18 Year-old Okanogan County Man Killed in East Wenatchee Head-On Crash

An 18-year-old Okanogan County man is dead and two people are injured from a head-on crash involving three vehicles early Monday morning in East Wenatchee

It happened on Sunset Highway near 13th Street when a pick-up truck driven by the unidentified 18-year-old crossed the centerline at about 5:20 a.m. and hit an SUV, and then another SUV.

East Wenatchee Police Chief Rick Johnson says it is the first fatality crash in the city since he became chief in June of 2020.

“Obviously there’s a high volume of traffic on Sunset Highway,” said Johnson. “It was before daylight hours. And I think if we’re going to have this type of accident in East Wenatchee city limits, there’s a good chance it’s going to be on Sunset Highway.”

The Okanogan County teenager was ejected from the pickup and was dead at the scene, while the drivers of the SUV's were taken to Central Washington Hospital in Wenatchee with non-life-threatening injuries.

Highway 28 was closed and traffic detoured for several hours Monday morning following the crash.