A 45-year-old woman from Ocean City died Sunday evening, October 18, 2026, after her SUV allegedly crossed into the southbound lane of State Route 109 and collided head-on with a bus in Grays Harbor County. The crash happened near State Route 115, around milepost 17. The woman was declared dead at the scene, and the bus driver was taken to the hospital.
According to FOX 13 Seattle, citing the Washington State Patrol, the woman was driving a 2002 Ford Expedition north when it crossed into the southbound lane and struck the bus, which ended up on its side in a ditch. FOX 13 reported that investigators have not determined whether drugs or alcohol played a role. KIRO 7 reported that a bus driver and a 60-year-old passenger were taken to Harbor Regional Hospital, and that both directions of SR 109 were blocked for hours while troopers investigated.
