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Yakima County Transportation and Roads Information
The Transportation Services Division is responsible for 1657 Miles of Roads, 22 Miles of Railroad, 310 Bridges, 865 Culverts, and 11 Miles of Trail Corridor.
Yakima-Pasco-Richland-Kennewick, WA - Accident News and Resources including car, bicycle, motorcycle and truck accidents and much more.
Yakima – Washington State's ninth largest city and the cultural center of Central Washington
Yakima is not a huge city with a population of 91,000, but there are many commuters traveling into the city each day, coming in from the greater Yakima region. This, of course, means that the traffic congestion is a growing problem, and car accidents are a daily occurrence. Pasco is one of three cities that make up the Tri-Cities region of Washington State. The Tri-Cities is a mid-sized metropolitan area of approximately 271,124 people that also includes the cities of Kennewick and Richland.
Here is information on the most recent accidents in Yakima, Pasco, Richland, and Kennewick:
- Yakima, Pasco, Richland, and Kennewick car accidents;
- Yakima, Pasco, Richland, and Kennewick motorcycle accidents;
- Yakima, Pasco, Richland, and Kennewick bicycle accidents;
- Yakima, Pasco, Richland, and Kennewick aircraft accidents;
- Yakima, Pasco, Richland, and Kennewick pedestrian accidents;
- Yakima, Pasco, Richland, and Kennewick commercial truck accidents.
If you are looking for information on a specific crash that happened in Yakima, the Tri-Cities, or Central Washington, go to the appropriate link above.
If you know someone who has been injured in a Yakima, Pasco, Richland, or Kennewick accident, here are links to the major hospitals in the area:
Yakima Valley Memorial Hospital;
Yakima Regional Medical Center;
Lourdes Medical Center - Pasco;
Kadlec Regional Medical Center - Richland;
Trios Health - Kennewick.
Yakima and Tri-Cities grief support organizations and counselors
When a loved one is killed in a Yakima or Tri-Cities motor-vehicle accident, it is often helpful for grieving family and friends to get help from a grief support organization or therapist. It can be comforting to talk with others going through a similar situation, and the road to recovering from the loss may go more smoothly. Go here to get information on Yakima and Tri-Cities grief support organizations and professionals.
Legal information for Yakima, Pasco, Richland, and Kennewick accident victims
After someone has been injured or killed in a motor-vehicle crash in Yakima or Central Washington, many decisions need to be made immediately and questions need to be answered. For example, how much of the medical costs will be covered by the insurance policy? How does PIP insurance help with medical bills immediately? What if the at-fault driver has no insurance?
Where to find legal assistance after a Yakima, Pasco, Richland, or Kennewick injury accident
After a serious crash in Central Washington, it is crucial to get help from a good Yakima personal injury attorney who understands the local regulations and legal standards, who knows how insurance policies work, and who can handle all aspects of an insurance claim so the injured person can focus on recovery. If someone is killed in a collision, a Yakima wrongful death lawyer will launch a claim that will begin the process of financial recovery for the family members left behind.
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Legal Resources
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Comprehensive Mental Health
Since the 1970’s Comprehensive has been providing services to children, adults, and families throughout Eastern Washington. This private nonprofit organization offers a full range of behavioral health and substance use treatment services, with special programs for veterans, victims of crime, parent education, and employee assistance programs.
More than 700 highly trained and qualified professional staff provide behavioral healthcare services to over 20,000 individuals each year.
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Immigration Advocates Network Pro Bono Resource Center
Immigration Advocates Network Pro Bono Resource Center provides information on pro bono (free) attorneys representing low-income immigrants.
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Yakima County District Court
Washington State district and municipal courts may consider civil and criminal matters related to misdemeanor criminal cases, traffic, non-traffic, and parking infractions, domestic violence protection orders, civil actions of $75,000 or less, and small claims up to $5,000.
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Yakima County Superior Court
Yakima County Superior Court has 8 full time elected Judges as authorized by law. The Court has 3 full-time appointed court commissioners to handle additional workload at multiple court facilities. The Court Administrator’s Office handles judicial scheduling and assignments and the budget matters of the Court. The County Clerk’s Office is separate from Superior Court and handles court fines, and restitution, court records and data dissemination, and provides clerk staff for the Superior Court courtrooms.
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Yakima County Department of Corrections
The Mission of the Yakima County Department of Corrections is to actively contribute to the safety and wellness of the citizens of Yakima County by providing a safe, secure and humane correctional environment.
Most recent accident reports
Shortly before 11:00pm, Miguel-Chaves, who police say was under the influence of alcohol, was driving the wrong way in eastbound lanes of I-82, and collided with a Volvo semi-truck driven by Mihail Jecov, 55.
Type: Car Accident
Brenden M. Barker was driving near Snoqualmie Pass on westbound 1-90 when his vehicle left the roadway and rolled, coming to a rest on the left shoulder of the eastboud lanes.
Type: Car Accident
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RolloverRampey was a passenger on a eastbound motorcycle on I-82 driven by Keith Butler, 44, when the rear tire of the vehicle popped and caused Butler to crash into a guardrail.
Type: Motorcycle Accident
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Tire IssueJohn Walters, 55, was driving his 2006 Nissan TItan pickup on State Route 410 near Naches, Washington when he left the road and rolled over.
Type: Car Accident
Fields was driving on I-90 on Monday morning when she departed the roadway to right, which caused the car to roll over and land upside-down. She was injured and taken to the hospital, treated, and eventually released.
Type: Car Accident
John Walters, 55, was killed Saturday night after his truck exited State Route 410 at about 10:00 p.m. northwest of Naches. Walters was eastbound in a Nissan pickup when his vehicle left the road and rolled over.
Type: Car Accident
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RolloverIt was about 1:15am when Huntley-Fife was driving her a pickup truck containing five other passengers south on North Wenas Road, when she failed to negotiate a curve to the left and departed the roadway on the right side, causing the truck to roll
Baird was wearing an orange reflective vest while riding her bicycle west on West Whitman Drive at about 4:30pm when she was hit by a pickup truck that was also going west.
Type: Bicycle Accident
Maier Alvarez Noggerath, 31, injured after SR 240 collision involving three vehicles in Richland, WA
Noggerath was driving east on SR 240 on Saturday afternoon when he stopped behind a pickup truck that had stopped for cross-traffic, and a third eastbound car driven by Darren Edelen, 47, failed to slow down in time and crashed into b
Type: Car Accident
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Rear-End CollisionsOn Wednesday afternoon, Munoz-Mendez was driving west on McDonald Road when he did not stop at the stop sign at the intersection with Lateral A, and collided with a car driven by Estephanie Lopez-Pena, 19, who was driving north on that road.
Type: Car Accident
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Red Light/Stop SignAt about 10:30am, Cuevas was driving west on I-82 when she for some reason left the roadway. This caused her to overcorrect, which in turn caused her vehicle to roll.
Type: Car Accident
A male pedestrian died early Sunday, January 25, when a driver hit him on State Route 241 near Sunnyside. Juan Cambron-Gutierrez, 67, was walking in the road at 6:00 a.m.
Type: Pedestrian Accident
Elerding was heading east in a Ford Mustang on State Route 22 on Sunday afternoon when he departed the roadway to the left and entered the median, before finally enterering the westbound lanes.
Type: Car Accident
One person was killed at about 4 a.m. when a vehicle rolled and the driver was ejected from the vehicle on I-82 just north of Wapato Road near Union Gap in Yakima County, Washington. Icy roads are being blamed for the accident.
Type: Car Accident
Type: Car Accident