Auto Accident Report: Head-on Collision with a Semi-Truck A 67-year-old man is dead after an auto accident involving a head-on collision with a semi-truck on State Route 24 in Benton County. The Washington State Patrol said the incident happened around 5:21 on Wednesday evening, when the man attempted to pass two other vehicles, one of [...]
Washington state law says that a driver should not follow more closely than is reasonable. In other words--no tailgating. The West Richland Police Department found a lot of the motor vehicle crashes that happened in 2017 were caused by tailgaters--drivers who follow too closely on the road. Winter has only made the traffic issue more apparent, with [...]
Winter usually brings its fair share of weather-related car accidents across the Northwest. With the coldest weather still expected over the next few weeks, we’ve already seen numerous multi-car pile-ups. We also know that a car accident involving multiple cars can happen to even the safest of drivers. These pile-ups are often the result of [...]
Washington Ranks 5 in Worst Drivers Most of us think that we're good drivers, right? No one likes to be told that they are bad at something-especially at something as significant as driving. Adding insult to injury, we’ve all seen our fair share of bad drivers on the road! You're probably picturing some of those [...]
WSP Sergeant's Patrol Car Was Hit by a Drunk Driver For law enforcement--there may be many nights that seem a little surreal or like a scene right out of a movie. Last night could probably be described that way for Washington State Patrol Sergeant Keith Leary. He was assisting with the arrest of a suspected [...]
Photo credit--kimatv.com Trailer Detached from Truck, Causing Auto Accident in Yakima A serious auto accident happened when a tailer came unhitched while being towed, hitting the car behind it. Unfortunately, the trailer plowed into the driver's side of the car behind it, totaling the vehicle of a 27-year-old pregnant woman. The crash [...]
Traffic stalled for hours near Cle Elum, Washingon on Monday following a truck accident. A semi-truck hit two cars, crushing part of one and causing the other to spin into a safety fence. The investigation determined the truck driver didn't see the Toyota traveling beside him as he moved into the right lane. The semi also hit another [...]
