GRANT COUNTY, Wash. — A man was killed and two others injured in a two-car crash near Othello early Friday morning.
According to Washington State Patrol, the crash just after midnight on Highway 26 west of Othello.
WSP says a vehicle driven by 34-year-old Edson Quintero De La Cruz was driving too close to another vehicle on eastbound SR-26 and hit the other vehicle from behind.
Quintero De La Cruz was not wearing a seatbelt and died at the scene. His two passengers were transported to any area hospital. The driver in the other vehicle was not hurt.
The crash is still under investigation.
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