Category: Car Accidents

The recent collapse of a bridge on Interstate 5 over the Skagit River in North Vernon shocked residents of Washington State as well as people across the nation. Amazingly, only three people received non-life-threatening injuries. The bridge collapsed when it was struck by an oversize tractor-trailer. According to news reports,…

A pickup truck driver was killed recently when his truck rolled over on Highway 101 near Sequim, Washington, as he tried to avoid two other vehicles that had just been in an accident. KOMO News reported that the driver died instantly. The earlier accident involved a car that had slowed…

Police in Kennewick, Washington, recently warned motorists against trying to handle traffic accidents without police assistance, KNDU reported. The warning came after a motorist allegedly hit a pedestrian, but the pedestrian did not want to contact the police. Instead, the pedestrian asked the motorist for money. Washington State law requires…

One man was killed April 9 in a three-vehicle accident on Route 243 near Mattawa, Wash., that also injured five others, according to news reports. The 63-year-olc man was riding in a car that slowed because of traffic ahead and was rear-ended by another vehicle. The impact sent the car…

A recent accident in Puyallup, Washington, is calling attention to the issue of drinking by teen drivers. The television station Q13 Fox reported that five teenage girls were injured when their car flipped over after striking a utility pole, going through a fence and hitting several trees. The 17-year-old driver…

A woman on her way to work was fatally injured recently in a head-on collision with a car going the wrong way on Route 520 in Seattle, according to Q13 Fox. Police said the wrong-way driver smelled of alcohol and was suspected of being drunk. At the time of the…

Two young men were seriously injured in a single vehicle accident recently in Kitsap County, Washington, according to the Port Orchard Independent. Investigators said the 20-year-old driver and 19-year-old passenger were in a 1998 Honda Civic that was traveling at a high rate of speed when the wheels locked up,…

A woman and her 4-year-old son were hospitalized recently when their car was struck by a street racer in Nob Hill, according to news reports. Yakima Police said that two male drivers, ages 18 and 23, were racing when one of them struck the woman’s vehicle. Police arrested and charged…

A 16-year-old girl was seriously injured March 14 when she was struck by a hit-and-run driver as she walked across West Stewart Avenue in Puyallup, Washington. Authorities were able to view a video of the collision thanks to video surveillance from the nearby Golden Rule Grocery, according to a news…

A recent collision involving a dump truck, a tractor-trailer and several passenger vehicles slowed traffic on Interstate 5 at the I-405 interchange. News accounts cited police reports that the dump truck was in the middle of the road and the tractor-trailer appeared to have jack-knifed. The cause of the accident…