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.
An unknown man was critically injured and an unknown woman believed to be in their 30's had serious injuries after being hit by an oncoming southbound train while walking across a bridge just past the north end of North Sixth Av
On Sunday night, a 2012 Freightliner tractor trailer lost control and struck an unoccupied 2008 Toyota Tacoma pickup that was parked on the shoulder of Interstate 90 seven miles east of Cle Elum. The truck driver, Tamara L.
A semi driven by a 58-year-old Peyton, Colorado man was westbound on I-90 at Snoqualmie Pass about 6:35 p.m.
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.
At around 10:00am, Alvarez made a turn onto SR 223 and ran into the back of a semi-truck driven by Stephen Moore, 48.
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.
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.
Driver Brian I. Gonzalez, 22, rolled his semi truck by overcorrecting after allowing his truck to drift onto the shoulder while driving southbound on State Route 241 near Sunnyside, Washington.
Around 5:30am, Morton crossed the center line and collided head on with a semi-truck driven by Rivera that was hauling apples on SR 124. Morton was pronounced dead at the scene, and Rivera was taken to Lourdes Medical Center for treatment.
A Prosser High School freshman and her mother killed in a crash Saturday spent the morning doing what the teen loved — playing soccer while her biggest cheerleader watched from the sidelines.But on the drive back to Prosser, the family’s SUV was h
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Three Walla Walla High School students are dead after a single-car crash. The accident happened early Sunday morning on Mill Creek Road. Police believe speed played a part in the crash.
Passengers Chasity Gardee, 29 and Antonio Ladesma, 14, injured in 5-car pileup on I-82 just east of Ellensburg, Washington. The accident was caused when Jose A.
Ramon G. Reynoso, 21, of Lapuente, Calif. driving with a suspended license crashed into Paul Boguslawski's pickup Sunday morning when he failed to stop at a stop sign outside Ellensburg.
An 18-year-old Toppenish man, Manuel Guzman, was killed late Tuesday afternoon when his car left the roadway and rolled off North Track Road about 5 miles east of Wapato. Two passengers, Miguel U. Ruiz, 19, and Alexander J.
