WHITMAN COUNTY, Wash. — A woman died in a crash near Colfax on Saturday, according to Whitman County Sheriff’s Office.
Around 4:30 p.m. on August 9, WCSO responded to a crash on Thorn Creek Road, just north of St. John, Washington.
WCSO said the crash involved one car with four occupants.
The car was traveling west on Thorn Creek Road when the driver lost control. The car veered onto the shoulder, struck a large water drain, became airborne and came to rest on its wheels.
The driver and one passenger, 50-year-old Sonia Leas, were airlifted to a nearby hospital.
Two other passengers were treated for minor injuries at a different hospital and then released.
En route to the hospital, Leas died of her injuries.
WCSO is investigating the cause of the crash.
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