Jimmy Smith-Kramer, 20, killed; Harvey Anderson, 19, injured after pickup runs them over at Donkey Creek Campground in Grays Harbor, Washington
1 man killed after pickup drives over angry campers
KOMO-TV reports that Jimmy Smith-Kramer of Taholah was one of two victims run over by a pickup truck Saturday. Tacoma General Hospital officials confirmed he had died late Sunday. The second victim, a 19-year-old Aberdeen man, reportedly is in critical condition.
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The driver of the truck, described as a Caucasian in his mid-30’s driving a truck described by witnesses as a mid-1990s Chevy with an extended cab and large tires, had been doing “doughnuts” at the site when the two Quinaults and other campers tried to make him stop. The driver was screaming racial slurs and war whoops when he ran over the two tribal members. A woman passenger in the truck, also described as a Caucasian in her ’30’s was screaming at the driver trying to make him stop.
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