Serving Franklin County, WA
Serving Franklin County, WA
WALLULA JUNCTION — A Pasco man was killed early Sept. 21 in a head-on crash on U.S. Highway 12.
Salvador Beltran, 28, of Pasco, was pronounced dead at the scene near Milepost 303 in Walla Walla County, about 11 miles east of Pasco, at about 3:10 a.m., the Washington State Patrol reported.
Beltran's next of kin was notified of his death by Pasco police.
According to the state patrol, Caitlyn S. Bailey, 40, of Athena, Ore., was eastbound in a 2004 Hyundai Santa Fe on the highway when she crossed the centerline and hit Beltran's 2006 Toyota Scion head-on, the patrol said.
Beltran was killed in the crash and Bailey was transported to a Richland hospital for crash-related injuries, the patrol said, noting both drivers were wearing seatbelts.
The patrol has yet to determine if drugs or alcohol was a factor; the cause of the crash remains under investigation.
Charges are pending against Bailey, the patrol said.
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