One Dead and One Injured in Crash on Interstate 90
GEORGE, WA (January 7, 2018) – Washington State Patrol reported a fatal accident involving one vehicle, a 2000 Jeep Grand Cherokee, around 2 AM Sunday morning.
41-year-old Palisades man, Casey K. Crockett, was killed in the incident. It was reported that he was not wearing a seat belt.
Officer reports state that the Jeep was going westbound on the 90 freeway about 6 miles from George, when it swerved and crossed the median lanes into oncoming traffic. The vehicle rolled and came to a stop on the eastbound shoulder near milepost 156. No other vehicles were involved.
Driver, 53-year-old George Wistos of Wenatchee, used a seatbelt and was not injured in the accident. A second passenger, Palisades woman Tina Thorn, 46, was seriously injured and taken to the Quincy Valley medical center. Like Crockett, she was also not wearing a seat belt.
Officials do not think that drugs or alcohol were involved in the solo car crash.
Sweet Law Group sends sincere sympathies to the family and friends of Casey K. Crockett.
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