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However, the coroners office does not keep data to know for sure. /Type /Page >> /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] >> /Contents [85 0 R 86 0 R 87 0 R] << /Group << /CS /DeviceRGB /Resources << /ExtGState << /ProcSet [/PDF /ImageB /ImageC /ImageI /Text] 22 0 obj Your account has been registered, and you are now logged in. /Type /Page /CS /DeviceRGB /Parent 2 0 R /Group << If you mix alcohol with any of these prescriptions, you can reduce your breathing and if that happens and you fall asleep, you can fall asleep and not wake up, Broadt said. >> >> /Type /Page /a3ad8c21-b8a2-4dc3-ad86-584436666ee3 76 0 R /Parent 9 0 R No one is served well by delays, State Patrol spokesman Chris Loftis said. /Contents [49 0 R 50 0 R 51 0 R] Need to know where to find the best tacos in the Yakima Valley? /Type /XObject Yakima County Prosecuting Attorney Joe Brusic has been waiting since June to decide whether to charge an 18-year-old driver in a fatal alcohol-related crash near Cowiche. /Filter /FlateDecode Coroner Referred 55 referred 202-202. /Parent 14 0 R /I false /Resources << /Contents [57 0 R 58 0 R 59 0 R] Sign up to get breaking news, weather forecasts, and more in your email inbox. << with the help of Othram, the Mesa County Coroner's Office identified the . File number assigned by county. Taylor came to campus with Nick Henderson, our county coroner, and they went through every item in our collection, he said. /CS /DeviceRGB >> /CS /DeviceRGB /ProcSet [/PDF /Text] /Type /Page 36 0 obj /Resources << /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] "So far this year, we're at 49, which is still fairly horrific," Curtice said. /Parent 20 0 R >> /Contents [61 0 R 62 0 R 63 0 R] /Parent 2 0 R To suggest a topic, email news@yakimaherald.com with "More of the Story" in the subject line. Coroner; Annual Reports; Annual Reports Annual Report 2014; Annual Report 2015; Annual Report 2016; Annual Report 2017; Annual Report 2018; Annual Report 2019; /Creator (Yakima County) /Resources << /Count 1 endobj /K false >> /Resources << In the meantime, Loftis said some tests are being sent to outside labs in an effort to relieve some of the strain on the system. /CS /DeviceRGB /Parent 14 0 R >> >> /Type /Pages << Comprehensive Healthcare program manager and registered nurse Shannon Guthrie said theres another medication they have on hand at all times called naloxone, a drug designed to reverse the effects of an overdose. /Type /Page There were no deaths among those under 20, who made up 16% of countywide cases. It happened March 10th after a 911 call was made regarding a problem at Curtice's address just before 8:30 p.m., according to call logs obtained by KAPP KVEW. Inmate Lookup. The goal is to make the temporary staff members permanent, he said, as well as bring in additional scientists. /Parent 2 0 R /I false /ProcSet [/PDF /ImageB /ImageC /ImageI /Text] This could have easily been swept under the rug as the Coronor had a bad booze night, as many have, but he didn't. /S /Transparency Need to know where to find the best tacos in the Yakima Valley? endobj /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /Kids [24 0 R] /CS /DeviceRGB /Group << It offers daily snapshots of the top stories that affect our community, previews of our special coverage and more. /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /1724f1a9-36f7-4942-9f29-ea68e215cd5e 102 0 R /Resources << Health department. /Parent 18 0 R /Parent 2 0 R >> /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] >> "We get along great; we work very hard together," Curtice said. He should have been arrested and he could have bailed out just as an regular citizen would have had to do. >> FILE Yakima County Coroner Jim Curtice at the coroner's office on Feb. 24, 2020. 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For information about our privacy practices, please visit our website. In August 2021, the Mississippi State Medical Examiner's Office, Biloxi Police Department, and the Harrison County Coroner's Office partnered with Othram to perform genetic genealogy. It indicates, "Click to perform a search". /I false /CS /DeviceRGB >> | Yakima Herald-Republic. >> All Rights Reserved. Elected official or not should not matter. Lax protocols by all left case material at the university (Chelan County), while retirement and death left unanswered questions (Kittitas County cases), she added, before mentioning remains of a homicide victim found in a freezer when it stopped working, a scenario we hope will never repeat itself. /Type /Pages They cant be 99.999-something right, or (the evidence) will get thrown out.. An injured person at the Medicine Valley Road location was taken to an area hospital where he later died, according to Yakima County Coroner Jim Curtice. Its not addiction only. This is a change in the brain that needs