Sunnyside, WA : Yakima man dies in crash in Ellensburg on Wednesday, July 6, 2016

A 23-year-old Yakima man is dead today as a result of a crash yesterday that started a wildfire.

#Cody J. Gadley died after being thrown from a 1994 Nissan Pathfinder he was riding in at about 1:30 p.m. yesterday. The Washington State Patrol said he was not wearing a seat belt at the time of the crash.

#The vehicle was driven by Tawnya S. Briggs, 19, also of Yakima.

#Troopers said she was eastbound on Interstate 82 at Milepost 11, when she drifted to the left, overcorrected and veered hard to the right sending the vehicle off the freeway.

#It flipped, caught fire and became engulfed in flames, setting nearby brush ablaze, troopers said..

#Briggs was injured and transported to a Yakima hospital, as were two other passengers. They are Kimberley C. Pulliam, 17, of Ephrata, and Jed M. Robinson, 36, of Moses Lake, the State Patrol said.

#Gadley was the only occupant not wearing a seat belt, troopers said.

#They said drugs or alcohol are believed to have contributed to the crash.

#The Pathfinder was totaled in the crash, which is still under investigation, troopers said.

#Charges are pending the results of the investigation.

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Yakima man dies in crash