YAKIMA COUNTY, Wash. — An 80-year-old Benton City man was killed, and two others were injured in a head-on crash on Interstate 82 near Zillah Friday evening.
The crash happened around 5:57 p.m. at milepost 55, about three miles east of the Zillah city limits, according to Washington State Patrol.
Troopers said a 2010 Lincoln MKZ was traveling east on I-82 when it crossed the center median and struck a westbound 2019 Toyota Sienna head-on.
The driver of the Lincoln, identified by WSP as Bennie L. Crawford, died at the scene.
His passenger, an 82-year-old Benton City woman, was airlifted to Kadlec Regional Medical Center. The 36-year-old Yakima woman driving the Toyota was taken to MultiCare Yakima Memorial Hospital.
WSP listed distracted driving as the cause of the crash. The report lists whether drugs or alcohol were involved as unknown.