Manuel Guajardo, 68, was killed in a two-vehicle collision on State Route 14 in Benton County, Washington
Suspected DUI driver kills elderly man in head-on crash
Troopers say Chavez was heading east on State Route 14, near the town of Paterson, when his vehicle crossed the center line and struck another vehicle. Manuel Guajardo, 68, of Kennewick, was killed in the crash. Medics pronounced Guajardo deceased at the scene.
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