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A woman was critically injured in September in the latest of three serious accidents within a week on a stretch of U.S. 2 in Snohomish County, Wash. The woman, 56, was a passenger in a Honda Accord that struck a dump truck attempting to merge onto the highway, according to…

A highway construction worker was critically injured in September near the intersection of Interstate 5 and State Road 500 in Vancouver, Wash., when he became trapped beneath a large paving machine, according to a news report. Officials from Granite Construction, his employer, said that an initial attempt to lift the machine…

Two Yakima residents were injured recently when their Honda was rear-ended by a pickup truck on State Route 821. The driver of the truck, a 24-year-old Ellensburg man, was charged with driving under the influence, the Yakima Herald reported. At the time of the car accident, the Honda driver had slowed down…

The body of a 14-year-old Westport teenager was found recently on Ocean Shores Beach, two weeks after he disappeared while swimming with a friend. The teenager’s friend, age 12, said the two were swimming in waist-deep water when a rip tide overcame them. The younger boy was thrown to shore,…

Serious tragedy was averted last month when a pickup truck crashed into a house in Jefferson County, Wash. According to the Washington State Patrol, a 65-year-old Port Hadlock man was behind the wheel of the 1990 Chevrolet pickup when it struck a stop sign and a fire hydrant before crashing…

The driver of a truck hauling wastewater runoff from a landfill was killed this month when his vehicle rolled over as it approached an intersection on Route 702 near McKenna. Although there was heavy fog at the time, officials did not know whether it contributed to the accident, according to…

A woman was hospitalized recently after her pickup collided with a boat and trailer that had become detached from a truck on a Washington highway. According to a news report, a Vancouver man was pulling the boat on a trailer with his 1994 GMC pickup when the trailer became unhitched….

The number of industrial accidents and deaths this year has prompted the Washington State Department of Labor and Industries, or DLI, to issue a number of worker safety warnings. In the past three months alone, the DLI has issued safety warning bulletins on the fatal collapse of bulk materials storage…

Interstate 90 came to a halt last Sunday evening about five miles east of Cle Elum, Wash., as a result of a five-vehicle chain reaction accident. The collisions began when a 2006 Dodge Ram struck the rear of a Honda CRV. The Honda CRV then ran into another pickup truck….

Yakima Valley attorney Mariano Morales is honored to have been voted “Best Attorney” in the Yakima Valley by readers of the Yakima Business Times. The Yakima Business Times will feature a write-up on the award in their September 7th and September 21st issues. The Yakima Valley Business Times is a…