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Spokane, Washington  Est. May 19, 1883

Two teens killed in Grant County crash

Two teenagers were killed and one was airlifted to a Seattle hospital Thursday evening after a crash on Highway 2 in Coulee City in Grant County. The Washington State Patrol reports that a 1994 Honda Civic driven by Auston P. Frye, 17, was going west on Highway 2 when Frye lost control and the car went off the road and hit a light pole around 8:30 p.m.. The car came to rest at the entrance to Coulee City Park. Frye, a resident of Hartline, and one of his passengers, 18-year-old Pedro Huitron of Lind, died of their injuries. A second passenger, 16-year-old Roberto V. Valdovinos of Lind, was taken to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle by MedStar. All three were wearing their seat belts. Excessive speed was a factor in the crash, according to WSP.