Jorge A. Epindola, 34, killed in head-on truck collision on State Route 24 near Sunnyside, Washington

A 34-year-old Sunnyside man was killed Saturday when his vehicle crossed the highway center line and collided with an oncoming tractor trailer. Jorge A. Epindola was driving a 2007 Honda Ridgeline east on State Route 24 about 5:20 p.m. when he hit the truck. The driver of a 2000 Freight tractor pulling a utility trailer, Richard Holman, 50, of Ritzville, was not injured. A collision with a commercial vehicle often results in fatal injuries since the size and weight of the truck is so much greater than any type of passenger vehicle. Learn more about commercial truck accidents here.