Seattle woman killed, Royal City man injured in head-on collision
CHERYL SCHWEIZER | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 4 years, 11 months AGO
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ROYAL CITY — A Seattle woman was killed when she attempted to pass a semi and collided head-on with a pickup truck near Royal City at about 8:15 p.m. Wednesday. The Royal City man driving the truck was flown to Harborview Medical Center.
Marcella Gulick, 70, was pronounced dead at the scene on state Route 26, about six miles west of Royal City, according to a press release from the Washington State Patrol.
Gulick was driving east when she passed a semi and ran head-on into a vehicle driven by Juan Ojeda, 20. Both cars came to rest on the eastbound shoulder, the WSP release said.
Ojeda was flown to Confluence Health-Central Washington Hospital in Wenatchee, then to Harborview. Brian Donohue, media relations for Harborview, said Ojeda was in satisfactory condition as of Thursday afternoon.
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