2020

WAPATO, WA – A 56-year-old woman died in a single-vehicle crash on North Track Road just east of East Branch Road last Wednesday, the Yakima Herald reports. No other vehicles were involved in the crash and the victim was the only occupant of her car. The victim's car rolled over in the accident, ejecting...

WAPATO, WA – A 25-year-old man died on Thanksgiving after crashing into another vehicle head-on on Yakima Valley Highway near Donald Rd. NBC Right Now reports that the man was driving a 1999 Chrysler eastbound on Yakima Valley Highway before crossing the center line and hitting a 2014 Chevy Cruz head-on. The driver of...

WAPATO, WA – A 60-year-old woman was killed when a suspected drunk driver rammed into her car on northbound State Route 97 on Wednesday night. Denise Yallup of Toppenish was struck from behind by Jose Pacheco, 32, of Wapato. Both vehicles rolled in the collision and Yallup died at the scene, according to YakTriNews....

Wapato, Washington (March 1, 2020) - A pedestrian was killed after getting struck by a truck on State Route 97 near Frontage Road on early Sunday morning. According to the article from KIMA News, the victim, 46 year-old Lemero Colfax, was walking in the southbound lanes when he was struck by Juan Nunez's vehicle. Colfax...

Wapato, Washington (February 23, 2020) - A Wapato police car crashed into a residence on the 2700 block of Konnowac Pass Road on Sunday night. According to the report from KIMA News, the driver was not severely injured and had chipped a tooth. No other injuries were reported in the incident, but the vehicle was...

Wapato, Washington (February 14, 2020) - One person died and three others were seriously injured in a head-on collision that occurred on the 6700 block of Yakima Valley Highway on Friday evening. According to the article from KIMA News, the 22 year-old driver of a Honda died at the scene due to massive head trauma....

Wapato, Washington (February 12, 2020) - Two people were injured in a collision involving a car and a semi truck on the intersection of West Wapato Road and north Brownstown Road on Wednesday morning. According to the article from KIMA News, the car driver may have sustained serious head injuries and broken bones. A child...