Truck Accident

When two small cars collide, significant damage and injuries can occur. However, an accident involving a commercial truck can be destructive and deadly. Even if the crash occurs at low speeds, the smaller vehicle occupants will likely suffer more serious injuries than the truck driver. In 2019, 4,119 people died in accidents involving large trucks. Only...

KING COUNTY, WA -- A man was killed Sunday after a semi-truck he was repairing moved off its jack and rolled onto him in front of a Kent residence, reported KIRO 7 News. Puget Sound Fire said first responders arrived at the scene shortly before 8:26 p.m. and rushed to remove the truck off...

KING COUNTY, WA -- A semi-truck crash early Thursday morning blocked an Interstate 5 onramp near the Foster neighborhood in Tukwila, according to Washington State Department of Transportation. Here is a visual of the incident on the I-5 SB on-ramp from SR 599. The ramp will be closed until approximately 630AM to allow crews...

GRAYS HARBOR COUNTY, WA -- A 59-year-old Tukwila man was injured Tuesday afternoon after falling asleep at the wheel of a semi-truck on state Route 12 in Central Park, according to KXRO. Washington State Patrol said the man was driving a semi with an attached trailer westbound on SR-12 shortly before 3:00 when the...

KING COUNTY, WA -- Officers responded to a multi-vehicle collision Monday evening involving a Renton Regional Fire Authority engine, according to Renton Police Department. The car accident in Renton took place at the intersection of Lind Avenue Southwest and Southwest 16th Street shortly before 5:00 p.m. Little information has been reported at this time....

TACOMA, WA – A person from Tacoma was killed when the driver of a semi-truck ran a traffic light on State Route 509 yesterday morning, according to KOMO News. The crash occurred at around 9:30 a.m. on northbound SR-509, near Alexander Avenue E, after a semi-truck driver, a 34-year-old man from Bonney Lake, drove...

SNOHOMISH COUNTY, WA -- A collision Thursday morning involving a box truck and another vehicle was blocking the center lane on Interstate 5 southbound near northeast Lynnwood, according to Washington State Department of Transportation. Update 11:39 AM : On I-5 southbound just north of I-405 there is a collision blocking the center lane. —...