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Yakima man left in cold for hours after wreck still recovering

ELLENSBURG – The 30-year-old Yakima man seriously injured in a crash last week that left him in the cold without help for hours is expected to make a full recovery, according to the Kittitas County Sheriff’s deputy who helped save him. Deputies spotted Zachary Dailey’s vehicle well-hidden from the road, with Dailey extremely cold and too injured to move just after midnight on Dec. 4. Authorities told iFIBER ONE News that it was only a matter of minutes to hours until he would have died from his injuries or exposure to the cold. Dailey has undergone surgeries and is expected to survive.
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