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.
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Most recent accident reports
Seattle-Tacoma, WA
Everett-Bellingham WA
A 57-year-old man faces charges of reckless driving and driving under the influence after a rollover crash Thursday night, Feb. 27, on Roeder Avenue. The Ford Ranger driven by Thomas Peter Tom had been speeding at 60 mph in a 35 mph zone around 9:40 p.m. on Roeder.
Seattle-Tacoma, WA
Police arrested two drivers involved in a high-speed DUI crash when an Acura driven by a 29-year-old Bellevue resident was speeding on Northeast 148th. Bellevue Police believe he was driving up to 70 mph, well above the posted speed limit of 40 mph.
Seattle-Tacoma, WA
Seattle Police are investigating an officer-involved crash in South Seattle Thursday. Just before 6:00 a.m., a SPD officer was driving a marked patrol car north on Swift Avenue South. A man driving south in a silver 4-door sedan crossed the center line, and hit the officer head on.
Seattle-Tacoma, WA
A Washington State Patrol trooper was taken to the hospital for minor injuries after a five-car collision on the slick roads of Interstate 5 Tuesday morning.
Seattle-Tacoma, WA
A traffic accident in the southbound lanes of Interstate-5 near Northgate has caused a seven-mile backup from Northgate all the way to Interstate-405, according to the state Department of Transportation. The incident has made the Everett to Seattle commute more than an hour and a half.
Portland, OR
A motorist was injured Saturday night in a single-vehicle rollover accident on state Highway 14 in Vancouver. The crash occurred about 9:30 p.m. in the freeway's westbound lanes west of Lieser Road.
Portland, OR
A man was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence of intoxicants after a single-vehicle crash on state Highway 14 Saturday night.
Spokane, WA
A woman driver accused of first trying to run down a deputy who stopped her for not wearing a seat belt, then crashing her car, trying to scale a 6-foot fence and taking a swing at the deputy told the officer she really didn’t want to go back to jail.
Portland, OR
Spokane, WA
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. Friday near Colfax, the Washington State Patrol said.
Seattle-Tacoma, WA
Seattle-Tacoma, WA
Charges are pending for suspected intoxicated driver who crashed into a Washington State Patrol vehicle, seriously injuring her passenger.
Portland, OR
A high-speed chase that led from the Salmon Creek area to Uptown Village in Vancouver and ended with a crash and a suspect subdued by a law enforcement Taser, assisted by a mohawked, skateboard-wielding man and another bystander.
Portland, OR
A man was injured in a single-vehicle crash on northbound Interstate 5 near Northeast 179th Street early this morning.