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Soap Lake woman killed in crash

Crash occurred near Ephrata

SOAP LAKE — A 39-year-old woman from Soap Lake, Wash., was killed in a fatal traffic crash on Thursday, Jan. 9, when another struck her vehicle at an intersection near Ephrata.

The deceased, identified as Jessica H. Oelke, was driving a 2011 Chevrolet Tahoe westbound on State Route 28 approximately four miles east of Ephrata at 7:27 p.m. when her vehicle was hit on the driver’s side by a 2018 Ford Mustang traveling northbound on Road 19 NW.

The Mustang, driven by George B. Martin, 59, of Moses Lake, failed to stop at a stop sign before the collision.

Oelke was pronounced dead at the scene, whi...

 

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