A head-on, two-vehicle collision on June 13, 2021, on North Frontage Road near Road D Northeast in Moses Lake, Washington, killed a 74-year-old woman from Othello. Years later, a man from East Wenatchee has been arrested and booked into the Grant County Jail on allegations of vehicular homicide. Prosecutors allege he was distracted by his car radio controls and passengers, was driving well above the speed limit, and was under the influence of methamphetamine. These allegations have not been proven in court, and the accused is presumed innocent.
According to NewsRadio 560 KPQ, bail was set at $100,000, and if convicted the man faces a possible sentence of up to life in prison and a fine of up to $50,000. The outlet reports that blood toxicology results were completed in August 2022, but the arrest warrant motion was not filed until recently, a delay it attributes likely to the man’s incarceration on an unrelated charge. A second report from KW3 repeats these details of the allegations and the arrest. Neither report describes road closures or names the arresting agency.
A man from East Wenatchee was booked into the Grant County Jail in early November 2026 on suspicion of vehicular homicide in a head-on crash that happened on June 13, 2021, near Moses Lake, Washington. The crash on East Frontage Road North near Road D Northeast killed a 74-year-old woman from Othello. Reports say the driver and a passenger in the other vehicle suffered minor injuries and were treated and released. The man has pleaded not guilty, and the charge is an allegation, not a finding of guilt.
NewsRadio 560 KPQ reported on November 6, 2026 that prosecutors allege the driver was distracted by the car radio controls and passengers, was going well above the posted speed limit, and was under the influence of methamphetamine. KPQ said toxicology testing was finished in August 2022 and that a motion for an arrest warrant was not filed until October 2026. GCJ.news, citing a Grant County Sheriff’s Office deputy report, said the SUV allegedly crossed the centerline and struck a Nissan Versa head-on. These details are allegations from prosecutors and reports, and the case remains pending.
