffered minor ones. Check back for updates.

Date: 
Wednesday, October 8, 2014

27-year-old William Cody Murphy was killed when his motorcycle and a car collided in the East Broadway Avenue and North Burns Road area of Spokane Valley, WA. The woman driving the car was not seriously injured.

Date: 
Saturday, October 4, 2014

Sargent was pronounced dead at the scene. The accident occurred at 6:18 p.m., two miles north of Cusick. The cause is still under investigation, the Washington State Patol said. 

Date: 
Sunday, September 28, 2014
Roadway: 
Highway 20
City: 
Cusick, WA

All five passengers were taken to St. Joseph’s Hospital in Lewiston. Skow and passenger Annette Tindle, 29 of Clarkston, Washington, were treated and released. The other passengers have not been named by the Idaho State Patrol.

Date: 
Sunday, September 21, 2014
Roadway: 
State Highway 3
City: 
Moscow, ID
Type: Car Accident
Topics: 
Rollover

At about 10:00am, Fugile was traveling eastbound on Road 5 NW and Voss was traveling south on Dodson Road and at the intersection both vehicles crashed.

Date: 
Saturday, September 20, 2014

A woman is dead after a collision with a Grant County Sheriff’s Deputy on Dodson Road near Road 5 NW just before 10 a.m. today. The woman has been identified as McKenna B.

Date: 
Saturday, September 20, 2014
Roadway: 
Dodson Road