Cowiche Man Killed in Tractor Accident Has Been Identified

The Yakima County Coroner says the man killed in yesterdays tractor accident near Terrace Heights was Jose Alvazar-Ochoa, 25, from Cowiche. Yakima County Sheriffs  Deputies say he was found unconscious next to a running tractor near the 8100 block of Bittner road. Medics were unable to revive him. Deputies believe Alvazar-Ochoa was mowing in the orchard when he fell off the tractor and it ran over him.