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.
A 23-year-old woman died early this morning after her vehicle collided with a parked dump truck at the summit and her car caught fire.
Justin D. Winters, 30, died when he ran into a tree on Saturday afternoon. Winters was taken to the hospital where he was announced dead. The cause of the accident is still unknown.
William Smith, 21, was airlifted to the hospital after being ejected from his vehicle when he drove his car off the side of the road and overturn several times. The accident happened early Saturday morning.
A three-vehicle crash was reported shortly after 8 p.m.
A 17 to 19-year-old male is in custody Wednesday for driving under the influence after crashing into a wall in front of Jefferson Elementary School.
Maia Comerford, and her passenger, Alexander C. Kinney, were injured after Comerford's Toyota Scion rolled and landed on its top in the median on Interstate 82 near Ellensburg early Wednesday morning.
A 30-year-old Yakima man was killed after his vehicle collided with a tree in Terrace Heights early Saturday evening. Justin D. Winters was traveling on Keys Road at about 5:45 p.m.
Katrina Cansler was driving east on Highway 12 when she lost control of her vehicle and drove off the road. The car was totaled. Cansler was taken to Yakima Valley Memorial Hospital.
Tapio was driving a truck west on Highway 12 near the town of Gleed at about 5:15am when he for some reason lost control and overcorrected, causing the vehicle to flip onto the shoulder of the roadway.
A car crashed into a canal off Lateral A and Evans Road in Wapato, Washington, and caught fire Friday, March 6, at approximately 1:40 am, killing one person. The victim was a passenger in a Toyota Camry driven by Leandro Huereca, 41, of Topp
Authorities believe fatigue was a factor in an accident Friday evening on Interstate 82 south of Ellensburg that sent a Yakima woman to Kittitas Valley Healthcare. Shelby Hutchinson, 30, was traveling east on the interstate at about 5 p.m.
