traffic deaths

While we don't really think about the odds of being maimed or killed in a collision on the streets and highways in the Yakima Valley, accidents do indeed happen everyday. What roads and intersections are the most dangerous in Yakima County?

In June 2002, when the primary seat belt law went into effect, approximately 82 percent of Washington drivers wore seat belts. Today, we celebrate a seat belt use of 97.5 percent. This marks the seventh consecutive year of more than 95 percent...