WSP Seeks Info on Hit-and-Run, Fire Mobilization, Arrest

Legacy automated check: the original source text was not preserved. These earlier verdicts have not passed the current publication checks and may contain errors. Source: original document ↗

• ✓
  A hit-and-run collision on I-82 in Yakima County injured Luis Vazquez Del Angel“Luis Vazquez Del Angel was walking eastbound in or near the eastbound lanes of I-82 when he was struck from behind by a vehicle. Mr. Vazquez Del Angel sustained serious injuries and was transported to MultiCare Memorial Hospital in Yakima for medical treatment.”
• ✓
  The hit-and-run collision occurred on July 13, 2026“On Monday, July 13, 2026, at approximately 3:20 a.m., a Hit and Run serious injury collision occurred on eastbound Interstate 82 (I-82), in Yakima County, just south of Union Gap.”
• ✓
  The hit-and-run collision occurred at 3:20 a.m.“On Monday, July 13, 2026, at approximately 3:20 a.m., a Hit and Run serious injury collision occurred on eastbound Interstate 82 (I-82), in Yakima County, just south of Union Gap.”
• ✓
  The driver fled the scene“The driver of the vehicle that struck Mr. Vazquez Del Angel continued eastbound on I-82 without stopping at the scene.”
• ✓
  WSP seeks witnesses to a 2020-2025 Ford F-Series pickup involved“Evidence found at the scene indicates that the vehicle that struck Mr. Vazquez Del Angel was a 2020 – 2025 Ford F-Series pickup and will have damage to the front and or driver side of the vehicle to include damage to the driver side tow mirror.”
• ✓
  State fire resources were mobilized on July 15 for the Plum Point Fire in Lincoln County“State fire assistance has been mobilized under the Washington State Fire Services Resource Mobilization Plan in support of local firefighters working to contain the Plum Point Fire located in Lincoln County, near the city of Grand Coulee. Washington State Patrol Chief John Batiste authorized the mobilization of state firefighting resources on July 15, 2026, at 6:30 p.m. at the request of Fire Chief Ryan Fish, Grand Coulee Volunteer Fire Department.”
• ✓
  The Plum Point Fire is 150 acres“This fire is estimated at 150 acres and growing.”
• ✓
  The Plum Point Fire is threatening homes“It is burning in cheatgrass and sagebrush, and is threatening homes, and Grant County Public Utility District power lines.”
• ✓
  Fire Chief Ryan Fish requested assistance“Fire Chief Ryan Fish, Grand Coulee Volunteer Fire Department.”
• ✓
  Chief John Batiste authorized the mobilization“Washington State Patrol Chief John Batiste authorized the mobilization of state firefighting resources on July 15, 2026, at 6:30 p.m. at the request of Fire Chief Ryan Fish, Grand Coulee Volunteer Fire Department.”
• ✓
  WSP arrested Michael Rees, 34, for allegedly arranging to meet a mother and child for sex in exchange for $1,000“In May of 2026, Michael A. Rees , 34, engaged in online communications with undercover MECTF detectives. During the conversations, Rees allegedly expressed a desire to meet with a mother and her juvenile daughter for the purpose of impregnating the juvenile. In exchange, he was going to pay the mother a total of $1,000. On June 25, 2026, Rees arranged to meet who he believed to be the mother and her daughter at a Tacoma hotel to have sex with the child.”
• ✓
  The investigation began in May 2026 with undercover operations“In May of 2026, Michael A. Rees , 34, engaged in online communications with undercover MECTF detectives.”