Supporting Ben

Community steps up to help teen injured in car wreck

EPHRATA - After 17-year-old Ben Belino was injured in a wreck Oct. 10, the Columbia Basin community has stepped up to support Belino and his family. “It’s really overwhelming the support that we’re receiving from everybody,” said Ariel Belino, Ben’s father. “There are people that we don't know that know us (that have reached out and shown support) and we’re so thankful and grateful. It’s amazing how the community stepped up.” Ben was seriously injured when he was hit head-on while traveling on State Route 28 near Quincy. An oncoming car veered into Ben’s lane and hit him. The other driver died as a result and Ben was transported to Sacred Heart Medical Center in Spokane.....