Being injured in a serious accident is always a shocking and scary experience, and dealing with the aftermath is exhausting and stressful. Accident victims are forced to deal with hospitalization, medical treatments, missed work, and lost income, often while trying to manage pain and disability from their injuries. And then the insurance adjusters start circling. Find out more about accidents and what issues an injured person needs to be aware of by going to this link.
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 Avenue in Yakima, Washington on Tuesday
Sargent was pronounced dead at the scene. The accident occurred at 6:18 p.m., two miles north of Cusick. The cause is still under investigation, the Washington State Patol said.
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A Yakima woman was injured in a multi-vehicle crash that involved an impaired driver. A car driven by Rigoberto Nemecio, 27, of Toppenish was westbound on State Route 24 when it struck a Jeep Cherokee driven by Claudia S. Cardenas, 27. A 1998 Oldsmobile Achieva was then struck.
Authorities with the Sheriff's office said the 80-year-old co-pilot died, and the 66-year-old pilot was airlifted to Harborview Medical Center in critical condition.
The woman driving the green sedan that the stolen car crashed into sustained minor injuries and was taken to a hospital. Another stolen car from the same group was stopped and one suspect was detained.
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Due to the fire, the identities of the two people who died have yet to be confirmed, troopers said. Russell Gilchrist, of Longview, was flown in a LifeFlight helicopter to PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center in Vancouver with a broken right leg and fractured vertebrae.
A Harrah man died Monday night at the scene of a one-vehicle crash about 10 miles east of Chinook Pass on State Route 410. Troopers said the Ford F-250 went off the road to the right and rolled.
At about 10:00am, Fugile was traveling eastbound on Road 5 NW and Voss was traveling south on Dodson Road and at the intersection both vehicles crashed. Fugile was pronounced dead at the scene, but Voss was treated and a hospital for injuries and has already been released.
A woman is dead after a collision with a Grant County Sheriff’s Deputy on Dodson Road near Road 5 NW just before 10 a.m. today. The woman has been identified as McKenna B. Fuglie, 22, of Ephrata. Voss is in stable condition at Samaritan Hospital in Moses Lake. Fuglie died at the scene.
Vegalagunas was driving the car, and all passengers were transported to PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center.
Some car accidents are caused by faulty equipment or tire malfunctions. Learn more about how to deal with insurance claims from car crashes here.
