One injured in car-truck crash

OTHELLO — A local man was airlifted to a Richland hospital after his car struck a truck Oct. 21 about sevens west of the city.

Walter Gregorio Lopez, 21, of Othello, was flown to Kadlec Medical Center following a 2:58 p.m. crash on near Milepost 33 of Highway 26.

According to the Washington State Patrol, Lopez was westbound in a 2012 Subaru Legacy.

When a 1992 Kenworth truck and construction trailer slowed in front of him, rear ended the vehicle, the patrol said. The truck was driven by Jacob C. Valdez, 21, of Othello, who was not injured.

Lopez may not have been wearing a seatbelt at the time...