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One Person Killed in Lower Valley Crash

Lance Tormey — Thu, 30 May 2013 13:51:29 +0000

One person was killed and two injured in a crash near Wapato Wednesday afternoon. Washington State Patrol Troopers say 29-year-old Marciano Diazmorfin of Toppenish was driving northbound on Lateral B Road when he failed to stop at a stop sign

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Lower Valley Car Crash Takes the Life of White Swan Man

Lance Tormey — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 13:57:41 +0000

A crash in White Swan on Tuesday night has resulted in the death of a 34 year old man. State Patrol Troopers say 34 year old Nicolas Starr was eastbound on Birch Avenue at Signal Peak Road. Starr apparently lost control of his vehicle and crashed into a an unoccupied car parked in the White Swan Trading Post parking lot

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Early Morning Car Rollover on I-82 Takes Live of Richland Woman

Lance Tormey — Mon, 25 Mar 2013 14:33:21 +0000

An early Monday morning crash of a 2005 Jeep Cherokee heading eastbound on I-82 went off the roadway and rolled over in the median. The driver 75 year old Shelia Hansen of Richland was ejected from the vehicle and died at the scene

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Grandview Student Who Survived Deadly Car Crash Released From Hospital

Lance Tormey — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 15:06:57 +0000

The lone survivor of last month's deadly car crash in Grandview that took the lives of two Grandview high school students has been released from the hospital. Jovannie Razo was the driver of the car that crashed into a tree

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Grandview High School Loses Two in Car Crash

Lance Tormey — Thu, 10 Jan 2013 15:12:53 +0000

It is another sad day at Grandview High School as students continue to mourn the loss of two classmates and the injury of a third after a crash on Tuesday night. The two teens killed are identified as 16-year-old Kevin Lopez-Gonzalez and 16-year-old Carlos Ochoa

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Icy Conditions on Highway I-84 Causes Tour Bus Crash, Killing 9

Lance Tormey — Mon, 31 Dec 2012 16:02:00 +0000

PENDLETON, Ore. (AP) - A tour bus careened through a guardrail along an icy Oregon highway and several hundred feet down a steep embankment Sunday, killing nine people and injuring more than 20 others, authorities said

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Icy Roads Causes Fatal Car Accident in Lower Valley

Lance Tormey — Thu, 20 Dec 2012 15:35:32 +0000

Deputies say a 64-year-old White Swan woman died in an accident near Fort Road on Wednesday evening.

Deputies haven't identified the woman. We're told there are other victims, no word on their condition

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Union Gap Man Killed One Car Accident

Lance Tormey — Tue, 27 Nov 2012 15:17:39 +0000

Investigators are looking for answers after a man was found dead inside his vehicle on Monday. Washington State Patrol troopers say 59-year-old Dennis Weaver of Union Gap drove off an embankment near Moxee Monday morning

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Fatal Car Crash on Highway 12 West of Naches

Lance Tormey — Fri, 02 Nov 2012 14:51:40 +0000

A 28-year-old man was killed in a crash on Highway 12 early Thursday morning 13 miles west of Naches. State Patrol troopers say Michael Orr was driving his Chevy pickup truck westbound when he entered a right curve, drifted into the eastbound lanes and off the roadway

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Crash Between Car and Fruit Truck Leaves One Dead

Lance Tormey — Thu, 04 Oct 2012 13:46:05 +0000

A 91 year old man was killed in a crash at 64th and Ahtanum Wednesday morning. Officials said a flatbed fruit truck collided near the intersection of 64th and Ahtanum with the vehicle driven by 91 year old Gordon Haines who died at the scene

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Two Off-Duty Firefighters Killed in Jeep Crash

Lance Tormey — Mon, 01 Oct 2012 14:41:05 +0000

Two young off duty firefighters were killed in a jeep crash last week and family and friends are mourning their losses today. State Patrol troopers say the jeep driven by 20 year old Samual Amaral was found down a steep ravine in the Ahtanum creek area

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Fatality In Collision On Highway 97

Lance Tormey — Fri, 25 May 2012 13:35:46 +0000

The 33-year-old driver of a Ferrari died May 24 when his sports car collided with a mid-size SUV. Gabriel Pigotti was behind the wheel of a 1994 Ferrari 348 going southbound on Highway 97 near Mud Hollow Road as the driver of a northbound 2011 Ford Edge turned left off the highway onto the road

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Two Died In Rollover Near Toppenish

Lance Tormey — Mon, 21 May 2012 14:40:59 +0000

At 3:50 a.m. on May 20, 25-year-old Filiberto Gil and 18-year-old Alberto Mendez swerved to the right of North Track Road near Toppenish and hit a telephone pole. The two men were not wearing seat belts and were thrown from the 2006 Dodge Magnum

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Driving The Wrong Way Takes Life Of Selah Woman

KIT — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 14:27:15 +0000

On State Route 823, a 22-year-old Selah woman was killed and another seriously injured in a crash early Sunday morning. State patrol troopers say Angelica Lavon McClellan was driving North in the Southbound lanes at Golf Course Loop when she collided head-on with a tractor trailer

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Rollover Crash Kills 2

KIT — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 14:05:59 +0000

2 people were killed in a rollover crash near Mabton Sunday afternoon. State patrol troopers say the vehicle was southbound on Glade road when the driver lost control and the vehicle rolled. 24 year old Maximo Ocampo and 23 year old Luis Marcialsantana were both killed

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Two Injured and One Killed In Lower Valley Car Accident

KIT — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 13:51:07 +0000

Two people were injured and one was killed when they were ejected from their car Monday in Sunnyside.

The vehicle was passing a semi on Van Bell Road when they lost control and left the road, according to WSP

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14 Years Old Killed When Struck By Car. No Charges Expected To Be File

KIT — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 14:17:17 +0000

No charges are expected to be filed against the driver that struck and killed a 14 year old boy on Friday as the boy was crossing at 34th and Ahtanum. State patrol investigators say Brandon Harmon of Yakima crossed Ahtanum road in front of a Chevrolet Blazer driven by 22-year-old man

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Lone Survivor Suit Settled

KIT — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 14:04:09 +0000

There is finally an end to a near six year ordeal for one local family. Tuesday evening the city council unanimously voted to approve a $350,000 settlement to the lone survivor in a deadly police pursuit in 2006

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Millionaire Kills Two and Buys His Way Out of Jail

Dave Ettl — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 23:05:31 +0000

A recent story about millionaire Ryan LeVin bypassing jail time with the help of money has infuriated people in his home state of Florida and across the U.S., as well.

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