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Research from the Insurance Information Institute shows that half of all fatal car accidents from 2003 to 2007 involved aggressive driving. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has given guidelines showing the differences between road rage and aggressive driving. No one wants to be on the other end of either road rage or…

Shelton, WA (December 8, 2021)- An impaired driver injured a Port Orchard woman in Shelton on Tuesday. The accident happened at about 5:13 p.m. when the driver struck the woman near the intersection of State Route 102 and Highway 101 near Sanderson Field, the Washington State Patrol said. The 32-year-old Shelton man rear-ended the…

Medford, OR (December 7, 2021) – Two people have died in a plane crash at a Medford car dealership near the Medford airport on Sunday. In its preliminary report, the Federal Aviation Administration said a pilot and a passenger sustained fatal injuries in the crash. The crash occurred in the 3000 block of Biddle…

Pierce County, WA (December 6, 2021) – One person was hospitalized on Sunday night after crashing down an embankment in Fife. The degree of injuries was not immediately known. The crash involved a single vehicle in the area of Frank Albert Road East and North Levee Road. Firefighters were on scene and said the…

Hammett, ID (December 5, 2021) – Today in Elmore County, a Union Pacific train has derailed. The train derailed around 1:30 a.m. Sunday (west of the community of Hammett), according to a spokesperson working with the rail company. A total of 28 cars fell off the tracks and no injuries were reported. Officials say…

Tacoma, WA (December 4, 2021)- On Saturday morning, a Tacoma woman died, and two others were injured following a rear-end collision near Federal Way. The accident involved a minivan and another car on Interstate 5 near Federal Way at about 1:45 a.m. A passenger, identified as 26-year-old Samantha Mararac, died at the scene, the…

PAsco, WA (December 3, 2021)- On Friday morning, a multiple-vehicle accident in Pasco backed up traffic on U.S. 395. No injuries were reported, the Washington State Patrol said. There were three separate crashes involving nine vehicles.  Five vehicles, including four cars and one semi-truck, were involved in the first crash, followed by two other…

Woodland, WA (December 2, 2021) – A Kalama man has died in a Woodland hit and run on Thursday morning. The accident happened on Interstate 5 when his red 2006 Toyota Corolla was sent off the road and into Horseshoe Lake in Woodland by another vehicle. The driver, identified as 44-year-old Leonel D. Lopez…

Tacoma, WA (December 1, 2021) – According to a report by the Tacoma Police, Tacoma has seen an increase in fires throughout the city during the last several months of this year. Tacoma PD has reported an alarming 82% increase in the number of arson offenses over the past year. According to Alex Wilsie-…

Renton, WA (November 30, 2021)- According to a tweet from the Washington State Department of Transportation, a vehicle accident closed the carpool lanes on I-405. The accident happened on Tuesday morning. On I-405 northbound at SR 167 there is a collision blocking the HOV lane. — WSDOT Traffic (@wsdot_traffic) November 30, 2021 A KOMO…