Woman flees police, bites officer, faces DUI charges
PASCO, WA – A woman in Pasco, Washington, will be charged with felony assault of an officer, failure to stop, and driving under the influence after an incident at a Dairy Queen Tuesday night. According to YakTri News, Pasco police received a call of a possibly intoxicated driver attempting to cut the drive-thru line...
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14-year-old killed, 12-year-old brother injured in ATV crash with pickup truck
SUNNYSIDE, WA – A 14-year-old boy was killed Tuesday when his ATV collided with a pickup truck in Sunnyside. His 12-year-old brother, who was riding in the back of the ATV, suffered life-threatening injuries. The Yakima County Sheriff’s Office said the brothers failed to stop when they approached Wendell Phillips Road. An 18-year-old driving...
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Semi truck strikes railroad bridge, scatters forklifts on I-5
LAKEWOOD, WA – A semi-truck struck a railroad bridge on Interstate 5 north of Bridgeport Way, scattering its load of forklifts on the interstate last Wednesday. Traffic alert!! Semi struck the railroad bridge, north of Bridgeport Way overpass in Lakewood. Southbound I-5 is blocked. Debris in northbound lanes as well. Troopers on scene attempting...
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Two teenagers arrested in connection with elementary school fire
PUYALLUP, WA – Two teenagers have been arrested on suspicion of setting off fireworks that caused a second-degree fire inside Karshner Elementary School on July 5. According to Patch, the two teenage boys were playing with fireworks on Sunday morning, July 5, on the southeastern side of the school. The trash can they were...
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UPDATE: Victim identified in fatal pedestrian incident
KENT, WA – The woman who was struck and killed by a semi-truck after she laid down in the middle of I-5 has been identified as 51-year-old Julia A. Villalobos. Villalobos was walking down the southbound lanes of I-5 north of State Route 516 in the early morning of Wednesday, July 8. Washington State...
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Two 12-year-old boys injured in boat accident on Columbia River
GRANT COUNTY, WA – Two 12-year-old boys were injured in a minor accident on the Columbia River on Saturday, July 11, according to YakTri News. One of the boys was at the wheel when their boat collided with a passing ski boat. The impact sent one boy under the vessel, where he was injured...
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Pedestrian hit in crosswalk by suspected DUI driver
RICHLAND, WA – A 44-year-old Richland woman was struck by a suspected DUI driver while using the crosswalk on Monday evening, according to YakTri News. The victim, Christiana Williams, was crossing near SR-240 and Duportail Street when 46-year-old Laura Pickel struck her with her vehicle. Williams was transported to Kadlec with injuries and is...
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