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.
Both of the injured were taken to PMH medical center, treated, and released.
A bus driver was cited for making an unsafe lane change that caused a car to crash about a mile east of the Snoqualmie Pass summit Friday afternoon, according to the Washington State Patrol. Mangis was driving tour bus when he changed lanes sudden
Strankman was driving west on State Route 240 when he struck a stopped minivan. Strankman, his 7-year-old passenger, and Crocker, who had been a passenger in the struck minivan, were taken to a local hospital for treatment of their injuries.
Bus driver Howard K. Mangis was cited for making an unsafe lane change that caused an accident about a mile east of the Snoqualmie Pass summit Friday afternoon.
A woman was driving a porta potty pump truck up a slope on private property when the vehicle rolled over, trapping her and a passenger inside the truck. After being extricated, she was airlifted to Kadlec Regional Medical Center for treatment.
It was about 11:20 a.m. when police were called regarding a man who had been robbed at at North First Street.
Tanner Budde, 19, and Vanicia Jones, 17, of Yakima, were transported to Yakima Regional Medical and Cardiac Center after Budde’s vehicle exited the road near Toppenish, and rolled into the median.
A 44-year-old Yakima man is facing charges after a crash that sent two juvenile passengers to the hospital with injuries. Robert Spencer was traveling eastbound on 16th Avenue Friday evening at approximately 7:45 p.m. when his Ford F150 pick
Aaron Miller, 57, from Cheney, lost control of his motorcycle around 2:30 Friday afternoon. The resulting crash injured him and his passenger, Herbert Miller, 52.
Brooklin M. Sims was driving on Interstate 90 on Monday night when she struck a military Humvee, causing it to roll off the highway. The driver of the Humvee, Christopher J. Truss, and passenger Randall L.
Motorcyclists Patrick Yourdan, 64, and Karma Yourdan, 69, have been injured and taken to the hospital after running into a deer while riding their motorcycle on Sunday afternoon.
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.
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.
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.
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.
