Two dead in motorhome crash on I-90 outside of Ellensburg
September 04, 2018
9-3-18 10:11 p.m. UPDATE-
ELLENSBURG, WA- Washington State Troopers said a blown tire is the cause of a fatal accident that killed two people.
62-year-old Michael Edelbrock of Snohomish, was driving westbound on I-90 when the tire blew and he lost control. The motorhome hit the guardrail and then went into Wilson Creek below.
61-year-old Lois Edelbrock died at the scene and 6-year-old Kaci Edelbrock later died at the hospital.
Three of the passengers were taken to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle, one was airlifted to Kittitas Valley HealthCare, two were taken to Virginia Mason Memorial Hospital, and one of the children was not injured.
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ELLENSBURG, WA-
Two people are dead following a rollover crash on I-90 Monday.
It happened around 3:30 p.m. near milepost 110, just outside of Ellensburg. Washington State Patrol Troopers said a 61-year-old woman died at the scene and a 6-year-old girl later died at the hospital.
The motorhome was heading westbound on I-90 when it lost control and went through a guard rail and into Wilson Creek.
Nine people were inside the motorhome, six children and three adults. One adult and two children have been airlifted to Seattle.
As of 6:00 p.m. Troopers had one lane open in both directions while they work to clear the crash.
This is a developing story and more updates will follow.
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WA State Patrol: Blown tire caused motor home crash that killed two, injured six
Donald W. Meyers
dmeyers@yakimaherald.com
September 4, 2018
ELLENSBURG, Wash. —
Washington State Patrol troopers said a blown tire caused a motor home to crash into Wilson Creek, killing two people and injuring six Monday afternoon.
Michael Edelbrock, 62, of Snohomish was driving a 2007 Beaver motor home pulling a trailer west on Interstate 90 shortly before 3:25 p.m. when a tire blew about a mile south of Ellensburg, according to a State Patrol news release. The blown tire caused Edelbrock to lose control of the vehicle, which struck a guard rail, went into the median and down the embankment to the creek, the release said.
Lois Edelbrock, 61, a passenger in the motor home was pronounced dead at the scene while Kaci Edelbrock, 6, died at KVH Hospital in Ellensburg, the release said. They were both Snohomish residents, the release said.
Michael Edelbrock and two passengers — Jessica Edelbrock, 41, and Chase Edelbrock, 3, both of Monroe — were flown to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle, where their condition was not immediately available.
Two other passengers, Hank Edelbrock, 6, and Cody Edelbrock, 13, were taken to Virginia Mason Memorial Hospital in Yakima, where their condition was not available. Lane Edelbrock, 15, was taken to KVH Hospital, where he was treated and released.
Reese Edelbrock, 8, was not injured in the crash, the release said.
The accident is under investigation, and troopers said intoxicants were not a factor. Only two of the nine people in the crash were wearing seat belts, the release said.
The crash closed I-90 in both directions for a time Monday afternoon, and the state Department of Ecology was on the scene handling leaking fuel from the vehicle.