Quincy man killed in early-morning crash
CHERYL SCHWEIZER | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 2 hours, 23 minutes AGO
An accident west of Quincy resulted in the death of one Quincy man and injuries to another driver Thursday morning.
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Senior Reporter Cheryl Schweizer is a journalist with more than 30 years of experience serving small communities in the Pacific Northwest. She began her post-high-school education at Treasure Valley Community College and enerned her journalism degree at Oregon State University. After working for multiple publications, she has settled down at the Columbia Basin Herald and has been a staple of the newsroom for more than a decade. Schweizer’s dedication to her communities and profession has earned her the nickname “The Baroness of Bylines.” She covers a variety of beats including health, business and various municipalities. | December 18, 2025 12:34 PM
QUINCY — A Quincy man was killed when the car he was driving was hit by another car about five miles west of Quincy early Thursday morning.
Alvaro Lopez Olmedo was driving west at about 6 a.m. when his car was hit by a vehicle driven by Miguel Marron, 39, Cashmere, according to a press release from the Washington State Patrol. Marron was driving east and Lopez Olmedo was in the eastbound lane.
The WSP memo said the accident was caused by people driving too fast for road conditions. Weather in the area has been rainy and wet and it was still dark at the time of the collision.
Marron hit Lopez Olmedo’s car broadside, the WSP release said. A third vehicle, driven by Marisa Roddick, 46, East Wenatchee, rear-ended Marron’s car.
Lopez Olmedo was pronounced dead at the scene. Marron was transported to Confluence Health-Central Washington Hospital. Roddick was not injured.
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Quincy man killed in early-morning crash
QUINCY — A Quincy man was killed when the car he was driving was hit by another car about five miles west of Quincy early Thursday morning.
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