The Washington State Patrol says that a 2 vehicle collision on US 101 near milepost 33 south of New Washington Rd in Pacific County resulted in a South Bend resident dying at the scene, an Elma woman was not injured.  

The collision occurred on Thursday, February 24th at 12:42 in the afternoon when a 1988 Ford F15 driven by a 69-year-old man from South Bed who was traveling northbound and crossed over into the southbound lanes colliding with a 2007 Kenworth driven by a 62-year-old Elma woman in the southbound lanes near the center line. 

The South Bend man died at the scene of the collision, the Elma woman was not injured.

Troopers are still working on determining the cause of the collision, and it is unknown if there were any drugs or alcohol involved. .  

The Washington State Patrol says that a one car collision at the State Route 8 / 12 Interchange early Sunday morning resulted in a passenger being killed, no others injured.  

The incident occurred around 1:42 AM Sunday, February 20th, 2022 on westbound State Route 8 approaching the SR 12 Interchange when a 2010 Grey Dodge Grand Caravan driven by a 15-year-old Aberdeen teen (as reported by initial caller) in the right hand slow lane when it veered into the second lane (fast lane) and struck the overpass bridge.  

Passengers in the vehicle included a 36-year-old Aberdeen woman, a 39-year-old Aberdeen man (deceased), a 17-year-old along with an 11, 9 and 2-year-olds.  The 39-year-old was not wearing a seatbelt, according to the report, and from the names released indicated a close relative of the driver.  (GHScanner does not release names of those involved for privacy reasons). 

The cause of the collision is still under investigation