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

Portland, OR
Accident Date: 
Sun, 12/01/2013
A Vancouver woman was injured in a crash in Kalama on Monday night. Barbara Stonewall, 50, was driving a 2004 Honda Accord south on Interstate 5 about 9 p.m. when she lost control and struck a concrete barrier, according to Washington State Patrol.
Seattle-Tacoma, WA
Accident Date: 
Fri, 11/29/2013

An Oak Harbor man was injured Saturday morning in a one-car crash on Whidbey Island.
The accident was reported around 8:30 a.m. in the 4400 block of Monkey Hill Road, according to the Washington State Patrol.

Portland, OR
Accident Date: 
Sun, 11/24/2013
A Battle Ground suffered minor injuries in three-vehicle fender bender on state Highway 503 this morning. Three pickups were driving south on the highway in Vancouver when one of the vehicles, a Toyota Tacoma pickup, crashed into a Ford Ranger pickup that had stopped abruptly.
Seattle-Tacoma, WA
Accident Date: 
Sat, 11/23/2013

multiple-car crash blocked all westbound lanes of SR 16 at C in Tacoma on Sunday morning.

The State Patrol said five vehicles were involved. One vehicle was the first car to spin out on ice and a chain reaction of four other vehicle collisions started.