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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?
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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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
A 42-year-old Naches good Samaritan helping push a disabled SUV was hit by a vehicle Saturday afternoon on U.S. Highway 12 east of Naches. Ronald S.
Type: Pedestrian Accident
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Disabled VehiclesAccording to Washington State Patrol, Ann Cunningham of Portland was headed west on I-90 about 11 miles east of Cle Elum when she changed lanes in her 2013 Honda Civic, striking a 2008 Chevrolet Silverado driven by 42-year-old Scott Collins
Type: Car Accident
A wrong-way driver, not yet identified publicly, crashed with another vehicle and died at the site on Interstate 82 near Granger Monday evening.
Type: Car 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
Teresita 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 ConditionsJust 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 CollisionsHinkle 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 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.
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
At about 8:40am, Vargas was driving on I-82 when she lost control, struck the left guardrail and then the right guardrail, and finally came to rest in the median.
Type: Car Accident
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Road DepartureAt around 8:25am, a car with Vila as the driver and Ixtas and Garcia as passengers hit a guardrail and rolled down an embankment, injuring all three women. All the victims were transported to PMH Medical Center.
Type: Car Accident
At about 1:00pm, Zoe and Charles were stopped at an intersection when a pickup truck traveling in the same direction rear-ended their vehicle.
Type: Car Accident
At about 2:35am, Clark was driving on State Route 14 when he lost control of his vehicle and veered off the roadway to the left which caused the vehicle to flip over. He was hospitalized, but has since been listed in satisfactory condition.
Type: Car Accident