One dead, one injured in Grays Harbor County crash

A man was killed and a woman injured in a crash just after noon on Thursday on state Route 109 east of Hogan's Corner near Ocean Shores.

The driver of a work van was going around a slow driver when a second vehicle, a Kia Soul, pulled out to attempt to overtake the slow driver, struck the corner of the van, and drove into a ditch, rolling several times, said Trooper Katherine Weatherwax of the Washington State Patrol.

The passenger of the second vehicle, a 51-year-old man, died as a result of injuries at the scene, Weatherwax said. The driver was injured and entrapped in the vehicle, which came to rest upside down in a swamp north of the highway, and had to be freed. There were several dogs in the vehicle, Weatherwax said, the disposition of which are unknown.

Responders attempted CPR on the passenger at the scene, Weatherwax said, but were unsuccessful. The driver was transported to Harbor Regional Health Community Hospital. The Grays Harbor County Coroner's Office confirmed the death of the passenger.

The driver of the van was tested and cleared for impaired driving as a matter of procedure, Weatherwax said.

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