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Accident Profiles: Washington
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Legal Services to Seattle,
Tacoma, Spokane, Vancouver, Bellevue, Everett, Kent, Yakima, and Bellingham WA
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Note: All values are approximate, based
on available crash data.
Tractor Trailer Accident Statistics
- Fatal Truck Accidents: 39/ year
- Non-Fatal Truck Accidents: 1,364/ year
- Accident Locations: 31% (Urban), 69%
(Rural)
- Carrier Information:
- 21% of Washington truck accidents involve
carriers whose principle place of business is not WA.
- Largest Washington Truck Carriers:
There were no contributing weather conditions in
87% of Washington truck accidents.
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Car Accident
Statistics
- Persons Killed in Motor Vehicle Crashes:
563/ year
- Multi-Vehicle Crashes Resulting in
Fatalities: 206/ year
- Approx. 36% of fatal car accidents occurred
at speeds of 55mph or greater.
- Approx. 90 of auto accidents resulting in
fatalities were on roads with 3 or more traffic lanes.
- Economic Cost of Motor Vehicle Traffic
Crashes: $5.310 Billion/year
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Major Interstates,
Intrastates, and Highway Corridors
Major Highways in Washington include: I-5, I-82
and I-90.
Interstate 5: I-5 shaped much of western
WA and a large portion of the nation’s west coast. Spanning nearly 1,400 miles,
I-5 is the only highway that stretches from the Canadian border to the Mexican
border. Seattle is the largest city found along WA’s 277-mile portion of I-5.
Interstate 82: I-82 spans 133 miles
through WA state and is the primary route to Salt Lake City, UT. The eastern
terminus is Hermiston, Oregon and the western is Ellenburg, WA.
Interstate 90: At 3,100 miles long, I-90
acts as America’s longest highway. The western terminus is Seattle, WA and
Boston, MA marks the eastern terminus. WA has nearly 300 miles of I-90, of which
run through Seattle and Spokane.
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About Washington
Washington, the "Evergreen State", covers over 71,000 square miles of deep green forested land in America's Pacific Northwest.
Nearly 5.9 million residents live in Washington, with 42,514 residing in Olympia, the state capital. Seattle, WA's largest city, is home to 563,374 residents. Other major cities include Aberdeen, Bellingham, Everett, Spokane, Tacoma, Vancouver, Walla Walla and Wenatchee.
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Truck Accident Lawyers
Did you know that every 16 minutes
a person is killed or injured in a truck accident? Did you know that big rig
truck accidents continue to increase? Even with these frightening scenarios and
statistics, powerful trucking industry lobbyists continue to call for the
weakening of truck safety rules and regulations to reap a higher profit.
When truck collisions do occur, trucking companies involved in
the accident often send representatives to the accident scene.
These agents work to handle everything at the scene of the accident so that they
can limit or mitigate their company’s liability.
Munley, Munley & Cartwright is a law firm experienced at handling tractor
trailer accident claims. We accept cases nationwide.
Munley, Munley &
Cartwright
charges clients of personal injury claims on a contingency basis. What that
means is the attorney is only paid if he or she wins money damages for you – the
client. This makes it possible for anyone to hire only the best lawyer. It gives
everyone access to the justice system and representation that is equal to the
best that insurance companies, doctors and other defendants can hire. You can
contact the lawyers of Munley, Munley & Cartwright for a free consultation
by completing our
online accident
evaluation form
-or- calling toll-free at
1-800-318-LAW1.
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Trucking Accident Occurred?
Munley, Munley & Cartwright, PC accepts and successfully resolves major
trucking injury cases nationwide. Our lawyers, paralegals, and other
professionals are specially trained to evaluate, develop, and negotiate
these difficult cases to protect and benefit our clients. You do not pay any
fee unless we win money damages for you. That means you can get the most
experienced legal help and it won't cost one dime more than you would pay
any other firm -- and we get RESULTS!
The goal of Munley, Munley & Cartwright is simple and direct: To
Successfully Resolve the Legal Problems of our Clients.
If you have questions about an accident involving a tractor trailer, let
us go to work for you.
You can
contact the trucking attorneys of Munley, Munley & Cartwright for a free consultation
by completing our
online accident evaluation form
-or- calling toll-free at
1-800-318-LAW1.
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