Crime

93-year-old Kennewick man injured after driving past red light at intersection

Tri-City Herald
Howard House, 93, was heading west in a white sedan about 8 a.m. on West Fourth Avenue toward South Morain Street when he blew past a red light. He then slammed into an oncoming red minivan crossing the intersection from north on Morain, police said.
Howard House, 93, was heading west in a white sedan about 8 a.m. on West Fourth Avenue toward South Morain Street when he blew past a red light. He then slammed into an oncoming red minivan crossing the intersection from north on Morain, police said. Scott Child Courtesy Kennewick police

An elderly man was injured after he drove past a red light at a Kennewick intersection on Saturday.

Howard House, 93, of Kennewick, was westbound in a white sedan about 6 p.m. on West Fourth Avenue toward South Morain Street when he blew past a red light and slammed into a red minivan, police said.

Howard was taken to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle for a broken sternum.

The woman driving the minivan, whose name was not released, was not hurt.

This story was originally published September 12, 2016 at 1:45 PM with the headline "93-year-old Kennewick man injured after driving past red light at intersection."

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