Police: 3 killed in head-on vehicle crash near Yakima

WHITE SWAN, Wash. (AP) — Authorities say three people were killed in a head-on vehicle crash near Yakima.


The Yakima Herald-Republic reports (http://goo.gl/WiyrFP ) the crash happened Tuesday afternoon about six miles east of White Swan.

Yakima County Coroner Jack Hawkins says 53-year-old David Dogsleep was among those killed. Hawkins says Dogsleep was driving a pickup when he it was struck by a car that was passing another vehicle in the westbound lane.

The driver of the car, 28-year-old Nicholas Martinez, and one of his passengers, 44-year-old Anthony John, also died.

Tribal police are investigating.