Serving Franklin County, WA
Serving Franklin County, WA
PASCO — A local woman was killed in a crash Sunday afternoon, May 9.
Karli E. Moore, 23, was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash near Milepost 25 of U.S. Highway 395 at about 4:15 p.m.
Moore was a passenger in a 2002 Hyundai Elantra driven by Ricky G. Cruz, 28, of Pasco, the Washington State Patrol reported. Cruz was injured and transported to a Spokane medical center.
Cruz was being pursued northbound by Franklin County Sheriff's Office deputies at the time of the fatal crash, the patrol reported. He crossed into the southbound lanes and struck a 2016 Western Star truck towing a 2013 flatbed trailer, the patrol said.
Neither Moore nor Cruz was wearing a seatbelt.
The truck was driven by Harold J. Matuterivera, 40, of Milton-Freewater, Ore., the patrol said. He was wearing a seatbelt and not injured.
The fatal crash remains under investigation; deputies have yet to determine in drugs or alcohol were factors.
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