Olympia, WA : 18-year-old woman died in a collision on U.S. 101 near the Grays Harbor and Pacific county lines on Sunday night, March 26, 2017

An 18-year-old woman died in a collision Sunday night on U.S. 101 near the Grays Harbor and Pacific county lines.

Washington State Patrol reports that a white Nissan pickup was traveling northbound about 8:40 p.m. March 26 and crossed the center line. The pickup collided head-on with a red Toyota Tercel in the southbound lane.

The driver of the Tercel died at the scene, located near milepost 68. She was identified as Jennyfer Hernandez-Sarich, 18, of Raymond. The state patrol reports she was not wearing a seat belt, although Grays Harbor Scanner reports that one of the first people who responded to the scene had removed her seat belt.

The pickup had two male occupants, a 32-year-old driver from South Bend and a 26-year-old passenger from Raymond. Both were transported to a local hospital with injuries.

The state patrol reports that no drugs or alcohol were involved with the pickup’s driver, a South Bend resident. The crash is under investigation and no charges have been announced.

Hernandez-Sarich was a senior at Raymond High School and participated on the wrestling team.

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U.S. 101 crash kills Raymond High School student