Benton City man dies in head-on crash on I-82 near Zillah

YAKIMA CO., Wash. – A Benton City man has been identified in a head-on crash that happened on Saturday night in Yakima County.

According to information from the Washington State Patrol (WSP), Bennie Crawford, 80, was driving eastbound on I-82 about three miles outside of Zillah just before 6 p.m.

WSP said Crawford crossed the center median and ended up in the westbound lanes of the highway. He hit a car going westbound head-on. Crawford died at the scene.

His passenger, an 82-year-old woman also from Benton City, was hurt and taken to a nearby hospital. The driver of the car that Crawford hit, a 36-year-old woman from Yakima, was also hurt and was taken to the hospital. Their current conditions are not known at this time.

According to WSP, distracted driving is the cause of the crash.

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