Chelan woman is victim of crash on 97A, Entiat driver arrested

First responders on scene of fatal accident on State Route 97A, March 14. Photo courtesy: Washington State Patrol.

A Chelan woman was killed Saturday night in a two-vehicle collision along highway 97A north of Entiat.

Troopers say both vehicles were traveling northbound when the vehicle Kasey Emery, 24, was riding in hit the rear of a car that had slowed to make a right turn.

Emery was not wearing a seatbelt and was pronounced dead at the scene.

Trooper Jeremy Weber says the driver of the vehicle, Jaiden Buyas, 24, of Entiat, was arrested for vehicular homicide. He was injured in the crash and transported to Central Valley Hospital for treatment.

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Vehicle teeters over Logsdon Lane canal bridge in Dryden, March 14. Photo courtesy: Washington State Patrol.

Chelan County Fire District 6 firefighters aided the driver of an SUV that was hanging precariously, with wheels over the edge, of a canal bridge near Logsdon Lane in Dryden on Saturday.

The two children were reportedly pulled from the vehicle by witnesses before emergency crews arrived. No one was injured.