3 seriously hurt when truck broadsides Camaro in Kennewick

Two adults and a teen were seriously hurt in a crash at the intersection of Kennewick Avenue and Highway 395 Thursday afternoon.

The three were headed north in a Camaro through Kennewick on the highway when the driver turned west in front of an oncoming Toyota Tundra pickup, said the Washington State Patrol.

The truck broadsided the Camaro at 4 p.m., initially trapping the driver, Javier Zambrano-Valencia, 31, of Bridgeport, and two female passengers, ages 23 and 13, inside.

All three were taken to Trios Southridge hospital.

The pickup driver, Chad S. Platt, 38, of Kennewick, was not hurt.

WSP cited Zambrano-Valencia with negligent driving.

Kennewick Avenue at the Ely Street intersection near Denny’s restaurant was closed for about an hour, according to Kennewick police.

This story was originally published October 22, 2020 at 4:53 PM.