Alejandro Hernandez-Baez Dies in Downtown Yakima Vehicular Homicide – October 19, 2025

In Yakima, Washington, on October 19, 2025, Alejandro Hernandez-Baez, 28, was fatally struck in a vehicular incident in the downtown area. According to police reports, Hernandez-Baez suffered severe trauma consistent with being run over by a vehicle in a parking lot on South Second Street. Despite immediate efforts by officers and medical personnel, he was pronounced dead at the scene.

The vehicle involved, a silver 2005 Chevrolet Silverado, was linked to 29-year-old Brandon Lee Ferguson. Authorities reported that Hernandez-Baez and Ferguson had engaged in a verbal and physical confrontation at a local bar prior to the incident. Ferguson was subsequently arrested on charges of vehicular homicide while under the influence, following evidence of alcohol in his system and damage to the vehicle consistent with the reported altercation.