26-05-2025
Passenger airlifted after teen rolls car with family inside near Tri-Cities
Two people were hurt when a teen rolled the SUV he was driving on Highway 12 in Walla Walla County on Saturday afternoon.
Matthew A. Bennett, 17, of College Place, was driving west on the highway at 3:20 p.m.
About 1 mile east of Wallulla Junction and about 10 miles south of Pasco, his Buick Enclave left the road and rolled, according to the Washington State Patrol.
One of his four passengers, Karl E. Koljosdahl, 40, of College Place, was taken by air ambulance to Kadlec Regional Medical Center in Richland.
Bennett was taken to Kadlec by ground ambulance.
Their conditions were not immediately available on the holiday weekend.
Anna Bennett, 15; Matt R. Bennett, 40; and Shanna R. Bennett 43, all of College Place, were not hurt. Everyone in the car was wearing seat belts, according to the WSP.
Drugs or alcohol were not a factor in the crash, and the driver has not been charged, according to the WSP.
