DAVENTPORT, WA : 1 dead after crash on SR 25 that caused a brush fire on Tuesday, 15th August 2023

One person is dead after a pickup truck crashed near Davenport, sparking a brush fire and closing the roadway for hours on Tuesday.

Just before 3:30 p.m. on Aug. 15, a truck with two occupants were headed north on SR-25 when the driver lost control of the vehicle, striking the power pole guide wires and vaulting the pickup into the embankment. The truck landed in a nearby field, which caught fire.

According to Washington State Patrol, neither the driver nor passenger were wearing seatbelts at the time of the crash. The driver, a 53-year-old woman from Fruitland, was pronounced dead at the scene. The passenger, a 21-year-old man from Fruitland, was airlifted from the scene and transported to hospital for his injuries.

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