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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
At about 12:30 pm, Hernandez was traveling westbound on I-90 and lost control when she tried to change lanes.
Type: Car Accident
At around 10:00pm, a car driven by Ayala rear-ended a semi-truck driven by Robert Davis, 58.
Type: Car Accident
Rosalba Reyes, 32, injured in two-car crash at State Route 22 and Division Street near Toppenish, WA
At 4:41pm, a car driven by Margarito Z. Reyes, 38, traveling north on Division Street did not yield to another car driven by Andrea Mitchell, 31 that was traveling east on State Route 22, and the two vehicles collided.
Type: Car Accident
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Side CollisionAllan J. Kelly of Mount Vernon was headed north on State Route 221 about 8:30 Sunday morning when he failed to yield at a stop sign at the intersection with State Route 22 as Gregorio Aparicio of Prosser was driving east on SR22.
Type: Car Accident
Rudy Navarro, 21, of Outlook, was injured Monday evening when he crashed his pickup 2 miles west of Prosser on Interstate 82. Navarro was westbound about 5:40 p.m.
Type: Car Accident
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RolloverTwo drivers were injured, including a Selah woman, in a crash near the west entrance to the Hanford Nuclear Reservation Saturday afternoon. Sharon M. Farris, 73, and the driver of the other car, 75-year-old Richard A.
Type: Car Accident
Jerrie Vanderhouwen, 78, is in critical condition following a two-car collision at the intersection of Ackerly Road and U.S. Highway 12 just outside of Yakima, Washington.
Type: Car Accident
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Red Light/Stop SignTwo drivers were injured in a rear-end crash on U.S. Highway 12 west of Yakima. Israel Cruz-Cruz, 21, of Yakima, and Maria N.
Type: Car Accident
Maria N. Martinez, of Granger, was stopped for backed-up traffic at Ackley Road about 6:50 a.m. when Israel Cruz-Cruz, of Yakima, struck her car from behind.
Type: Car Accident
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Rear-End CollisionsMatilda Jim, of Toppenish, was driving north about two miles south of Toppenish when her vehicle crossed the centerline and departed the road about 10:30 p.m.
Type: Car Accident
A 50-year-old White Swan man was injured when his car crashed into a swather being driven on North Brownstown Road on Saturday morning.
Type: Car Accident
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Unusual CircumstancesFour people injured in Toppenish Tuesday afternoon. All drivers and passengers were wearing seat belts. Anason’s car was struck by a 1998 Chevrolet Tahoe, driven by Jane G.
Type: Car Accident
Topics:
Pileup
Roberts was driving a van northbound on SR 397 when the van crossed the center line into the southbound lane.
Type: Car Accident
Both passengers were wearing seat belts, but Guzman was not, according to State Patrol. Intoxicants are not suspected in the crash. Things to do immediately after a serious accident
Type: Car Accident
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RolloverAll the persons involved in the crash, including the man killed, were students at Washington State University. Troopers said a vehicle was traveling westbound on Interstate 90 when the vehicle lost control on icy roads around 10:40 a.m.
Type: Car Accident