3 dead, 2 injured in head-on crash

Published 11:57 am Thursday, August 23, 2012

WENATCHEE — The Washington State Patrol says three people were killed and two others injured in a head-on crash on Highway 97 north of Brewster.

The Wenatchee World reported that two Bridgeport residents — 42-year-old Shannon D. Santacruz and 24-year-old Theresa M. Santacruz — were killed. The State Patrol said 46-year-old Perdida Timm of Okanogan also died.

Two passengers were taken to a nearby hospital.

A State Patrol report said the woman from Okanogan was driving north around 5 p.m. Tuesday and crossed the centerline, colliding with the vehicle driven by Shannon Santacruz. All of the passengers were in Santacruz’s vehicle.

The report said everyone was wearing a seat belt. It’s unknown whether drugs or alcohol were involved.