A Wapato woman was killed Wednesday evening after the pickup truck she was in struck a semi-truck and was hit by a second truck.
Jamaica Castro, 32, was a passenger in a 2024 Chevrolet Silverado heading east on State Route 24 near Morrier Lane at 6:14 p.m. when the pickup drifted into oncoming traffic and hit a 2011 Volvo VN semi-truck pulling two trailers, according to a Washington State Patrol news release. After the initial collision, a 2003 Peterbilt 379 also pulling two trailers then hit the Silverado.
Castro died at the scene, the release said, while the Silverado’s driver, 35-year-old Cristian M. González, was taken to MultiCare Yakima Memorial Hospital for treatment of his injuries. The Peterbilt’s driver, 46-year-old Jaime Contreras of Wapato, also was taken to the Yakima hospital. The Volvo’s driver, 21-year-old Héctor Altamirano of Wapato, was not injured.
Troopers said intoxicants were not a factor in the crash, and that the cause remains under investigation.