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Kittitas (pronounced 'KITT-i-tass') County is located in central Washington State. It spans from the lush forested Cascade Mountains to the upper Yakima River Valley plains and the Columbia River.
Kittitas County, WA - 06/01/2017 - On May 31, 2017 at approximately 8pm, a Ford F-250 pickup truck traveling southbound on Berry Road towards Tjossem Road, rolled and ejected one of the occupants.
The preliminary investigation indicated the pickup truck was driven by 22 year old Ellensburg resident Josiah Ching. He and three other occupants were traveling south bound on Berry Road when the vehicle hit the shoulder and rolled. During the process a 22 year old Ellensburg man was ejected. The vehicle came to a stop on it's top in a ditch. The ejected person was airlifted to Harborview. The other three occupants were treated at the Kittitas Valley Hospital and released. The Harborview patient is currently listed as stable but in critical condition. Mr. Ching was arrested and booked into the Kittitas County Corrections Center for Vehicular Assault. Deputies are still investigating if drugs and/or alcohol was a contributing factor.
Kittitas County, from the Cascades to the Columbia, and online at http://www.co.kittitas.wa.us
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