Two teens die in Coulee City crash

Two teenagers were killed and a third injured in Coulee City Friday night when the car they were in left the road and hit a light pole at the city park.

The driver, Auston Frye, 17, of Hartline; and a passenger, Pedro Huitron, 18, of Lind, died in the crash that occurred about 8:30, the Washington State Patrol reports. Another passenger, Roberto Valdovinos, 16, also of Lind, was injured and flown to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle.

The 1994 Honda Civic, in which they were traveling west on highway 2, left the road to the right and struck the light pole, then came to rest at the entrance to Coulee City Park, the WSP said, listing “speed too fast” as the cause.

A candlelight vigil will be held at 8:30 tonight (Saturday, Feb. 21) at the Coulee City Park Jetty, with a box available for notes and cards to the families.

A donation site has been set up for funeral and other expenses for Huitron. It had raised about $1,458 by noon Saturday.