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.
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.
Yakima Valley Memorial Hospital;
Yakima Regional Medical Center;
Lourdes Medical Center - Pasco;
Kadlec Regional Medical Center - Richland;
Trios Health - Kennewick.
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.
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?
When someone is seriously injured or killed in an accident, it is important to get help from an experienced personal injury attorney. A good accident lawyer works with injured folks to get financial compensation for all kinds of accidents and injuries including:
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.
Authorities believe alcohol may have been involved in a single car crash off of Hendrix Road that sent the driver, identified as 18-year-old Jose Negrete, and passenger Jose Valdovinos-Chavez, 20, to the hospital via helicopter.
A woman was driving a porta potty pump truck up a slope on private property when the vehicle rolled over, trapping her and a passenger inside the truck. After being extricated, she was airlifted to Kadlec Regional Medical Center for treatment.
It was about 11:20 a.m. when police were called regarding a man who had been robbed at at North First Street.
Tanner Budde, 19, and Vanicia Jones, 17, of Yakima, were transported to Yakima Regional Medical and Cardiac Center after Budde’s vehicle exited the road near Toppenish, and rolled into the median.
A 44-year-old Yakima man is facing charges after a crash that sent two juvenile passengers to the hospital with injuries. Robert Spencer was traveling eastbound on 16th Avenue Friday evening at approximately 7:45 p.m. when his Ford F150 pick
Aaron Miller, 57, from Cheney, lost control of his motorcycle around 2:30 Friday afternoon. The resulting crash injured him and his passenger, Herbert Miller, 52.
It was about 10:50 p.m. when Bourne was driving west on I-82, and reportedly fell asleep.
A Yakima woman was injured in a single-car crash near Ellensburg on Sunday evening. Marianne Jensen, 82, was injured in the rollover crash at the intersection of interstates 90 and 82, east of Ellensburg.
Cook was driving a truck that was pulling a dump truck trailer on I-82, when the trailer somehow came up and struck an overpass. The collision injured Cook, who was transported to the hospital.
Piper was riding a motorcycle south on Old Stage Way just before 6:00pm, when he attempted to pass a vehicle improperly and crashed off of the right side of the road.
A collision on West Lincoln Avenue caused one vehicle to overturn, landing on its top. The driver was taken to a local hospital, with no word on his condition. Check back for updates.
The victim, Jason Smith, 36, left behind a wife and two daughters, ages six and 15. Smith died Thursday evening after being hit by a speeding truck near Road 36 and Sylvester in Pasco.A Gofundme account has been set up to help Smith's family.
Brooklin M. Sims was driving on Interstate 90 on Monday night when she struck a military Humvee, causing it to roll off the highway. The driver of the Humvee, Christopher J. Truss, and passenger Randall L.
Motorcyclists Patrick Yourdan, 64, and Karma Yourdan, 69, have been injured and taken to the hospital after running into a deer while riding their motorcycle on Sunday afternoon.
