City in Washington State to Pay $3 Million to Family for Car Crash Injuries

The city of Yakima has reached a $3 million settlement agreement with the family of a man injured in a 2015 collision at the intersection of North 34th Avenue and Fruitvale Boulevard.

The sum will be paid by the city’s insurance, and the city is taking steps to improve safety at the intersection.

Mario Garcia of Yakima had stopped at a stop sign and was attempting to cross Fruitvale Boulevard toward River Road in a Volkswagen Cabriolet convertible Sept. 15, 2015, during the early morning commuting hours when his vehicle was struck by a speeding Mitsubishi Eclipse heading east.

Read the source article at yakimaherald.com