time to resolve.. /Type /Page Officials are trying to reduce the backlog by sending some tests to private labs, employing temporary scientists and lobbying the Legislature for additional money for expanded facilities and staff. /Kids [28 0 R] Choose the topics that matter most to you. /Type /Page Pete E. Orgill, of Yakima, 62, a laborer doing Department of Energy work, who died May 14, 2015 of chemical exposure. /84aca156-10aa-4809-9adc-9736b3ec4bf8 104 0 R /b7e8fec4-7d8d-43b3-9fb3-974421340256 68 0 R stream Homicide rate is up, and it's just getting worse. If the death certificate is pending (because the cause of death has not been determined), the insurance companies wont honor it, Curtice said. << /Resources << Find out whats happening in the Valley today with our morning headlines newsletter. 8 0 obj More of the Story: Backlog at state toxicology lab means delays for local prosecutor, coroner and families. /Type /Pages 8 0 obj >> Natural deaths and COVID-19 Out of the deaths under the. /Kids [25 0 R] /Parent 2 0 R 28 0 obj endobj /Group << /Resources << /Filter /FlateDecode endobj /K false /S /Transparency /Parent 2 0 R /S /Transparency << /Kids [29 0 R] /Parent 2 0 R According to the Yakima County Coroner's Office one of the three shooting victims was a male. /Resources <<>> 30 0 obj While many similar assaults on police officers typically result in the suspect being booked into jail the same day, Curtices case is two weeks old. >> << The 2020 death figure is a 20.7% increase from the 1,918 deaths in 2019. I think as a community, it should be made aware, that lives do matter and people that are struggling with addiction also need help and theyre important too, said Oswaldo Herrera, a peer counselor with Triumph Treatment Services. 26 0 obj >> Yakima County Coroner will not be charged Michael LeCompte, Digital Content Producer Mar 28, 2023 Updated Mar 28, 2023 Yakima County Coroner Jim Curtice will not be charged for an. Winds SSW at 10 to 15 mph. /Author (kerril) /Parent 2 0 R The inquest would be held in the district where the death occurred. On orders from Sheriff Bob Udell, he declined to provide further details, referring questions to Brusics office. A decision has to be made.. 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Yakima County Coroner will not be charged, Michael LeCompte, He is also a member of the Society of Professional Journalists, serving as a regional officer in the organization as well as on the national Freedom of Information Committee. >> Third party advertisements support hosting, listing verification, updates, and site maintenance. >> The Yakima County Medical Examiner & Coroner, located in Yakima, WA, keeps death records for individuals who passed away in Yakima. The number of deaths in 2020 was also well above the average of 1,982 deaths for the past seven years. 7 0 obj /Group << /a83b0402-d5f7-4320-aa56-cbd5d2101b06 80 0 R /Producer (Yakima County) Yakima County Coroner Jim Curtice and Chief Deputy Coroner Marshall Slight have been working together for the past four years and have continued to do their jobs side-by-side while campaigning for the same position. /Group << Jim Curtice County Coroner Email Yakima County Coroner 128 N 2nd Street Yakima, WA 98902 Phone: 509-574-1610 Staff Directory /S /Transparency /Parent 7 0 R The Yakima County Prosecutor's Office decided not to press charges after reviewing the case and body cam footage. 13 0 obj /Contents [77 0 R 78 0 R 79 0 R] Its a big deal for us.. /Contents [81 0 R 82 0 R 83 0 R] >> 19 0 obj /Contents [37 0 R 38 0 R 39 0 R] endobj /Type /Page The presence of novel opioids means we have to dedicate time to creating new methods capable of identifying the new drugs, Loftis said. /Kids [34 0 R] /Resources << /Resources << endobj The Yakima Health district number is lower because it counts only deaths where COVID-19 was the direct cause while the state number measures deaths from all confirmed cases. 0^z&@sDM4oFT A stray shower or thunderstorm is possible. 10 0 obj /Group << /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] >> 18 0 obj /Group << According to the Yakima Health Districts count, the total number of deaths from COVID-19 was 385 as of Thursday. endobj 1 0 obj >> There is a significant challenge in Washington for communities big and small. Yakima County Prosecuting Attorney Joe Brusic is deciding whether to charge the county coroner with assaulting a sheriff's deputy. Coroner Cases in 2022 In 2022, there were a total of 2922 deaths recorded in Yakima County by the Department of Vital Statistics. /S /Transparency /Type /Pages >> You may not use this site for the purposes of furnishing consumer reports about search subjects or for any use prohibited by the FCRA. >> /Length 174 /8fb27de8-5bec-4cf5-a7d0-3decef79934d 100 0 R Until the test comes in, the case sits in limbo and, Brusic said, fuels speculation about how his office is handling the