SEQUIM — One person is dead and two others were airlifted to Seattle-area hospitals after a head-on crash Sunday night on Highway 101 east of Sequim.
The Washington State Patrol says the collision happened just after 7:00 p.m. near milepost 267 at Palo Alto Road.
Investigators say a westbound 2004 Chevrolet Silverado crossed the center line and struck an eastbound 2007 Toyota FJ head-on. Both vehicles were destroyed and came to rest in opposite ditches.
Thirty-nine-year-old Micah Lacunza of Port Hadlock, who was driving the pickup, was not wearing a seatbelt. He was airlifted to Providence Regional Medical Center and faces possible charges of vehicular assault and vehicular homicide.
The driver of the Toyota, 34-year-old Mathilde Richford of Lynnwood, was also airlifted — taken to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle. Troopers say she was wearing a seatbelt.
A passenger in the Toyota, 39-year-old Skylor Richford of Lynnwood, was pronounced dead at the scene.
The cause of the crash remains under investigation. Troopers say drugs or alcohol were involved.
(Photo from Clallam Fire District Three)