self-help: Around the Valley

Driver in fatal wreck had been drinking, police say YAKIMA — The driver accused of causing a fatal wreck on U.S. Highway 97 Wednesday had a blood alcohol level of 0.34, more than four times the legal limit in Washington, according to court documents. Shane L. Hannigan, 23, of Toppenish, was booked into jail on suspicion of vehicular homicide and made a preliminary appearance Friday in Yakima County Superior Court. Bail was set at $100,000 while prosecutors review the case. A passenger in Hannigan's car, 23-year-old Darrin M. Lewis of Wapato, was killed when a Dodge Caravan broadsided the car on the passenger-side door. The crash happened at 9:50 p.m. Wednesday when Hannigan tried to cross the highway in the Parker area and was struck by the Caravan, which was northbound on the highway and had the right of way, according to the Washington State Patrol. The state patrol said Hannigan initially said he was the driver, then reversed himself and claimed Lewis was the driver. Lewis was dead by the time police and paramedics arrived. According to the state patrol, physical evidence indicated Lewis was the passenger. Hannigan suffered only minor injuries. The car belonged to his mother. All of the occupants of the Caravan were injured, but none seriously, troopers said. Fire in trailer spreads to mobile home, destroying both YAKIMA — A fire that reportedly started in or near a camp trailer and spread to the adjacent single-wide mobile home destroyed both structures Friday afternoon, West Valley firefighters said. The incident was reported about noon in the 400 block of West Canyon Road, according to a news release. No information was given about the cause of the fire. No injuries were reported. The family that lived at the address was being assisted by friends and relatives, authorities said. Calling all bookworms YAKIMA — Name your genre: Mystery, romance, self-help, science fiction. Your favorite will likely be found at Tuesday's "Big Book Sale" at the Donald House, 304 N. Second St. Paperbacks cost 50 cents. Hardcovers are $1. Proceeds benefit the literary department of the Woman's Century Club, which is sponsoring the sale. Money will be donated to the club itself to help maintain the 1908 Donald House, where the club meets. — Yakima Herald-Republic