A fatal head-on collision shut down a section of SR-97A near milepost 209 yesterday afternoon (Tuesday, May 13, 2025), that ended with one fatality and two others seriously injured. The crash happened around 1:30 p.m. and fully blocked the roadway for over three hours.
Fatal Crash Closes SR-97A Near Entiat for Over Three Hours
According to a press release from the Washington State Patrol (WSP), the incident involved two vehicles: a northbound Hyundai Santa Fe and a southbound Subaru Forester.
They crashed just south of Entiat, in Douglas County, on what looks like a blind corner. A woman was pronounced dead at the scene, now identified as 70-year-old Sylvia Harrison of Sammamish. She was a passenger in the Hyundai involved.
The driver of the Hyundai, now identified as 68-year-old Stephen L. Harrison from Sammamish, was injured in the crash and transported by ambulance to Confluence Health Hospital in Wenatchee…