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NEWS RELEASE
Serious Injury Single Vehicle Collision
South 36th Ave and Sorenson Road, Yakima WA
On May 1st, 2026, at approximately 1:00 a.m., Yakima Police and Yakima Fire responded to a single-vehicle serious injury collision at the intersection of South 36th Avenue and Sorenson Road. When officers arrived, they found the vehicle had left the roadway and collided with a large concrete barrier.
Two adult occupants were located inside. The Yakima Police Department Traffic Unit responded to investigate. Based on the investigation, it was determined that the 24-year-old male driver was traveling at a high rate of speed while impaired by alcohol and drugs. The 19-year-old female passenger was not wearing a seatbelt at the time of the crash and suffered serious but non-life-threatening injuries. She was transported to MultiCare
Memorial Hospital for treatment.
The Yakima Police Department Traffic Unit is handling the investigation. Anyone with additional information is asked to contact Traffic Investigator Jared Wilske at 509-571-0600.
CSO WEEKLY
With temperatures forecasted to rise into the 70’s this week, it’s a good time to refresh on the dangers of animals in hot vehicles.
Did you know on a 75 degree day, the inside of a vehicle can potentially reach 100 degrees within an hour. On a 90 degree day, the inside of a vehicle can exceed 120 degrees within 20 minutes. Cracking your window does not slow temperature rise quickly enough for the safety of the animal.
Cats and dogs pant to cool themselves because they cannot effectively cool themselves like us humans can. Heat stroke can happen quickly leading to organ failure and possibly death. Sign and symptoms of animal heat stroke include excessive panting, drooling, vomiting, lethargy, and collapse.
Keeping your animal confined in an unattended motor vehicle is a violation of YMC 6.20.125 (RCW 16.52.340) and depending on the circumstances could possible lead to animal cruelty charges.
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someone cavght the whole thing',"this one". Police Scene Report
Maybe doing something they should not have been doing....
Well they are both old enough to know better
I don’t understand this town. How are people some reckless especially the young people have they learned to absolutely nothing from this. Sure hope everybody is going to be OK
someone cavght the whole thing',"this one". Police Scene Report
This speeding is happening all the time AM or PM I saw a car driven by 18 to 24 years old on Thursday going around 70 miles an hour on Mead going west. They hit the track so hard dust flew up. This is beyond rediculess.
I don't know white people got to be so stupid if you want to drink stay home remember speed kills looks like they wouldn't have put on their brakes they would have probably died maybe this will teach him a lesson or not
Dang! Who is not in the habit of wearing seat belts these days! Even if impaired it should be a habit. Splitting the face open will be punishment enough no need to talk about prison geez!!
Another DUI... take their license for 5 years while they are in prison.
Quit. Driving. Impaired. 💯 preventable. If our courts could start taking this crime seriously & holding offenders accountable, that would be great too!
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