Complete Washington accident reports and news.

When someone is injured in an accident in Washington, it is important to gather information about what happens next.

Being injured in a serious accident is always a shocking and scary experience, and dealing with the aftermath is exhausting and stressful. Accident victims are forced to deal with hospitalization, medical treatments, missed work, and lost income, often while trying to manage pain and disability from their injuries. And then the insurance adjusters start circling. Find out more about accidents and what issues an injured person needs to be aware of by going to this link.

Target Zero - Washington State Strategic Highway Safety Plan 2013

Washington State Strategic Highway Safety Plan's goal - of zero deaths and serious injuries in 2030 - is about the "one"...the individual. It's about the Washington State Trooper struck by a truck. It's about the child who went through the front window of a car because she wasn't buckled in. It's about the recent high school graduate who left the road and hit a tree. It's about our colleagues, friends and family. How many of them are we okay with being killed or seriously injured in a crash? The answer is obvious: zero. So our goal, for every citizen the state of Washington, is zero.

Legal and Other Resources and Information

Portland, OR

Cowlitz-Wahkiakum Legal Aid Program

Cowlitz-Wahkiakum Legal Aid (CWLA) is located in Longview, Washington and serves low-income residents in Cowlitz and Wahkiakum Counties. They provide general legal information, free civil legal services, as legal clinics and workshops on basic family law forms. They also partner volunteer attorneys with clients in need to provide critical legal assistance, and are happy to provide referrals as well.
Portland, OR

Wahkiakum County District Court

Wahkiakum County District Court processes misdemeanor criminal and traffic charges issued by the Washington State Patrol, Wahkiakum County Sheriff's Office, Wahkiakum County Prosecutor, State Department of Fish & Wildlife, and Department of Natural Resources.  It also has the jurisdiction to handle civil matters up to $75,000, as well as Anti-Harassment Orders, Small Claims and name changes.
Seattle-Tacoma, WA

Thurston County District Court

Thurston County District Court is a court of limited jurisdiction which hears the following case types: criminal misdemeanor and gross misdemeanor cases, traffic and non traffic infractions, civil cases for damages of $75,000.00 or less, anti-harassment protection orders, and "Small claims" civil cases of $5,000.00 or less.

Most recent accident reports

Spokane, WA
Accident Date: 
Fri, 04/04/2014

An Omak man faces a vehicular homicide charge after an ATV accident Saturday night that left his passenger dead. The victim, Charity R. Rumbolz, 24, of Omak, was found dead early today in Conconully Lake. Cain M. Bivins, 33, was booked into the Okanogan County Jail.

Everett-Bellingham WA
Accident Date: 
Tue, 04/01/2014

Two people were injured Wednesday morning, April 2, when two cars collided on Mount Baker Highway at Britton Road. A westbound 1994 Honda Accord was turning left onto Britton Road at about 11:05 a.m. when it was hit by an eastbound 1998 Ford Escort.

Seattle-Tacoma, WA
Accident Date: 
Sun, 03/30/2014
A 6-year-old Lynden boy was killed in a one-car crash Monday afternoon on Highway 11 near Bow in Skagit County. Zachary Conzo was riding in a car, driven by his mother, which left the highway on a hairpin curve, overturned and landed on its top about 40 feet below in Oyster Creek.
Seattle-Tacoma, WA
Accident Date: 
Thu, 03/27/2014

Four people were injured in a collision late Friday night on Highway 12 in Rochester. The two-car collision occurred about 8:42 p.m. at milepost 43. The driver of a red Chevrolet pickup truck attempted to pass a silver GMC Yukon, and ended up striking the vehicle.

Spokane, WA
Accident Date: 
Thu, 03/27/2014

A 40-year-old Spokane woman has been killed in a rollover crash on Highway 211 about 12 miles north of Newport. Barbara Pierre died in the crash that sent the 2003 Pontiac Grand Am she was driving into a creek north of Davis Lake around 3 a.m. Friday, according to the Washington State Patrol.

Portland, OR
Accident Date: 
Tue, 03/25/2014

A Ridgefield man was seriously injured Wednesday afternoon in a vehicle collision along Interstate 5 in Castle Rock. Angelina Puris, 63, of Centralia was driving north on the freeway in the left lane near Milepost 49 when she lost control of her Nissan Sentra and swerved to the left.

Spokane, WA
Accident Date: 
Tue, 03/25/2014

Ali Muhammad Altharwa, 19, was still in critical condition Friday night at Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center. Two passengers were also injured: a 19-year-old man who was seriously injured and a 17-year-old girl who was thrown from the car but only sustained minor injuries.