Cody Gadley killed, and Tawnya S. Briggs, 19, Jed M. Robinson, 36, and Kimberley C. Pullman, 17, injured in single-vehicle crash on Interstate 82 near Ellensburg, Washington
WSP: 1 killed, 3 injured in crash, brush fire off I-82 near Ellensburg
Troopers say a driver fell asleep at the wheel and over-corrected their car, causing the vehicle to go off the roadway near milepost 11, about four miles south of Ellensburg.
23-year-old Yakima man killed in fiery I-82 crash
Cause of the crash is under investigation, but Moore said the driver left the road and overcorrected, causing the vehicle to roll over. The Pathfinder caught fire, sparking a brush fire that burned about five acres before being extinguished, Moore said.
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