CHELAN COUNTY, Wash. — A man died in a crash near the Knapps Tunnel last Friday, according to Washington State Patrol.
On May 30 around 7:30 p.m., WSP responded to a crash involving three cars near the Knapps Tunnel along Highway 97, about an hour north of Quincy.
WSP said 37-year-old Darren Reyes was driving south on Highway 97 when he crossed the center line into oncoming traffic and hit a northbound car.
Reyes continued driving and was then hit by another oncoming car.
He was later declared dead at the hospital. The drivers of the two other cars were taken to a nearby hospital for their injuries.
WSP said drugs or alcohol are believed to be a factor, but that the cause of the crash is still under investigation.
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