Authorities confirmed that a 19-year-old man died of injuries he suffered following a traffic collision early Friday morning in Yakima.
The fatal single-vehicle crash took place at the Yakima airport. According to the investigation reports, the vehicle was going at a high rate of speed when it veered off the road and slammed through power boxes and into the Yakima Air Terminal control tower.
There was also another man, a 23-year-old passenger in the car at the time of the accident. He is in critical condition at this time. The incident caused damage to the power boxes and control tower had forced the airport to cancel some flights.
The driver was suspected to be impaired when the accident happened. The crash also cut off power to the control tower, and the damage had made it unsafe for airport staff to work inside. No other details are available.
The crash remains under investigation.
May 21, 2022
Source: KATU