case. /XObject << Specimens released to the Kittitas County coroner and the King County Medical Examiners Office in late June were identified as potentially being associated with a crime or a missing person report. COVID-19 a major contributor to overall 2020 deaths in Yakima County, Get an email notification whenever someone contributes to the discussion. He declined to go into further detail about the incident as he reviews the reports. A BIG JUMP IN OVERDOSE DEATHS ALREADY THIS YEAR Today the number of suspected overdose deaths stands at 24 up from 12 overdose deaths reported in February of this year. /Kids [22 0 R] /ProcSet [/PDF /ImageB /ImageC /ImageI /Text] The investigation into the incident by Yakima County Prosecutor Joseph Brusic's Office found that on the evening of March 10 Curtice and an off-duty YCSO Deputy had some drinks and the Deputy drove Curtice home because he was too intoxicated to drive himself. ]vf\zi:%A&FC`J!8*&eq&v /XObject << Watershed Planning. >> /Resources << Broadt said once emergency personnel are on the way, administer the naloxone according to the instructions on the package and if necessary, render first aid to try to keep the person breathing until help arrives. You have permission to edit this article. endobj /Type /Pages /Type /Page That should be public information. Find out whats happening in the Valley today with our morning headlines newsletter. /ProcSet [/PDF /ImageB /ImageC /ImageI /Text] /CS /DeviceRGB >> Im not treating him any different than I would anybody else, Brusic said. Partly cloudy. Get up-to-the-minute news sent straight to your device. That's the decision announced by Yakima County Prosecutor Joe Brusic Tuesday after reviewing facts of an incident reported March 10 at Curtice's home in Gleed. endobj << /Resources << /Length 9 /Type /Pages /Count 1 >> /Count 1 Yakima County C070874GSC C070882GSC Spokane City of Public Library Spokane County . * David C. Perkins, 45, a Benton County resident who worked as a firefighter . Get up-to-the-minute news sent straight to your device. x^[bEx[E{ (>e+dov~eISmN M[65g83= OY49iJyzOGglL%?}S YTV)l}AAmxed2wri5RQ\*'J (TJ*'dVm/4ce /Type /Pages /Contents [65 0 R 66 0 R 67 0 R] The Coroner's and Yakima County Sheriff's offices are now attempting to use fingerprints and dental records to find her identity. /Contents [45 0 R 46 0 R 47 0 R] /ProcSet [/PDF /ImageB /ImageC /ImageI /Text] State Patrol officials are seeking $5 million, which would go toward enlarging the lab facilities to accommodate additional staff, equipment and evidence storage. /0ea9aa1b-ada9-4665-b761-b950b39c3666 88 0 R For information about our privacy practices, please visit our website. /Parent 12 0 R >> /I false Taylor, who was highly respected for her technical expertise, her work in solving criminal investigations and her compassion in helping identify human remains and returning them to families, died Aug. 1. A Yakima County Superior Court judge issued a summary judgment . . 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Coroner Cases in 2020 In 2020, there were a total of 2315 deaths recorded in Yakima County by the Department of Vital Statistics. 25 0 obj /XObject << The suspect's mom is on scene of the SWAT standoff and has been communicating with the suspect barricaded in the house through a loudspeaker. endobj >> 2022 Coroner's Annual Report. /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] >> >> >> /Kids [23 0 R] /Type /Pages Established in 1963, the state toxicology laboratory performs drug and alcohol tests for police agencies and coroners throughout the state, according to the State Patrol. << >> /Title (YAKIMA COUNTY CORONER ANNUAL SUMMARY) << Email notifications are only sent once a day, and only if there are new matching items. He said recruiting scientists is a challenge, as it is a competitive field and the state only looks for the best of the best. /933273e2-29e2-443a-bae1-f78a474fc34e 68 0 R /Group << Broadt said they do that through a combination of different supportive services, including cognitive behavioral therapy and if needed, medications that help transition individuals off opioids, like suboxone and methadone. >> . /I false Known as Parker Doe, the woman is believed to be Native American and a homicide victim. 9 0 obj /Type /Page About Us Contact Us His death has been deemed a homicide, the sixth in the city this year . << Create a password that only you will remember. /Resources << Those 70 and up made up 74% of all COVID-19 cases in the county. endobj Delays in returning reports means that people suspected of drunken driving are continuing to drive until charges are filed, potentially putting people in danger. << 29 0 obj >> They included the skull of a woman, estimated to be 30 to 40 years old, whose skeleton was found by a horseback rider on Feb. 16, 1988, near the unincorporated town of Parker. 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