A head-on collision on Interstate 82 about three miles east of Zillah in Yakima County, Washington, left one driver dead and two other people hospitalized. According to reports, the crash happened on a Friday evening at around 5:57 p.m. near milepost 55. A Lincoln MKZ traveling eastbound allegedly crossed the center median and struck a westbound Toyota Sienna.
KIRO 7 News Seattle reported that the 80-year-old Lincoln driver, from Benton City, died at the scene. An 82-year-old woman who was a passenger in the Lincoln was airlifted to Kadlec Regional Medical Center, and the 36-year-old Yakima woman driving the Toyota was taken to MultiCare Yakima Memorial Hospital. KIRO 7 reported that the Washington State Patrol listed distracted driving as the cause, and that it was still undetermined whether drugs or alcohol were involved. MyNorthwest also reported the State Patrol’s distracted-driving finding.
