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.
Oregon State Police are investigating a fatal crash on Interstate 82 near Hermiston early Friday involving a wrong-way driver. About 1:30 a.m., a Hermiston woman, later identified as Alicia G.
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.
John Walters, 55, was killed Saturday night after his truck exited State Route 410 at about 10:00 p.m. northwest of Naches. Walters was eastbound in a Nissan pickup when his vehicle left the road and rolled over.
On Wednesday afternoon, Munoz-Mendez was driving west on McDonald Road when he did not stop at the stop sign at the intersection with Lateral A, and collided with a car driven by Estephanie Lopez-Pena, 19, who was driving north on that road.
At about 10:30am, Cuevas was driving west on I-82 when she for some reason left the roadway. This caused her to overcorrect, which in turn caused her vehicle to roll.
Kalman was driving an SUV eastbound on I-90 at about 5:20pm when he suddenly veered off the roadway and hit a guardrail, causing the vehicle to roll onto its side.
At about 12:50pm, a pickup truck driven by John C. Bates, 63, was stopped on Sunnyside-Mabton Road waiting to turn left onto Penn Avenue, with another pickup truck driven by Ramirez-Hernandez behind him.
Just after 8:00am, Boderick was driving east on I-82 when she slowed for traffic ahead, but another eastbound car driven by Michael K. Bermudez, 24, did not slow down and struck her vehicle.
Freezing fog overnight caused many accidents in the area of Yakima County, but only one collision on I-82 resulted in a fatality.
Nichole C. Garvin, 20, of Ellensburg, lost control of her car at about 7:35 p.m. 10 miles west of Vantage when her Ford Escort drifted on to the eastbound shoulder.
Juan Linares, 31, was driving east on I-90 in a car with Chavez, a 10-month-old boy, and an 11-year-old girl as passengers when he somehow lost control, departed the highway and struck the median before re-entering the road.
At about 1:15pm, Morgan was driving on I-82 when he fell asleep and crashed his vehicle. He was taken to the hospital for his injuries, but has already been treated and released. He has been cited for negligent driving.
