BELLINGHAM, Wash. — According to the Washington State Patrol’s Collision Analysis Tool, there have been over 200 crash reports filed so far in 2024 in the I-5 southbound and northbound lanes across the 10-mile stretch between the Old Fairhaven Parkway and Slater Road interchanges. An average of 23 per month.
The times when the crashes occurred are as follows.
- 12 – midnight to 6am
- 41 – 6am to noon
- 141 – noon to 6pm
- 24 – 6pm to midnight
Approximate locations of the crashes based on nearest interchange.
- 12 – Old Fairhaven Parkway
- 13 – Samish Way
- 6 – Lakeway Drive
- 58 – Ohio/Iowa/State Streets
- 63 – Sunset Drive
- 30 – Meridian Street
- 11 – Northwest Avenue
- 16 – W Bakerview Road
- 9 – Slater Road
Severity of injuries to vehicle occupants in the crashes have been reported as below.
Click for more information
Click for more information
- 173 – no injuries
- 11 – minor injuries
- 2 – serious injuries
- 3 – unknown
There were 13 crashes involving a car versus an obstacle (e.g. deer, debris, object, etc.).
There were 45 crashes involving more than 2 (3 to 7) vehicles.
Weather at the times of the crashes were reported as follows.
- 130 – clear
- 39 – overcast
- 42 – raining
- 2 – sleet/hail/freezing rain
- 5 – snow
Discover more from Whatcom News
Subscribe to get the latest posts sent to your email.
