Megan Skillingstad Arrested in Fatal Hit-and-Run Crash Near West Trails Road [Spokane, WA]

Spokane, WA (May 1, 2023) – Just before midnight on Saturday, the authorities arrested 29-year-old Megan Skillingstad in a fatal hit-and-run crash near West Trails Road.

Officers responded to an area near the intersection of North Flint Road and found a man and a woman, both dead, lying in a ditch nearby.

Investigating officers located debris from a collision and the Washington license plate. 

Moreover, it has been reported that a dark-colored pickup truck crashed in a ditch less than a mile away. 

The authorities contacted the driver, Skillingstad. Officers suspected her of being under the influence of alcohol when the accident happened.

They believed Skillingstad was westbound on West Trails Road when she failed to negotiate a turn, struck the two pedestrians and several fence posts, and continued driving. 

Officers arrested her for two counts of vehicular homicide and two counts of felony hit and run. 

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Sweet Lawyers would like to extend our deepest condolences and sympathies to the family of the two deceased in the crash near West Trails Road. Our hearts are with you through these trying times.

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