Frances Northover, 41, Susan Brown, 61, Matt Brown-Washington, 21, and Michelle Untuch, 39, were killed, three others injured in a collision involving a pickup truck and a semi-trailer on U.S. Highway 97 near Toppenish, Washington
4 killed, 3 injured in central Washington crash
Washington State Patrol trooper Justin Rumsey says the crash happened Tuesday morning on U.S. Highway 97 just south of Toppenish. Rumsey says a Dodge Durango sped through a stop sign and rammed into a semitrailer that was heading south on the highway.
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