Woman dies in U.S. Hwy 101 wreck
Published on Tue, Jul 13, 2010 by Sequim Gazette staffRead More News
At 12:20 a.m. Tuesday, July 13, Natasha Rutherford, 24, of Port Angeles, crashed a 1995 Dodge Neon into a tree and later died.
She was driving west on U.S. Highway 101 approaching West Sequim Bay Road and veered off to the right, crossing a driveway and hitting a tree.
Rutherford was not wearing a seat belt and was the only one in the vehicle.
She was transported to Sequim High School for an airlift.
Clallam County Fire District 3 and Airlift Northwest performed CPR at the site, but Rutherford was pronounced dead.
The coroner took her to Drennan & Ford Funeral Home in Port Angeles.
Washington State Patrol reported they are not sure why the vehicle left the roadway.
Toxicology reports on whether drugs and/or alcohol were factors will be released only to family members.
The incident remains under investigation.
She was driving west on U.S. Highway 101 approaching West Sequim Bay Road and veered off to the right, crossing a driveway and hitting a tree.
Rutherford was not wearing a seat belt and was the only one in the vehicle.
She was transported to Sequim High School for an airlift.
Clallam County Fire District 3 and Airlift Northwest performed CPR at the site, but Rutherford was pronounced dead.
The coroner took her to Drennan & Ford Funeral Home in Port Angeles.
Washington State Patrol reported they are not sure why the vehicle left the roadway.
Toxicology reports on whether drugs and/or alcohol were factors will be released only to family members.
The incident remains under investigation.
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