Pasco man hurt in I-82 wreck

Smoke floating across Interstate 82 caused a driver to slow down and be rear-ended by a car following too closely, according to the Washington State Patrol.

Jose D. Perez, 43, of Pasco, slowed his white 2011 Ford F150 pickup because of limited visibility from smoke, about 17 miles south of Kennewick at 10 p.m. Friday, the state patrol said.

He was injured and taken to Trios Southridge Hospital and was treated and released.

Thomas C. Champoux, 75, of Richland, rear-ended the pickup with his gray 2014 Toyota Avalon, the state patrol said.

Champoux was issued a ticket for driving too closely.

This story was originally published March 4, 2017 at 10:30 AM with the headline "Pasco man hurt in I-82 wreck."