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Teresita Ronquillo, 59, and Steven Schmele, 54, injured after their car spins out and is struck by semi on I-82 south of Ellensburg, Washington

Modified Date: 
Mon, 12/22/2014 - 8:26am
Accident Date: 
Sunday, December 21, 2014

2 hurt in crash on icy I-82 near Ellensburg

The State Patrol recommended Ronquillo be charged with driving too fast for conditions.
A semi-truck crashed into a car that spun out on icy Interstate 82 south of Ellensburg on Sunday morning, injuring two, the Washington State Patrol reported. Teresita Ronquillo of Federal Way was driving east at about 10:50 a.m. approximately 20 miles south of Ellensburg on I-82 when she lost control on the icy roadway and spun out in front of a tractor trailor driven by Gerald Krupp 63, of Caldwell, Idaho. Ronquillo’s 2002 Ford Focus two-door sedan was totaled, and Ronquillo and her passenger, Steven Schmele of Federal Way were treated and released at KVH Hospital in Ellensburg.
Type: Car Accident
Topics: 
Weather Conditions, High-Speed/Excessive Speed
People Involved: 
Teresita Ronquillo
Steven Schmele
Roadway: 
Interstate 82

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