The Washington Traffic Safety Commission stated that a crash occurred every 4.5 minutes in Washington in 2015, a person was injured in a crash every 11 minutes, and a person died in a crash every 16 hours. Furthermore, a motorcyclist was in a crash every 4 hours, a pedestrian or bicyclist was involved in a crash every 2.5 hours, and a pedestrian or bicyclist was killed in a crash every 4 days. The report also stated that a speeding driver was involved in a crash every 27 minutes, an inattentive/distracted driver was involved in a crash every 12 minutes, and a person was killed by an impaired driver every 1.5 days.

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) reported that there were 24 multiple-vehicle fatal crashes involving large trucks in Washington in 2015. There were 34 large trucks involved in fatal crashes resulting in 42 fatalities in Washington that year.

According to FMCSA, there were 415,000 crashes nationwide involving large trucks and 67,000 crashes involving buses. Of these accidents, 3,598 fatal crashes involved large trucks and 257 fatal crashes involved buses, while 83,000 injury crashes involved large trucks and 14,000 injury crashes involved buses.

Researchers with the Division of Unintentional Injury Prevention, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control (NCIPC), and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) found that an estimated 4,521,300 people were bitten by dogs every year between 2001 and 2003. Another CDC study found that 756,701 persons who sustained bites required medical attention, and a November 2010 statistical brief from the Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP) reported there were 316,200 emergency department visits and 9,500 hospital stays related to dog bites in 2008.

According to the Insurance Information Institute (III) and State Farm, homeowners insurance companies paid over $686 million in dog-related liability claims in 2017. According to the 2015 Plastic Surgery Statistics Report by the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, 28,079 people underwent reconstructive procedures related to dog bite repair in 2015.

The Washington State Department of Health reported that 6,263 people suffered traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) in 2015. Among those injured, 1,527 people died from TBIs while 4,736 were hospitalized with a TBI alone or in combination with other injuries.

According to the Washington State Work-Related Fatalities Report from the Washington State Department of Labor & Industries’ Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (FACE) program, the construction industry had the highest number of workplace fatalities in 2017 with 16 deaths, which was the highest number of construction fatalities since 2008. Falls accounted for 63 percent of fatal incidents in construction in Washington that year, and 63 percent of the construction fatalities involved victims who were 50 years of age or older.

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Frequently Asked Questions About Accidents in Washington

Most people who are considering filing a personal injury claim have never filed a lawsuit before, so they have many pressing questions about the process. Some of the questions we hear most frequently in our office are below.