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WW mannine months inA 25-year-old Walla Walla man has been sentenced to nine months in the Walla Walla County Jail on a charge of vehicular assault.Corey Mercado, 636 S. Palouse St., was also ordered to pay $19,207 restitution and serve 12 months of community supervision. Walla Walla County Superior Court Judge James B. Mitchell sentenced Mercado at a Monday hearing.Mercado had pleaded innocent in November to vehicular homicide in connection with an Aug. 30 motorcycle accident. But Walla Walla County Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Jim Nagle said the charge was reduced in a January plea agreement because of the lack of a credible witness.In addition, he said it would have been difficult to prove the vehicular homicide charge to a jury because the passenger, Scott Downing, 30 1563 K St., died about 36 hours after the accident.The Walla Walla Police Department reported that Downing suffered head injuries after the mo-torcyle went out of control in an early-morning accident at Fourth Avenue and Moore Street.Mercado was treated for injuries and later released, according to reports.Part of the restitution amount will go to the estate of Downing, according to court documents.Blue Mountain briefingLetter drafted to fire districtWalla Walla County Commissioners drafted a letter Monday stating they have no objection to Burbank’s Fire District 5 providing ambulance service to areas outside of its boundaries.The letter, written in regards to District 5’s decision last week to stop answering calls in the area covered by Touchet’s District 6, will be sent to District 5’s fire commissioners.“The ball’s in there court now as far as I’m concerned,” said Robert Petersen, chairman of the county commissioners.District 5 officials cited the county commissioners’ decision to stop partial funding of Burbank ambulance runs and the lack of a mutual aid agreement with District 6 as reasons for their action. District 5 canceled its mutual aid agreement withDistrict 6 in June.Burbank’s District 5 has an ambulance. Touchet’s District 6 does not. The 260 square miles inDistrict 6 currently are covered by Walla Walla’s City-County ambulance service.For liability reasons, District 5 needs authorization to answer calls in District 6’s area, District 5 Fire Chief Dave Hare said last week.CP anticipates higher enrollmentCOLLEGE PLACE - The College Place School District is anticipating the effects of society’s “baby boomlet” with a growth in fall enrollments in the lower grades.In a report to the College Place School Board Monday, Superintendent C.E. “Con” Murphy reported to the board a projected increase in enrollments in the lower elementary grades. Murphy recommended and the board approved the addition of two classroom teachers, one for first grade and one for fourth grade, starting in the fall. The district also expects to look at the hiring of additional part-time secretarial and custodial help.In other action during its regular monthly meeting, the board gave its annual approval to participation in federal and state programs for 1987-88, including migrant, bilingual, gifted and remedial programs.
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Walla Walla Union Bulletin
Walla Walla, Washington, US
Tue, Apr 21, 1987
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