A 38-year-old Richland resident was behind the wheel of a van that struck a pedestrian in The Dalles on Friday night, authorities said.
Fadi H. Akoam was driving west on Interstate 84 about 6:30 p.m. when Joren Judah Harwood, 25, of The Dalles tried to cross the freeway and was hit, the state police said.
Harwood was flown to Oregon Health & Science University in Portland with serious injuries, police said. No one in the van was hurt.
State troopers are investigating the wreck.
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A road-rage incident led to a car chase and gunfire Monday morning in Kennewick. No one was hurt, but a parked car was hit with a bullet, Kennewick police said in a news release.
Here's how police described the incident:
A 22-year-old man was driving a blue Ford Escort south over the cable bridge into Kennewick about 9:30 a.m. He tried to change lanes as he neared the intersection of Highway 397 and East Bruneau Avenue and inadvertently cut off another car, described as a dark green '90s four-door Ford Contour. Two men were inside.
The next coastal razor clam dig starts Thursday at Twin Harbors and will last until Feb. 12 with opportunities to dig on three other beaches.
Shrimp fishing season is set to begin May 4 and last a day to multiple weeks longer than usual, the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife announced this week.
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