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Tanner Budde, 19, and Vanicia Jones, 17, of Yakima, were transported to Yakima Regional Medical and Cardiac Center after Budde’s vehicle exited the road near Toppenish, and rolled into the median. The extent of their injuries has not been reported. The vehicle was totaled. Authorities said fatigue caused the accident and the driver is facing charges of negligent driving.
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Kelsey Heidecker, a 20-year-old woman, died Saturday morning after a semitruck she was a passenger in struck a tree on State Route 195. At 7 a.m., a semitruck driver, 21-year-old Braden Bundy, fell asleep at the wheel. He drove off the road and into a tree, totaling his truck about 12 miles south of Spokane. His passenger, Ms. Heidecker, died at the scene. Bundy was transported to Sacred Heart Medical Center with injuries. Both were wearing seat belts at the time of the accident. Criminal charges are pending for Mr. Bundy.