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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?
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:
- Yakima, Pasco, Richland, or Kennewick car accidents;
- Yakima, Pasco, Richland, or Kennewick pedestrian accidents;
- Yakima, Pasco, Richland, or Kennewick motorcycle accidents;
- Yakima, Pasco, Richland, or Kennewick truck accidents;
- Yakima, Pasco, Richland, or Kennewick bicycle accidents;
- Yakima, Pasco, Richland, or Kennewick Uber/Lyft accidents;
- Yakima, Pasco, Richland, or Kennewick bus accidents;
- Yakima, Pasco, Richland, or Kennewick boating accidents;
- Yakima, Pasco, Richland, or Kennewick train accidents;
- Yakima, Pasco, Richland, or Kennewick plane accidents;
- Yakima, Pasco, Richland, or Kennewick drunk driving accidents;
- Yakima, Pasco, Richland, or Kennewick distracted driving accidents;
- Yakima, Pasco, Richland, or Kennewick rear-end accidents;
- Yakima, Pasco, Richland, or Kennewick side collision accidents;
- Yakima, Pasco, Richland, or Kennewick rollover accidents;
- Yakima, Pasco, Richland, or Kennewick multi-vehicle accidents;
- Yakima, Pasco, Richland, or Kennewick fatigued driver accidents;
- Yakima, Pasco, Richland, or Kennewick aggressive driving accidents;
- Yakima, Pasco, Richland, or Kennewick intersection accidents;
- Yakima, Pasco, Richland, or Kennewick drunk truck driver accidents;
- Yakima, Pasco, Richland, or Kennewick head-on accidents;
- Yakima, Pasco, Richland, or Kennewick reckless driving accidents;
- Yakima, Pasco, Richland, or Kennewick single vehicle accidents;
- Yakima, Pasco, Richland, or Kennewick wrongful death claims;
- Yakima, Pasco, Richland, or Kennewick spinal cord injuries;
- Yakima, Pasco, Richland, or Kennewick whiplash injuries;
- Yakima, Pasco, Richland, or Kennewick fracture injuries;
- Yakima, Pasco, Richland, or Kennewick burn injuries;
- Yakima, Pasco, Richland, or Kennewick internal injuries;
- Yakima, Pasco, Richland, or Kennewick back injuries.
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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Most recent accident reports
The accident started at about 7:15am, when Jamilent Miranda, 26, was attempting to pass Guadarrama, who was driving a semi-truck, but ended up losing control of her vehicle and striking the semi-truck.
Type: Truck Accident
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PileupTeresita Ronquillo was driving in a car with passenger Steven Schmele on Interstate 82 when she lost control of the vehicle on the icy road and span out in fron of a tractor-trailer driven by Gerald Krupp, 63.
Type: Car Accident
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Weather ConditionsAt around 10:00am, Alvarez made a turn onto SR 223 and ran into the back of a semi-truck driven by Stephen Moore, 48.
Type: Car Accident
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Rear-End Collisions
At around 2:20am, police were responding to a call from a woman who claimed she was being threatened with a knife by her boyfriend.
Type: Car Accident
At about 3:00am, a car driven by Morales, who was allegedly under the influence of alcohol, crashed into a control box and tranformer at an intersection, which took out the power for the traffic lights.
Type: Car Accident
Just before 6:00pm, Izguerra-Leal's Explorer was stopped on Highway 12 when another Explorer driven by Erika F. Pinon, 31, that was traveling in the same direction rear-ended her.
Type: Car Accident
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Rear-End CollisionsJust before 6:00pm, a car traveling south on South First Street driven by John M. Fannin, 55, struck a man, identified as Deciderio Zuniga, 74, who was taken to the hospital before being pronounced dead.
Type: Pedestrian Accident
At about 1:00pm, Cunningham was traveling westbound on I-90 when she attempted to change lanes, but then ended up striking another westbound car, driven by Scott Collins, 42, and both cars departed the road and came to rest in the median.
Type: Car Accident
At around 3:25pm, Sveen was driving east on State Route 410 when she lost control and veered off the roadway to left across the westbound lane, which caused the car to roll into a ditch and come to rest upside-down.
A pickup spun out on I-90 while descending from the summit at Snoqualmie Pass, causing three semi-trailers to crash, according to one of the truck drivers.
Type: Truck Accident
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Weather ConditionsHinkle was just exiting I-82 and entering I-90 when he allegedly fell asleep and his car departed the roadway on the left, re-entered the roadway, and then veered off to the left a second time before coming to rest off of the roadway.
Type: Car Accident
At around 9:00am, Scott was driving east on I-90 when he attempted to change lanes. Because of the icy conditions on the road, he lost control of the vehicle and it rolled over, injuring both him and his passenger Rees.
Type: Car Accident
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Weather ConditionsAt about 1:00 pm, four vehicles that were westbound on I-90 stopped because of a separate accident on the highway.
Type: Car Accident
A 25-year-old Yakima man died Friday as a passenger in a Jeep that went over an embankment and rolled down steep terrain near Yakima. Jarrod M.
Type: Car Accident
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.
Type: Car Accident
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